In a even more scandalous twist, the practice of human trafficking has been made even more egregious with reports of Christian pastors in Pakistan helping to facilitate the transfer of young Christian Pakistani women as brides in China. For the promise of thousands of dollars, poor parents are enticed to hand over their daughters for the Chinese marriage market.

The two Reuters journalists who have been jailed since December 2017 because of their coverage of the military's abuse of Rohingya Muslims were released from prison to great joy from family members and colleagues. They were released as part of an effort to promote peace and national reconciliation.

Helping children who lost their parents when a pair of cyclones hit Mozambique is among the most difficult work in the aftermath, an aid worker said.

The Netflix-hosted event was in support of the Emmys campaign for his one-man show "Springsteen on Broadway" at the streaming service's FYSEE (a riff on "for your consideration") space in the heart of Hollywood.

Evans had been in a medically induced coma for several weeks and never returned to an alert state.

The announcement of a new conscience protection rule May 2 protecting health care workers who object to abortion procedures on religious grounds was welcome news to U.S. Catholic bishops and the president of the Catholic Health Association.