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Imam charged in Australia over child marriage A Muslim cleric was Tuesday charged in Australia with conducting an illegal marriage between a 26-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl.

11 February 2014

Head of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Religion denies censorship All the religion-related information to be conveyed by documentaries, TV programs should be centrally coordinated by the Agency, he said earlier.

10 February 2014

Kazakhstan Religions Agency: Grace is outside framework The Agency for Religious Affairs of Kazakhstan remains a neutral observer in the Grace church case.

05 February 2014

Grace church case: Extremism charges dropped The Prosecutor General's Office has withdrawn several most grave charges from Grace church pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev.

02 February 2014

Vatican trove shows Catholic persecution in samurai-era Japan A trove of ancient documents unearthed at the Vatican could shed light on the brutal crackdown on Christianity in isolationist Japan under its samurai rulers.

31 January 2014

Sorcery, spirits and sacrifice at Morocco Sufi festival Sorcery, plate-smashing and animal sacrifice are not often associated with Sufi festivals, but they all feature at a popular annual pilgrimage to a Moroccan shrine linked to the "queen of the genies".

27 January 2014

Grace church pastor on trial for extremism in Astana Grace church pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev charged by Kazakhstan authorities with extremism has had his first hearing in Astana.

23 January 2014

Polish Church uncovers hidden painting to foster religious ties Poland's Catholic Church on Thursday unveiled a painting kept hidden because of its controversial depiction of Jews murdering Christian children, saying it wanted to foster interfaith dialogue.

20 January 2014

Kazakhstan goes ice-swimming in January Lifeguards have shared tips and warnings about ice swimming.

18 January 2014

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Israel denies killing Buenos Aires bombers Israeli officials Friday denied claims by a former envoy that Israel had killed most of those behind bombings at its embassy and Jewish charity offices in Argentina in the 1990s, media said.

05 January 2014

Nazi hunters call for protests against French comic A Nazi-hunting family has called for protests against controversial French comedian Dieudonne over his vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews, as a government minister said he must pay fines accrued for racist abuse.

05 January 2014

Indonesia sharia stronghold bans New Year's festivities Islamic police in Indonesia's sharia stronghold seized thousands of firecrackers and cardboard trumpets after the city administration banned New Year's Eve celebrations for the first time, an official said Tuesday.

31 December 2013

Parsis confront threat to existence at Mumbai gathering The world's tiny but hugely successful Zoroastrian community will confront a demographic crisis which threatens its very existence when it gathers en masse in its spiritual home of Mumbai this week.

27 December 2013

Christians increasingly under threat: Catholic observers Thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith and the persecution is becoming more widespread.

26 December 2013

Pope marks first Christmas as crowds flock to Bethlehem Pope Francis held his first Christmas Eve mass in the Vatican on Tuesday by highlighting the role played by humble shepherds in the Nativity, as thousands flocked to the historic site of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem.

25 December 2013

Marks & Spencer in row over Muslim alcohol sales refusal British retailer Marks & Spencer faced criticism on Monday after it emerged that it allows Muslim staff to refuse to sell customers pork and alcohol.

25 December 2013

Japan Buddhists launch Monks Without Borders First it was the doctors, then came the reporters, now a group of religious men in Japan have formed Monks Without Borders.

12 December 2013

'Gay' Christmas lights spark Rome row The gay rainbow-flag theme for the Christmas lights on Rome's main shopping street that were switched on Friday have sparked an unholy row in the Eternal City.

07 December 2013

Argentina to issue papal commemorative coins Argentina moved a step closer Thursday to issuing commemorative coins to honor its native son after its lower chamber of Congress backed the move, Pope Francis.

29 November 2013