• Calif. Court Lifts Restraining Order on Jewish Synagogue Just Before Yom Kippur

  When a U.S. District Court judge Tuesday afternoon lifted a temporary restraining order issued against a small Orthodox Jewish synagogue in California, Chabad of Irvine, regarding a specific Yom Kippur ritual that involves kosher killings of chickens, representatives at religious freedom law firm, First Liberty Institute, said it was a victory for every person of faith in America. The judge's action came just in time for members to observe the high holiday beginning at sundown on Oct. 11.

  

• Pope Francis Appoints Three US Moderates Among 17 New Cardinals

  Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday, and three of them were American conservatives, including Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph Tobin. Some people are taking the move as a sign the pontiff values pastors focused more on mercy than morals. Thirteen of the new cardinals, including all the Americans, are under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in a future conclave to elect Francis' successor, the key job of a cardinal.

  

• Ben Carson Supports Donald Trump After Leaked 'Vulgar' Video, Condoleeza Rice Does Not

  Former 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson said he is firmly standing by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after a leaked recording revealed this year's GOP nominee making vulgar comments about women in a 2005 recording. Trump, who was newly married to his wife Melania at the time, was heard saying he had tried to sleep with another married woman.

  

• Christians, Celebrities Pray For Florida As Hurricane Matthew Whips Inland, Cautions Issued

  Hurricane Matthew, a Category 3 storm that already killed hundreds across the Caribbean, has started damaging parts of Florida. Celebrities are among those sending prayers to the Sunshine State as the hurricane approaches new sites.

  

• Ayesha Curry Mixes Christian Faith, Food While Honoring God with Husband Stephen Curry

  Cooking icon Ayesha Curry announced her new decision to use her public notoriety to be more vocal about her Christian faith, and lead by example. As author of recipe book and New York Times bestseller "The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well" Curry is using her food empire to show her priority to God. Although she said she knows this approach can bring her disrepute from people who are non-religious, the wife of Golden State Warriors basketball legend Stephen Curry a