Washington State mother and daughter file opening appeals court brief in parental rights and girls sports case...U.S. Supreme won't hear surrogate custody case for now ...and Calfornia's governor vetoes bill on abortion rights and "gender-affirming care".

Several hospitals settle with Justice Department over "gender-affirming care"...Pope Leo to meet with survivors of clergy sex abuse in France...and Liberty University awarded grant from Boeing.

Shooting near Toronto-area synagogue...Pope Leo set to visit France...and former Tennesse church leader and doctor sentence to federal prison for fraud.

Catholic Priest murdered in Mexico...judge blocks federal directive regarding Medicare and Medicaid funding for "gendering-affirming"care for minors...and North Dakota Supreme Court upholds gender-affirming care law.

Texas Attorney General being sued over deniel of an abortion...Texas woman asks state Supreme Court to take up defamation case against Dallas-area church...and Vatican calls for renewed interreligious dialogue

President Trump urged to press China to release people imprisoned over their religious beliefs...UN reaction to Iranian confiscation of Protestant church...and EU proposes banning children under 13 from social media.

One of the first priests to be convicted in the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.has died in prision...former Tennessee church pastor indicted on theft charge...and tech billionaire giving another lecture series on the antichrist.

U-S Supreme Court being asked to step into custody dispute...tribe wants to banish Wyoming church for its reservation...and Muslim region in the Philiplines votes in its first elections.

25th anniversary of 9-11 remembered...and UK lawmakers say no to assisted suicide.

New Open Doors report show sharp rise in extremist-linked killings in Nigeria...major grouth for the Global Methodist Church...and the September 11th attacks are still among the most significant historical events in many Americans' lives.