Religion / Belief
German prosecutors say Islamist background for Wuerzburg attack is likely
BERLIN (Reuters) - A knife attack in the German town of Wuerzburg that killed three people and seriously injured seven...
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Trudeau says pope should apologize on Canadian soil for church role in residential schools
(In June 25 story, corrects mass graves to unmarked graves in first paragraph) By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Prime Minister...
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Blinken and pope meet but unclear if U.S. bishops’ vote discussed
By Philip Pullella and Humeyra Pamuk VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Read morePolish Catholic Church facing wave of sex abuse allegations
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Catholic Church in Poland is facing a wave of allegations of sexual abuse, church authorities said...
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Boko Haram fighters pledge to Islamic State in video, worrying observers
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State...
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Retired Israeli Supreme Court chief to head inquiry on lethal stampede
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A former president of Israel's Supreme Court was appointed on Sunday to head its state commission of...
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