A national Muslim group has gone to federal court to challenge a Virginia jail’s program that allows Christian inmates to live separately in a special unit dubbed a “God Pod.”

The U.S. Justice Department in October announced that it is undertaking an investigation into accusations of sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania.

A Virginia city’s attempt to make its public council meetings more inclusive got off to a rocky start in July when audience members prayed aloud during a new moment of silence.