Religion / Belief
EU steps up humanitarian aid to Ukraine, expects millions more refugees
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday assigned 500 million euros ($547 million) for humanitarian aid...
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UN rights boss to visit China in May, including Xinjiang, but activists demand report
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday that she has reached an agreement...
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Vatican told Lavrov bombings in Ukraine must stop, humanitarian corridors guaranteed
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's Secretary of State told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on...
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Turkey and Israel aim to move on from years of tension
ANKARA (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Turkey on Wednesday at the invitation of President Tayyip Erdogan, the most...
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Turkish, Israeli presidents to meet for first time after fractious decade
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Israel will seek to overcome years of animosity and insults when their...
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Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope’s diplomatic playbook, experts say
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis has called out...
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Ukrainian leader pleads to American Jews for support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to American Jews for support on Monday with an unsparing account of...
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Pope Francis says ‘rivers of blood’ flowing in Ukraine war
By Philip Pullella and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday rejected Russia's use of the term "special...
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In pope’s homeland of Argentina, court jails powerful bishop for sex abuse
By Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young men studying to be priests was...
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French bill ‘democratising sport’ moved to National Assembly
(This Feb.16 story corrects headline and paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 7 of Feb 16 story to show amendment relating...
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Pakistan mosque bombing toll rises to 56 dead, 194 wounded -hospital
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city...
Read moreEurope’s cathedral bells ring out for peace in Ukraine
COLOGNE/PARIS/ROME (Reuters) - Landmark cathedrals across Europe chimed in unison on Thursday in a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine, as...
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Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said on Thursday,...
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Roma pastor in Hungarian village takes in Roma fleeing Ukraine
By Krisztina Than TISZABECS (Reuters) - In the poorest street of Tiszabecs, a tiny village on the Hungarian-Ukrainian border, the...
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Ukraine has asked Pope to talk to Putin about humanitarian corridors -Ukraine deputy PM
LVIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has asked the Pope to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about allowing humanitarian corridors to...
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Remember Ukrainians in shelters, pope says; thanks Poland for refugee help
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday asked people around the world to remember Ukrainians in...
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Cologne archbishop offers resignation over abuse scandals
BERLIN (Reuters) -The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, has offered his resignation to Pope Francis over his handling...
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Vatican judge rejects defence motions; rules fraud trial will go on
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The defence at a Vatican corruption trial failed definitively on Tuesday to have charges...
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Serb nationalists in Montenegro rally in support of Russia
NIKSIC, Montenegro (Reuters) - About 100 Serb nationalists rallied in front of an Orthodox church in Montenegro on Monday in...
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Vatican says ready to ‘facilitate dialogue’ between Russia and Ukraine
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican said on Monday it was ready to "facilitate dialogue" between Russia and...
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