Cardinal George Pell arrives at an Australian court, in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 5, 2018. Pell attended a hearing to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to try him on sexual abuse charges. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Need to know: Monday, March 5, 2018
Cardinal Pell facing Australian court on sex abuse charges
The most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic church sex abuse crisis appeared in an Australian court for a hearing to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to put him on trial.
Muslim officer works with immigrants in Ohio capital city
Khaled Bahgat, the Columbus Police Department’s New American Diversity and Inclusion Officer, joins officers around the country who have been appointed to achieve similar goals.
My night camping in an 18th century church in England
"Champing," or camping inside churches that are no longer used for services, is one of the newest camping options in England, reports NPR’s Frank Langfitt who tried it with his family.
The Muslims who want to save octopuses
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First-edition Book of Mormon sells at auction for $80,000
The first edition, printed in 1830, is most precious to members of the LDS church because Joseph Smith, the faith’s founder, personally oversaw its production in a small storefront printer’s shop in Palmyra, N.Y.
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