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As war rages, Ukrainian joins thousands in Portugal to pray for peace
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Armed with a candle and a blue and yellow flag,...
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Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics...
Read moreEx-priest sentenced to 20 years in Costa Rica for 2003 child abuse
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A Costa Rican court sentenced a former priest to 20 years in prison...
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Indian court acquits Roman Catholic bishop accused of raping nun
KOCHI, India (Reuters) - An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Roman Catholic bishop accused of repeatedly raping a nun...
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Mexico’s Guadalupe pilgrimage draws huge crowd after one-year absence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A throng of Catholic pilgrims estimated at more than 1.5 million people gathered at a basilica...
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Tibetan students lock themselves to Olympic rings to protest Beijing games
LAUSANNE (Reuters) -Two Tibetan students chained themselves to the Olympic rings outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee...
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Australia introduces contentious religious anti-discrimination legislation
By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday introduced contentious religious anti-discrimination legislation to parliament that...
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Congo swears in election chief after disputed nomination
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's constitutional court on Tuesday swore in an electoral commission chief...
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U.S. captives in Haiti were helping rebuild quake-damaged homes
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - The work of U.S. and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend included helping...
Read moreRussia moves to ban ‘undesirable’ Church of Scientology groups
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia declared two organisations linked to the Church of Scientology "undesirable" on Friday, paving the way for...
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