Religion / Belief
Liberal cardinal calls for revised Catholic teaching on gays
By Philip Pullella and Zuzanna Szymanska VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A prominent liberal cardinal who leads a body representing European...
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Turkey’s Erdogan says will not respect Council of Europe after Kavala move
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not respect the Council of Europe if it does not respect Turkish courts, President Tayyip...
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Erdogan says Israel president to visit Turkey in mid-March
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Israel's President Isaac Herzog will visit Turkey in mid-March, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Ankara...
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Jewish umbrella group asks publisher to pull Anne Frank book
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The main umbrella group for Europe's national Jewish communities urged HarperCollins to pull a book that suggests...
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Shouting man interrupts papal audience, taken away by police
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A man interrupted Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, shouting "This is not the...
Read moreSpanish prosecutor seeks report on inquiries into Catholic Church child abuse
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's public prosecutor has given its regional offices 10 days to provide the results of ongoing judicial investigations...
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Italy chief chaplain condemns call for COVID disobedience by police
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Italy's national Catholic military chaplain has hit back at a renegade, vaccine-denying archbishop, accusing...
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Priest’s killing in Pakistan reignites fear in Christian community
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The killing of a Christian priest in the city of Peshawar has reignited...
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Pope blesses those everyone loves to hate – tax collectors
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Monday encouraged the people everyone loves to hate - tax collectors...
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Religious groups call for amnesty for Hong Kongers charged under national security law
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader...
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Ahead of key polls, India’s ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute
By Alasdair Pal and Saurabh Sharma MATHURA, India (Reuters) - In the streets around a revered religious site in the...
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Gunmen kill priest on his way home from church in Pakistan
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Gunmen killed a Christian priest and wounded another as the clerics drove home from...
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Ireland calls for justice on 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
By Clodagh Kilcoyne LONDONDERRY (Reuters) -Ireland on Sunday called on Britain to ensure justice for the families of 13 peaceful...
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Lebanese patriarch warns against calls for postponing vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A decision by Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician to step back from politics and boycott a parliamentary...
Read moreHillsong Church founder steps down to prepare defence against Australian charges
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston said on Sunday he is stepping down from all ministry responsibilities to...
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‘Bloody Sunday’ still scars Northern Ireland 50 years on
By Clodagh Kilcoyne LONDONDERRY (Reuters) - Five decades after British soldiers killed 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers on one...
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Turkey’s Erdogan threatens media with reprisals over ‘harmful’ content
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated content that damaged the...
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Vatican has signed sale contract for London building at heart of fraud trial
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -No The Vatican said on Friday it had signed a contract to sell a...
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U.N. may visit Chinese region shrouded by rights accusations
By Stephanie Nebehay and Gabriel Crossley GENEVA/BEIJING (Reuters) -The United Nations' human rights chief is talking with China for a...
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Pope says fake news, disinformation on COVID, is human rights violation
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19...
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