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Thailand monks save ancient Buddhist texts from floodwaters
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Oct 13,2011 at 7:01 AM EST

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (CBS) -- Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, a monk university in Ayutthaya, Thailand was swamped by floodwaters on Oct. 13.

Buddhist monks raced against rising floodwaters to keep Buddhist Tripitaka, books containing...

Attorney: Documents show Vatican controls priests
Aug 22,2011 at 10:32 AM EST
An attorney for a man who says he was sexually abused by an Oregon priest in the 1960s says newly released Vatican documents show the Holy See controls placement and removal of offending priests.

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs gets life in prison for assaults
Aug 9,2011 at 10:27 AM EST
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two underage followers he took as brides in what his church deemed "spiritual marriages."

Polygamist leader walks out of sentencing hearing in protest
Aug 5,2011 at 1:35 PM EST
Warren Jeffs has walked out of his sentencing hearing in protest, but not until after reading a statement he claimed was from God.

U.S. Episcopal parish to join Catholic Church
Jun 6,2011 at 10:28 AM EST
A Maryland Episcopal parish will be the first in the United States to join the Roman Catholic Church under a streamlined conversion plan created by the Vatican.

Nuns withdraw suit against Boston Archdiocese
May 25,2011 at 12:34 PM EST
An order of Roman Catholic nuns has withdrawn a lawsuit alleging the Boston Archdiocese didn't allow it to withdraw its portion of a church-run pension fund.

Ailing evangelist Billy Graham responding to treatment
May 13,2011 at 6:15 AM EST
Doctors say the Rev. Billy Graham is in good spirits and responding to treatment for pneumonia.

Pope John Paul II declared 'blessed'
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May 1,2011 at 12:35 PM EST
The beatification of Pope John Paul II is on the fast track. But this means so much more to the people of Poland.

Pastor free on bond in Vt. lesbian custody case
Apr 25,2011 at 11:30 AM EST
A Christian missionary charged with helping a woman involved in a custody dispute with her former lesbian partner abscond to Central America with the couple's daughter is free on $25,000 bond.

Video: What happens during Passover
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Apr 18,2011 at 4:13 PM EST
This is the week of Passover. Those who are not part of the Jewish faith may not know about the meaning behind the celebration.

Pope calls Christians the most persecuted
Dec 16,2010 at 5:14 PM EST
Pope Benedict XVI says Christians are the religious group that suffers most from persecution.


German Jews celebrate beginning of Hanukkah
Dec 1,2010 at 3:52 PM EST
Leaders of Berlin's Jewish community have set up a 20-foot tall menorah for Hanukkah against the backdrop of one of Germany's most important historic symbols, the Brandenburg Gate.

Poll: Most U.S. Christians approve gays in military
Nov 29,2010 at 6:31 PM EST
A new survey suggests that most American Christians -- with the exception of white evangelicals -- favor letting gays and lesbians serve openly in the military.


Exit polls: Catholics switched to GOP this election day
Nov 3,2010 at 9:03 PM EST
Exit polls show a majority of Catholic voters supported Republican candidates on Tuesday -- a major shift among a voting bloc that has strongly favored Democrats in the past.

APNewsBreak: Court orders friars' records released
Sep 30,2010 at 6:48 PM EST
A California appeals court has ruled that psychiatric and other confidential records of Franciscan friars accused of sex abuse should be made public.