Katherine Weber

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• May 24, 2012

  Vatican Publicizes Guide on Confirming Virgin Mary Apparitions

  In an effort to ensure that more discretion is used when evaluating claims of apparitions of the Virgin Mary, the Vatican has translated the decades-old rules for confirming such claims from Latin to English and several other languages.

• May 24, 2012

  NH Man Draws Support for Petition Calling for Redefinition of 'Marriage'

  A New Hampshire man has attracted support for his online petition to have the word "marriage" changed from its traditional definition of a union between one man and one woman to also include same-sex couples, which he says would strengthen legal arguments for gay marriage.

• May 23, 2012

  Christian Group Wins Religious Recognition at University of North Carolina

  A Christian student group has dropped a lawsuit against the University of North Carolina-Greensboro after the university agreed to officially recognize the group as religious, therefore making the group exempt from the university's nondiscrimination policy.

• May 23, 2012

  Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Standing Firm in the Face of Persecution

  Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has remained for supporters a shining example of a faith-filled Christian standing firm in the face of persecution. According to Jordan Sekulow, of the American Center for Law and Justice, Nadarkhani exemplifies a true Christian who is willing to sacrifice everything in this life for his faith.

• May 22, 2012

  Will Smith to Play Barack Obama? Actor Revives Old Rumor

  Actor Will Smith has revived an old rumor that he will play President Barack Obama in a supposed biopic about the president's life, telling BBC News that he is the "most natural choice" for playing the president.

• May 22, 2012

  More Teens Seeking Gender Identity Treatment in Australia

  The number of children receiving hormone treatment for gender identity disorder has increased greatly at one Australian clinic over the past decade, with the number of patient referrals growing eight times since 2003.

• May 21, 2012

  Transgender Miss Universe Contestant Jenna Talackova Fails to Win Crown

  Jenna Talackova, who made headlines as the first transgender contestant for the Miss Universe Canada pageant, did not win the coveted title in the final round of judging Sunday but maintains that she is proud of herself for making it through the competition.

• May 21, 2012

  Gay DC Character to Be Revealed; Comics Publisher Mum on Identity

  A prominent DC Comics character will soon become gay, it was revealed this weekend. Although the comic book publisher has remained mum on the character's identity, fans have already been speculating on who this "prominent gay character" will be.

• May 18, 2012

  Franklin Graham: There Is 'No Compromise' on Abortion, Gay Marriage

  In an article published in the May issue of Decision Magazine, evangelist Franklin Graham says there is no room for compromise in the upcoming presidential election, especially on the topics of abortion and same-sex marriage.

• May 18, 2012

  Twitter Users Swarm Website With Requests for God's Help

  Today, users of the Twittersphere have been offering up their weaknesses to God by using the hash tag "#ThingsWeAskGod2helpUsWith," which pushed the theme to the social platform's "Top Ten World Trends" list Friday for several hours.