MYTILENE, Greece: Pope Francis Saturday visited the heart of Europe’s migrant crisis and took 12 Muslim refugees of three families from Syria with him back to Rome. The action punctuated the pope’s pleas for sympathy to the crisis confronting the refugees just as European attitudes are hardening against them. TwoContinue Reading

 Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed a gun rights bill on Friday allowing churches to create security programs designating members to carry firearms to defend worshipers against violence. The legislation, called the “Mississippi Church Protection Act,” also makes it easier for residents in other settings to carry concealed weapons, drawing criticismContinue Reading