In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a strict strain of Islam, family members said.
THE future of Roman Catholic weddings in England and Wales is now in doubt because of David Cameron s gay marriage bill, the church s chief legal adviser on the issue has disclosed.
Poland's prime minister said Tuesday his government has drafted new regulations that would reduce the suffering of animals during slaughter, including for the needs of religious groups like Jews and Muslims.
Israel has agreed to allow a mission from UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural arm, to visit the Old City of Jerusalem next month, a small victory for those hoping to end the deadlock between Israelis and Palestinians.
Pope John Paul II could be named a saint in October, eight years after his death, following the recognition by Vatican doctors of a miracle attributed to the late pontiff, Italian media has reported.
Two U.S. officials say preliminary evidence from an interrogation suggests the suspects in the Boston Marathon attack were motivated by their religious views but were apparently not tied to any Islamic terrorist groups.
His mother worked in a spa and his wife was an all-American high school dancer - until they fell under the spell of the Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The two central women in Tamerlan's life had ...
