Pope Francis extends power to ‘forgive’ abortion to all priests :0

Pope Francis is allowing all priests to absolve women of the "grave sin" of abortion, extending indefinitely special permission he had granted for the duration of the just-ended Holy Year of Mercy. Francis wrote in the Apostolic Letter made public by the Vatican on Monday that "there is no sin that God's mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled" with God.

Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos gets schooled on live TV

Breitbart News writer Milo Yiannopoulos was interviewed by Channel 4 News in the UK about his past statements that women offended online should just "log off" the internet and his assertion that, actually, Islam is the real culprit of rape culture. This is the moment Milo Yiannopoulos is challenged on @BreitbartNews headlines and so-called "post-truth politics."

‘It was a vote against me’: Trump win strikes fear into American Muslim community

People voting at Oakman Elementary School in the US presidential election on November 8, 2016 in Dearborn, Michigan. Fear and shock were expressed by American Muslims after Republican Donald Trump was confirmed as president-elect of the US after months of anti-Islamic stands.

Pope Francis Condemns ‘Physical and Social Walls’

Pope Francis warned against politics of fear, urging the world to stand against "physical and social walls," in a speech at the Vatican just days before the U.S. Election Day - without referencing it directly - according to America, The National Catholic Review. "Because fear - as well as being a good deal for the merchants of arms and death - weakens and destabilizes us, destroys our psychological and spiritual defenses, numbs us to the suffering of others," he said Saturday.

Kansas campaign mailers trip on religion, touch on obsession

Tens of thousands of campaign mailers are flooding Kansas homes in advance of the Tuesday election. Direct mail raising "I'm-a-better-Catholic" rhetoric in incumbent Republican Sen. Jake LaTurner's bid to fight off Democratic challenger Lynn Grant, widow of former House member Bob Grant, reveals how ugly messages can be late in a campaign.

Catholic parish’s bulletin says Democratic voters are doomed to hell, Clinton is satanic

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Melania Trump, together at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 20 in New York. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Melania Trump, together at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 20 in New York.

White House Brief: Things to know about Evan McMullin

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin had never run for any political office, until he decided to make a bid for the highest office in the country. The impetus behind the bold idea: give conservative voters an alternative to Republican Donald Trump's firebrand candidacy.

Exclusion is Causing Great Harm: A Conversation With Suspended UMC Pastor Rev. Cynthia Meyer

Rev. Cynthia Meyer came out to her congregation at the start of this year. A soft-spoken pastor from Edgerton, Kansas, Meyer is one of many United Methodist clergy who have chosen- in the wake of their church's decision this past spring to uphold its official policy that homosexuality is " incompatible with Christian teachings "-to risk their careers and go public .

A bit of geniality amid all the hostility

Both showed a glimmer of willingness to see beyond their bitter election battle, said the Catholic cardinal who sat between them at a fundraiser Thursday night. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, summed up their chemistry as "awkward" at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a traditionally genial event that turned harsh at times.

Who is Evan McMullin, third-party candidate surging in Utah?

Two months after he jumped into the presidential race as a political unknown on the fringe, independent candidate Evan McMullin is surging in the polls in Utah and drawing large crowds at rallies as he becomes the conduit for conservative voters fed up with Republican Donald Trump's crudeness and antics. The Republican stronghold of Utah is suddenly a toss-up state amid widespread rejection of Trump, with polls showing McMullin closing in on the Republican nominee and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Who is more Catholic than whom?

To hear the many howls of protest from conservatives, you'd think a handful of emails released by WikiLeaks demonstrates Hillary Clinton's campaign is a nest of anti-Catholics. Fortunately for her, the emails, which are 4 to 5 years old, tell a far more interesting tale about the struggles inside the Catholic Church in the period before the ascendancy of Pope Francis.

Pastor Robert Jeffress, OSS Gold Medal bill, Congress, Republicans, shoot-to-kill, Frisco ISD

Re: "Jeffress' words evoke dark history -- We must speak the truth in the language of Christianity and of love, Joshua J. Whitfield says," Oct. 1 Viewpoints. Lifetime Southern Baptists, we have become increasingly disturbed and embarrassed by Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress' continued support of Donald Trump.

The Latest: Archbishop told in 5 am call he’ll be cardinal

Chicago's Roman Catholic archbishop says he learned in a 5 a.m. call from Rome that Pope Francis was elevating him from archbishop to cardinal. Blase Cupich joked with reporters after Mass Sunday at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral that he didn't mind being awakened given the pleasant news.