Catholic News Service. VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's doctrinal congregation upheld a Spanish bishop's refusal to allow a transsexual person to be a godparent. Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy of Cadiz and Ceuta said in a …

For years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to revisit the Confederate flag on Statehouse grounds, saying the law that took it off the dome was a bipartisan compromise, and renewing the debate would unnecessarily expose divisive wounds.

As I said several days ago when I last spoke about what's being reported re: the French government's appointment of Laurent Stéfanini as ambassador to the Vatican, I don't really like discussions that center on tidbits of …

Karen McArthur, one of the owners of Belfast-based bakery Ashers, told Belfast County Court that as a Christian she does not support gay marriage and ‘knew in her heart’ she could not make the cake.

Peter Baldwin, an electrician at BAE Systems in Lancashire told the Labour leader he did not feel like voting for the party because it would not give him a say on the European Union.

The official explanation of the White House is concern that a March meeting between Obama and Netanyahu might influence Israel's upcoming elections. To be sure, this wouldn't be a concern in a meeting with the king of Saudi Arabia, where democracy is …

Marzel at the time explained "I refused to shake Joubran's hand because at every opportunity he had he came out against the people of Israel and IDF soldiers." Back in 2012, Joubran raised a storm by refusing to sing Hatikva, the national anthem of the …

Conductor quits Israel Opera over refusal to mourn Paris dead. January 11, 2015 by norman lebrecht. 17 comments. The French conductor Frédéric Chaslin, music director of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, pulled out of last night's …

Did Katt Williams refuse to join the Illuminati, and did it end up hurting his career in terms of legal trouble and an inability to find work in Hollywood?

Abbas Reiterates Refusal to Recognize Israel As Jewish State – 11/30/2014 Times Of Israel