Laurice Chavez

Terry Jones insists 'burning the Koran is not radical'
Terry Jones, notorious for burning copies of Islam's sacred book, insists that burning the Koran is "not radical."

Filipinos give Pope Francis a rousing welcome
Filipinos gave Pope Francis a rapturous welcome when he arrived in Manila on Thursday.

ISIS: Saudi Arabia is erecting a 600-mile wall to keep the militants out
Saudi Arabia is desperately trying to complete a massive wall to stop militants crossing over from Iraq

19 Kids and Counting Duggar family home is scene of lesbian couple's kissing protest over their conservative values
A Texan gay couple snapped a picture of themselves kissing in front of the Duggars' residence in protest of the family's stance on homosexuality.

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald share never-before-seen wedding photos
New pictures from the day Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald said their "I do's" have been released.
Protesters nail themselves to crosses in Paraguay over pay
Five former employees of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant nailed themselves to crosses for several weeks to demand the back pay they say is owed to them.

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Buddhist temple
Pope Francis paid an impromptu visit to a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka Wednesday evening.

Jordan's Syrian refugees living in dire poverty - UN
A new report by the UN refugee agency reveals that two-thirds of Syrian refugee population in Jordan are living below poverty line.

Doctors in Kenya are performing female genital mutilation 'for the money' - priest
More and more doctors and health care workers are performing female genital mutilations in Kenya in exchange for cash.

The Duggar family share a video of their December 2014 mission trip to El Salvador
The Duggars posted a video showing snippets of their Christmas mission trip to El Salvador last year.

Forrest Gump actor Gary Sinise cancels appearance at Catholic summit
Gary Sinise pulled out of the Legatus Summit speakers lineup after learning that the organization calls homosexuals to "seek a cure."

Ellen DeGeneres tells conservative pastor she does not have a gay agenda
Ellen DeGeneres resorted to using humour in addressing a pastor's accusations that she is one of those in Hollywood advocating homosexuality.

Iraqi Christian refugees at risk of funding shortage
A Catholic official disclosed that the funding supporting the Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan will soon run out.

Pope Francis condemns 'fundamentalist terrorism'
Pope Francis has spoken out against religious fundamentalism that he said is behind horrific terrorist attacks.

Russell Brand calls for greater religious tolerance following Charlie Hebdo attack: 'We must love as they hate'
Russell Brand writes that in the face of terror attacks carried out by Islamic extremists, people ought to "love as passionately as they hate."

19 Kids and Counting twins Jana and John-David Duggar turn 25
The Duggars celebrated twins Jana Marie and John-David's 25th birthday yesterday.