Witness in gay marriage case: No evidence gays more likely to sexually abuse children

Witness: No evidence gays likely to abuse children

Psychologist testifies in gay marriage case that children do fine with gay parents

Witness testifies kids do fine with gay parents

Harold Ford’s conservative past as Tenn. congressman makes for a tough sell in liberal NY

Ford makes tough bid for liberal NYers’ affections

Mass. high court denies ex-priest’s bid for new trial based on challenge to repressed memories

Mass. court denies ex-priest’s bid for new trial

Temples reopen as solar eclipse ends in India

NEW DELHI - As the millennium’s longest annular solar eclipse ended Friday afternoon, hundreds and thousands of Hindu temples across the country re-opened after being shut during the four hours of the celestial spectacle.

Pope defends invitation to Anglicans to join Catholic Church as ‘ultimate aim’ of ecumenism

Pope defends invitation to Anglicans to convert

Astronomy, faith meet in Har-ki-Pauri on solar eclipse

HARIDWAR - Tradition and astronomy fused on the banks of the Ganges during the annular solar eclipse Friday as temples shut their doors and covered the idols in muslin shrouds and bathers completed their morning pre-eclipse rituals by the time the sun went into the shadow of the new moon.

Pope heads to Rome synagogue but visit overshadowed by dispute on wartime pontiff

Controversy hits pope’s Rome synagogue visit

Temples close in Delhi during solar eclipse

NEW DELHI - Several temples across Delhi closed their doors as the millenium’s longest annular solar eclipse began Friday morning. People offered special prayers and priests said that a proper cleansing process was observed before the temples were opened to public after the eclipse.

A look at legislation and debate concerning Muslim veils in Europe and beyond

Status of face-covering veils Muslim around Europe

Fears of extremism push proudly secular France toward banning full Muslim veils

France moves closer to banning full Muslim veil

God is on the side of devotional music

NEW DELHI - Devotional music is one genre that has shown no decrease in popularity in India at a time when all other genres of the Rs.7.3 billion a year industry have been affected by Bollywood music, say singers and music sellers.