The paper said it was also a "positive sign" when Michael Sugar, the movie's producer, said he hoped the film would "resonate all the way to the Vatican."

Final results released show that reformists, who favor expanded social freedoms and engagement with the West, and other backers of President Hassan Rouhani, won at least 85 seats.

For the first time in Irish electoral history, the combined popular vote Friday for Ireland's two political heavyweights—the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties—fell below 50 percent as voters infuriated by austerity measures shifted their support to a Babel of anti-government voices.

The Chiriaco River, where the students usually bathe, play and wash their clothes, turned black on Feb. 10.

The cease-fire aims to bring representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition back to the negotiating table in Geneva for talks on a political transition.

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson reiterated ongoing concerns with the values and policies of Girl Scouts USA.