Thousands of LGBT rights activists and supporters participated in the sixth yearly Pink Dot rally in Singapore despite religious leaders and radical groups protesting against the festivity in the island nation.
Former Vatican diplomat Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who served as an ambassador to the Dominican Republic, was defrocked after being convicted of child sexual abuse.
Five months before the mid-term elections, most Christian conservatives are overlooking gay marriage and focusing on other important issues that are bound to impact the struggle between Republicans and Democrats.
29-year-old Mubarak Bala, a Nigerian man, has been locked up inside a mental health institution after he told his family members he had no faith in God and he is an atheist.