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FILE - This undated file photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. At a bail hearing Friday, May 24, 2013, a Philadelphia judge ordered the couple, who believe in faith healing over medicine, be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in the April death of their 8-month-old son, Brandon. They previously had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after another child, 2-year-old Kent, died in 2009.  (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, File)

Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'

After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care. But now they've lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. And instead of another involuntary manslaughter ...

AS TOURISTS COME AND GO, HARLEM CHURCHES LOSE A 10% LIFEBLOOD

c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — The tourists started lining up two hours before morning worship service on West 116th Street in Harlem. Most were dressed in everyday clothes, contrasting with the dark suits and prim dresses of the largely African-American congregation in the historic sanctuary of ...

AS TOURISTS COME AND GO, HARLEM CHURCHES LOSE A 10% LIFEBLOOD

c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — The tourists started lining up two hours before morning worship service on West 116th Street in Harlem. Most were dressed in everyday clothes, contrasting with the dark suits and prim dresses of the largely African-American congregation in the historic sanctuary of ...

AS TOURISTS COME AND GO, HARLEM CHURCHES LOSE A 10% LIFEBLOOD

c.2013 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — The tourists started lining up two hours before morning worship service on West 116th Street in Harlem. Most were dressed in everyday clothes, contrasting with the dark suits and prim dresses of the largely African-American congregation in the historic sanctuary of ...

Boy Scout Pascal Tessier receives a hug from Greg Bourke, a scout leader from Louisville, Ky, after hearing of the announcement by Boy Scouts of America passing a resolution allowing scouts that are openly gay into their ranks. Mr. Tessier was in the command post for the group, Scouts for Equality at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Tessier is a life scout who was unable to finish his eagle scout unless the resolution passed. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper)

After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights supporters vowed Friday to maintain pressure on the Scouts ...

Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected. Addressing his first campaign rally in Tehran, Saeed Jalili said his priority in foreign policy will be to expand Islam's influence in the world and ...

Madrid's Catholic Church says it needs exorcists

The Catholic archdiocese in Madrid says it needs more exorcists to help some of its faithful cope with the devil. An archdiocese spokeswoman said Friday that Madrid only has one exorcist priest and that it is considering a plan to train more. She spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defends the legislation passed earlier Friday, that bans advertising alcohol, during an address to his party members in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 24, 2013.  Tempers flared and scuffles broke out during an all-night legislative session of parliament that passed a bill banning all forms of advertising alcohol.   Legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.(AP Photo)

Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions

A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What happened? A: Tempers flared and ...

In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, Nick Vujicic, an Australian evangelist who  was born with no limbs, on his wheelchair, delivers his speech to a crowd of about 25,000 students and young people at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam.  Vujicic, who is able to stand up and move around on his pelvis, shuffled round on a small table set up on a stage on corner of the field. In a talk laced with jokes, platitudes and attempts at Vietnamese, he spoke out against bullying and drinking; on the need for forgiveness and hope; and respect for family. All those themes resonate with Vietnamese and their leaders, one of whom _ the vice president _ was watching from the VIP area. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)

Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage

The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. "Do you know why I love God?" Nick Vujicic asked a young girl on stage who, ...

Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads

Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country. The legislation, adopted on Friday, bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also prohibits alcohol sales anywhere close to mosques and ...

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