The attack on a church in Jordan’s southern Karak Governorate has raised concerns that the nature of the threats facing the kingdom may be changing, as a religious site becomes a target.

The Catholic Churches in Italy and Egypt conflict over allowing gay priests, with the Vatican accepting celibate gay men and Egypt rejecting it.

Saudi supporters of the Crown Prince's policies believe that the first church may open in the city of Neom.

Pope Francis of Rome issued two separate statements about his support for homosexuals, which paved the way for the possible Catholic Church's "legitimization" of homosexuality.

Pope Francis clarified recent statements he made about homosexuality and sin, saying they were merely a reference to the official Catholic moral teaching.