Religion / Belief
Maronites in Cyprus hope Pope can help save their culture
By Michele Kambas KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (Reuters) - As day breaks over a tiny hamlet in north-west Cyprus, some 20 people...
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Don’t use migrants as pawns in political strategies, Pope tells governments
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday that migrants were being exploited as "pawns" on...
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Ritual cups, cemetery shed light on ancient Jewish retreat at Yavne
YAVNE, Israel (Reuters) - Archaeological finds in Israel have shed light on Yavne, an ancient town that served as the...
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Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When young nuns at a convent in Eastern Europe told their Mother Superior...
Read moreSix Sudanese soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack – Sudan military sources
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Six Sudanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by Ethiopian forces on a Sudanese army post...
Read moreFrance to begin repatriating citizens from Ethiopia on Sunday – Foreign Ministry source
PARIS (Reuters) - France will begin repatriating some of its nationals from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday night...
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After Channel deaths, pope urges leaders to respect migrants’ humanity
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for authorities to "respect the humanity" of migrants...
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Greece asks faithful to be COVID-clear to attend church
By Phoebe Fronista ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece introduced new restrictions obliging churchgoers to present negative COVID-19 tests to attend services...
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Pope tells Macron ‘I’m still alive’ during Vatican talks
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, 84, joked on Friday "I'm still alive" when asked by French...
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Pope to help 50 migrants in Cyprus relocate to Italy after trip to region
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has arranged to have 50 migrants from Cyprus...
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Pope promises to help moribund Lebanon rise again
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, meeting the prime minister of Lebanon, on Thursday compared the country...
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Dutch priest killed in Nazi concentration camp to be declared a saint
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will canonise Titus Brandsma, a Dutch priest, academic and journalist who...
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Ditch Black Friday, top Kazakh cleric urges local businesses
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's top Muslim cleric urged local businesses to stop using the Black Friday tag for their end-of-November...
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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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Erdogan faces uphill bid to woo Turkey’s large Alevi minority
By Daren Butler and Birsen Altayli ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ali Erdem leads his Alevi community each week in a ceremony...
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Red Cross official warns of ‘serious problems’ with remote Bangladesh island housing Rohingya refugees
By Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul (Reuters) - A senior Red Cross official warned that "serious problems" remain with a...
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A little known cult is at the heart of S.Korea’s latest COVID-19 outbreak
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is...
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Myanmar troops arrest 18 medics for treating ‘terrorists’ in church
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military has arrested 18 medics for providing treatment to patients who were members of "terrorist organisations", a...
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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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Greece’s Mount Athos elders trust God and science to protect them from COVID
By Alexandros Avramidis MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (Reuters) - In the chapel of a monastery on Greece's Mount Athos, Father Makarios...
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