• Judge Says Christian Funeral Home Had Religious Right to Fire Transgender Worker

  A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a Detroit funeral home that "operates as a ministry" was exempt from a law protecting transgender employees because of its owner's Christian beliefs.

  

• Austrian Politicians Call for Ban on Muslim Full Body Veils Following Terrorist Attacks

  Austrian conservative politicians called for a ban on full body veils on Thursday, saying the veils would hinder women to integrate into the mainly Catholic Austrian society.

  

• Doctors at Catholic Hospitals May Be Unable to Refer Women for Services

  According to interviews with U.S. physicians, some Roman Catholic hospitals not only refuse to provide some women's health services like abortion, but may also prevent doctors from referring women to facilities that would provide them.

  

• Heartbreaking Video Shows Dazed Little Boy Pulled from Aleppo Rubble

  Video of children being pulled from the rubble of a building hit by air strikes in Aleppo has been widely circulated on social media, causing upset and condemnation over the harrowing reality of Syria's five-year war.

  

• Pope Francis Meets French President to Honor Priest Slain by ISIS Militants

  French President Francois Hollande met Pope Francis on Wednesday to thank him for his solidarity with the French people after attacks by Islamist militants, including the killing of an elderly priest in July.