Christianity
UK prime ministers pay tribute at lawmaker’s funeral
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined other senior British politicians and mourners on Tuesday for a funeral mass...
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Sri Lanka begins trials connected to 2019 Easter bombings case
(This Nov. 22 story corrects attorney's name to Roshan, from Ranjith, in 4th paragraph) By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -...
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Last Christmas was grim, Bethlehem hopes this year will be better
By Zainah El-Haroun BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - The trickle of tourists is sometimes scarcely enough to fill a manger,...
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After a century and a half, Ethiopian artefacts return home
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - After a century and a half hidden in private collections, 13 stolen Ethiopian artefacts have finally...
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Nicaragua decree demoting Vatican ambassador is retaliation for Church comments, say diplomats
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - A Nicaraguan presidential decree affecting the Holy See's ambassador in the Central American country...
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Defence at Vatican trial want access to pope comments to investigators
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Defence lawyers at a corruption trial related to the Vatican's purchase of a...
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Pope thanks journalists for helping expose Church sex scandals
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the...
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World has become deaf to plight of the poor, pope says in Assisi
By Yara Nadi and Philip Pullella ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday that the world had become...
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Portugal’s Catholic bishops announce independent child sexual abuse commission
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Roman Catholic Church said on Thursday it would create an...
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Pope condemns attack on Iraqi PM as vile act of terrorism
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday condemned the drone attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's residence as...
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French Catholics agree to sell property to compensate abuse victims
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Catholic Church said on Monday it would sell real estate and, if needed, take out loans...
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Vatican confirms December Pope trip to Cyprus and Greece
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday officially announced that Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and...
Read moreFinnish Christian charity cuts ties with Palestinian NGO accused by Israel of aiding militants
By Essi Lehto and Rami Ayyub HELSINKI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Finnish Christian missionary group has cut ties with a Palestinian...
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Italian nun becomes highest ranking woman in Vatican
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has for the first time named a woman to the number...
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Factbox: Ethiopia’s war also takes toll on its cultural heritage
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - The year-old conflict in northern Ethiopia has taken a toll on the country's ancient...
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World should respond to climate change as if hit by a global war, pope tells COP26
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the twin wounds inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change...
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Pope, at military cemetery, tells arms manufacturers: ‘Stop!’
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis, in a visit to a military cemetery on the day Catholics remember their...
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Church of England leader apologises for comparing climate change to rise of Nazis
LONDON (Reuters) - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologised on Monday after saying world leaders who fail to act on...
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Emotional Biden praises Pope Francis’ style of Catholicism
By Jeff Mason and Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - An emotional U.S. President Joe Biden, who has come away from...
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Pope Francis agrees to make first papal visit to India since 1999
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
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