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Pope to end record-setting Asia tour Pope Francis will fly back to Rome after a dramatic week in Asia that saw him draw record crowds and hammer home his pro-poor message to millions.

19 января 2015

Hungarian Jews mark 70 years since Budapest ghetto liberation Hungarian Jews and Soviet army veterans gathered to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation by the Red Army of the Budapest ghetto in World War II.

19 января 2015

Big business cashes in on 'Brand Pope' in Philippines Pope Francis says he has come to the Philippines to help the poor, but the country's biggest businesses and multinationals are also cashing in.

16 января 2015

Pope to begin passionate, chaotic Philippine visit Pope Francis will immerse himself in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland as he lands in the Philippines for a five-day trip.

15 января 2015

Pope heads to Sri Lanka, kicking off Asia trip Pope Francis set off for a six-day trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, where his open-air masses are expected to draw millions.

13 января 2015

Pope names 20 cardinals, many from developing world Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas.

05 января 2015

Under fire from bishops, Pope shirts pulled from Philippine stores The Philippines's largest broadcaster pulled souvenir T-shirts for an upcoming papal visit from its stores.

29 декабря 2014

Pope condemns religious persecution in Christmas address Pope Francis roundly condemned jihadist violence and the "brutal persecution" of religious minorities in a Christmas message.

26 декабря 2014

Pope calls for greater empathy in Christmas Eve mass Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass.

25 декабря 2014

China's mountain hermits seek a highway to heaven His unheated hut is half way up a mountain with no electricity, and his diet consists mostly of cabbage. But Master Hou says he has found a recipe for joy.

16 декабря 2014

Pope calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamist terror Pope Francis urged Muslim leaders worldwide to "clearly" condemn terrorism carried out in the name of Islam.

01 декабря 2014

On Turkey trip, Pope to reach out to Islamic world Pope Francis heads to Turkey with a brief to use his populist touch to rebuild bridges with the Islamic world that were damaged by his predecessor Benedict XVI.

27 ноября 2014

Pope heads to Strasbourg to reinvigorate 'tired' Europe Pope Francis heads to Strasbourg for a lightning visit to the European Parliament, where he hopes to help reinvigorate a "tired" Europe.

25 ноября 2014

Kazakh professor asks Nazarbayev to protect a Sufi mausoleum from religious fanatics A professor from Gumilyov Eurasian National University has asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev to protect the Mausoleum of famous Sufi scholar located at the territory for Kazakhstan from religious fanatics.

20 ноября 2014

Headscarf ban in West Kazakhstan prevents girl from entering school A six-year old girl in West Kazakhstan cannot go to school because of the ban on headwear in the school's charter. Parents of the girl filed a lawsuit citing the Constitution but lost. They are going to appeal.

27 октября 2014

Criticism, praise follows Catholic Church's gays decision Activists lashed out at the Catholic Church's failure at a major synod to open its doors to gay people, but praised for getting bishops to confront "taboos."

20 октября 2014

Pope faces key test with vote on divorcees, gays Pope Francis was set to sort his allies from his enemies with a Vatican vote on a document drafted opening the Catholic Church's doors to remarried divorcees and gays.

18 октября 2014

Pope accepts 'unfaithful' British bishop's resignation Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a British bishop who stood down after admitting to an affair with a woman.

07 октября 2014

Two million Muslim pilgrims ending annual hajj Two million Muslim pilgrims begin leaving the holy city of Mecca, concluding the annual hajj during which Saudi leaders lashed out at Islamic extremism.

06 октября 2014

Tears, prayers as 2 million Muslims mark peak of hajj Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage by almost two million believers from around the world reached its zenith.

04 октября 2014

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