ABC News / Anne Barker Israel has cancelled its membership of UNESCO in protest at the UN agency's vote to admit Palestine as a full member. Israel has already taken other measures in retaliation for UNESCO's move, which saw 114 UNESCO states agree… more »

By Dan Gilgoff, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN) – Against the backdrop of the European debt crisis and the birth of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Vatican on Monday called for a new “global public authority” to help reform the world’s finance… more »

By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Washington (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has long been a darling of conservative evangelicals, but shortly before announcing her White House bid, she officially quit a church she… more »

Huffington Post BRUCE SCHREINER and BRETT BARROUQUERE LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand Paul, who touts his career as a Kentucky eye doctor as part of his outsider credentials in his campaign for U.S. Senate, isn't certified by his profession's leading group.… more »