• 3 Religious Leaders Make 2010 Most Admired List

  Three religious leaders made it onto the 2010 Top 10 Most Admired Man list, marking an increase over last year.

• Iraqi Christians Celebrate Low-Keyed Christmas

  Some Iraqi Christians took the risk and traveled to churches to attend toned-down Christmas services despite the danger of being attacked by extremists.

• 13 States File Joint Brief Opposing Same-Sex Marriage

  Thirteen state attorney generals have filed a joint amicus brief to a federal appeals court in California expressing opposition to same-sex marriage.

• U.N. Launches $40 Billion Plan to Help Women, Children

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a $40-billion plan Wednesday to help improve child and maternal health – one of least improved areas out of the eight addressed by the Millennium Development Goals.

• Prop. 8 Appeal Could Conclude Without Ruling on Gay Marriage

  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals could avoid altogether the divisive case of California’s Proposition 8, leaving the conclusion of whether gay marriage is a constitutional right to another court and another time.