Ruslan Sokolovsky, a blogger who played Pokemon Go on his phone in a church, answers journalists' questions ahead of a hearing at a court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on March 13. (Konstantin Melnitskiy/AFP/Getty Images) MOSCOW — When is being convicted of inciting hatred considered getting off easy?....

“This is a story about the sacrifices a mother has made for a daughter,” Mike Lawson said. “But it’s also the story of a lot of people who know Amy and have helped us have the faith to get through it.” Janice Lawson said Amy’s ultimate survival was always in the hands of God, with an assist from....

Mrs Barbara Mulligan packed a lot into her long and fulfilling life – a distinguished nursing career, her Christian faith, travel, music, and as loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs Mulligan passed away at Craigavon Area Hospital after a short illness and leaves behind four....

(The popular peanut vendor and singer Arthur “Bunny” Robinson died last Tuesday at age 81, following a long fight with cancer of the bone. Today we rerun a feature on “Bunny” that was first published by the Sunday Observer on February 23, 2014, which tells, in large measure, of his fight with the dreaded disease and his resolve to conquer it.

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Franco Origlia/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis will welcome President Trump to the Vatican on May 24, as part of Trump’s first foreign trip as president. When asked about what he expects from his meeting with Trump, given that they have very different views on immigration and climate....

. For all 47 years of my life, I have been involved in elections. Not as a poll worker wearing a sticker, but as a son and eventually a candidate myself. The recent Youngstown mayoral race has had me digesting Vindicator articles and editorials, local radio shows and television coverage. It is disheartening to say the least.

Latest UK City of Culture 2017 news as Hull achieves the City of Culture crown. Keep informed of City of Culture 2017 plans for events and celebrations to mark Hull's City of Culture reign. Hull's hotels - and the apparent lack of them - have been a hot topic throughout the City of Culture year. But there was a time when Hull had hotels on almost.

Interior of a church building in Soba Aradi in south-east Khartoum, demolished on 7 May 2017 (photographer unknown) The Commissioner of Jebel Awliya locality has denied that the demolition of the church building in south-east Khartoum earlier this month is part of a discrimination campaign against Christians.

Romeo caught the bachata bug while attending Morris High School in the Bronx, and began playing the music before he had ever even visited the D.R. He and and his cousin Henry were singing in a church choir. “We weren’t religious,” he explains. “There was a girl I liked in the choir.