A Muslim whose baptism by Pope Benedict over Easter sparked criticism from Muslim scholars has defended his conversion and accused critics of trying to manipulate the event to attack the pontiff. The ...

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI had a surprise guest at the Easter Vigil: A prominent Italian Muslim who had spent a year preparing to enter the Catholic Church. Magdi Allam, 56, was baptized March 22 in the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — After divorcing her abusive husband, Loh Siew Hong spent three years searching for their three children. Once the couple split up, her former husband took the kids with him ...