Supreme Court turns down appeal of Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group...Catholic Church condemns Italian funeral procession with Nazi symbols...and another leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church contracts Covid-19.

Pope pushes vaccines and a demotes doctrinal leader...and Polish diplomat to Jewish diaspora ousted.

U-S Supreme Court hears arguments on Biden's vaccine mandate...South Dakota makes it harder to get abortion pill...and it's Orthodox Christmas.

Epiphany celebrations around the world...and European court declines to rule on case involving Christian Bakery.

Large portion of Texas National Guard refusing Covid-19 vaccine due to "religious accommodation needs or otherwise"...and Israel and Jordan resetting their ties.

Federal judge blocks Navy from acting against sailors who refused to get vaccinated.

Tutu interred...Pope on world peace...and political pressure in Lebanon

Israel approves fourth round of Covid-19 shots...and lawsuit filed over dress code at Missouri gun shop.

Missouri Christian boarding school doctor arrested...and Germany’s highest court rules in favor of disabled people in a triage setting.

The father of four Christian missionaries who escaped from kidnappers in Haiti says they're in good shape.