Religion / Belief
India’s hijab dispute reaches its most populous state
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - A dispute over restrictions on the wearing of the hijab by female students...
Read morePressure groups demand Church in Italy submit to external sexual abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic groups on Tuesday accused Italy's Church of an "institutional failure" to confront...
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Israel plans to cut ultra-Orthodox men’s seminary hours to boost work
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday offered ultra-Orthodox men an incentive to join...
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Turkey sending senior officials to Israel ahead of Herzog visit
ANKARA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A team of senior officials from Turkey will travel to Israel ahead of President Isaac Herzog's planned...
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New Zealand passes law banning conversion therapy
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to...
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Indonesia court jails Islamic school teacher for life for raping students
BANDUNG, Indonesia (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced an Islamic school teacher to life in prison for raping...
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Ukraine would welcome Vatican mediation, wants papal visit soon – ambassador
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Ukraine is open to a Vatican mediation of its conflict with Russia and...
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Some schools reopen in Indian state after hijab dispute
By Sunil Kataria UDUPI, India (Reuters) - Some schools reopened in the Indian state of Karnataka on Monday after closing...
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Four go on trial over militant murder of French priest
PARIS (Reuters) - Four men went on trial on Monday over the murder of an elderly priest who was knifed...
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Indian Muslim students say hijab ban forces choice of religion or education
By Sunil Kataria UDIPI, India (Reuters) - Ayesha Imthiaz, a devout Indian Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression...
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Pope leads crowds in prayer for peace in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday led crowds in St. Peter's Square in silent prayer for Ukraine, appealing...
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Northern Navarre region publishes one of first official reports on Church abuse in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - The northern Spanish region of Navarre published a report on Friday identifying 52 cases of alleged sexual...
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Italy’s Catholic Church faces pressure for independent abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - At a trial under way in Sicily, a 28-year-old Italian is...
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In Venezuela, damage from party on sacred mountain spurs outrage
By Maria Ramirez PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - A birthday party held on a mountain sacred to indigenous Venezuelans has...
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Portugal’s church abuse panel gathers over 200 testimonies in one month
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Thursday...
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Pope to visit Malta on April 2-3, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit Malta on April 2-3, the Vatican said on Thursday, a trip that...
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Factbox-The key issues in India’s upcoming state elections
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Uttar Pradesh, the first of five Indian states going to the polls this...
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India’s biggest state holds election in key test of Modi’s popularity
By Alasdair Pal and Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI/VRINDAVAN, India (Reuters) -India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh began voting on...
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Pope condemns assisted suicide as Italian parliament mulls law
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned assisted suicide as an unacceptable deviation from medical ethics on...
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Indian students block roads as row over hijab in schools mounts
By Rupak De Chowdhuri KOLKATA (Reuters) - Hundreds of students in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday chanted...
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