(Reuters) - The Church of England published a plan on Friday to approve the ordination of women bishops by 2015, a widely supported reform it just missed passing last November after two decades of divisive debate. Full story
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported. Full story
ANKARA (Reuters) - Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date. Full story
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties despite an atheist's recent complaint. Full story
A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not led to any criminal trials against members of the country's Buddhist majorit Full story
A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there. Full story
Amid a heated war of words between Israel and Iran over the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions, one musician is hoping that an unconventional weapon will help cool the tensions.
At least 20 people have died in violence between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that Bangladesh implement an anti-blasphemy law. NBCNews.com's Richard Lui reports.
A Meet the Press panel of experts looks at the role of religion in public policy and how morally religious objections often influence political decisions.
A Meet the Press panel of pundits examines the administration’s response to the Boston bombings and crisis in Syria.
Buddhist nuns pour scented water as they bathe a statue of the child Buddha during Vesak Day celebrations at Duoc Thuong pagoda, outside Hanoi May 24, 2013. Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
REFILE - CORRECTING GRAMMAR IN FIRST SENTENCEA boy re-enacts the child Buddha while attending Vesak Day celebrations at Duoc Thuong pagoda, outside Hanoi May 24, 2013. Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A Buddhist monk pours scented water as he bathes a statue of the child Buddha during Vesak Day celebrations at Duoc Thuong pagoda, outside Hanoi May 24, 2013. Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
