Armenian monastery finds unlikely saviour in Arab sheikh Standing next to a newly refurbished bell tower, priest Aristakes Aivazyan says it needed divine intervention to save Armenia's medieval Haghartsin monastery.
25 ноября 2013
Australian Anglicans elect first female bishop The Anglican Church in Australia has chosen its first female bishop, filling a vacancy created when her predecessor resigned over his management of child abuse allegations.
18 ноября 2013
Indian temple to glitter with 300 kilos of Thai gold India's Mahabodhi temple, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, is to have its dome inlaid with 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of gold donated by Thailand's king and other devotees.
15 ноября 2013
Australia Church child sex inquiry urges sweeping changes An Australian state inquiry into the handling of child sex cases by the Catholic Church on Wednesday said religious leaders trivialised the problem and recommended concealment of abuse should be a crime.
13 ноября 2013
Erdogan praises Turkey MPs for headscarves in parliament Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the "will of the people had prevailed" after four female lawmakers wore headscarves in parliament for the first time in years, breaking a taboo in the staunchly secular country.
02 ноября 2013
Malaysia bans Ke$ha concert over religious fears US pop singer Ke$ha has been forced to cancel a concert due to take place in Muslim-majority Malaysia after authorities said it would undermine religious and cultural sensitivities.
27 октября 2013
Unregistered religious unions to be liquidated by year end in Kazakhstan All the unregistered religious unions are going to be liquidated by the end of the year in Kazakhstan.
24 октября 2013
China temple fresco 'restored' with cartoon-like paintings Chinese authorities have "restored" ancient Buddhist frescos in a temple by painting them over with cartoon-like figures from Taoist myths.
23 октября 2013
Malaysia Catholic newspaper loses fight to use 'Allah' An appeals panel ruled Monday that a Malaysian Catholic newspaper could not use "Allah" to refer to the Christian God, in a case that sparked attacks on places of worship three years ago.
17 октября 2013
Religious edict allowing people to eat dogs and cats issued in Damascus As Muslims around the world mark the Eid al-Adha holiday, sharing festive meals, children trapped in besieged areas around the Syrian capital are going hungry.
16 октября 2013
Kazakhstan Agency for Religion comments hijabs at schools Kazakhstan Agency for Religious Affairs has commented the ban on wearing hijabs at schools.
14 октября 2013
Mosque and school spark new feud between Turkey and Greece Greece and Turkey, which share a history marred by bitter territorial disputes and Christian-Muslim feuds, are at loggerheads once again over religion.
11 октября 2013
Grace church pastor under home arrest Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, pastor of Grace protestant church in Astana, has been released from jail and transferred under home arrest.
10 октября 2013
Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.
10 октября 2013
Over 700,000 mourn influential Israeli rabbi More than 700,000 people took to Jerusalem's streets Monday to mourn the spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews, in an unprecedented procession for an influential figure who died after surgery.
09 октября 2013
Pope says Church should rid itself of 'worldliness' Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian hometown.
07 октября 2013
Israel: European rights resolution on circumcision 'racist' Israel labelled as "racist" and "anti-religious" Friday a resolution of the pan-European human rights body calling for regulation of circumcision practices.
06 октября 2013
e-ISLAM to be launched in Kazakhstan by year end e-ISLAM web portal will be launched in Kazakhstan this year.
04 октября 2013
Survey finds US Jews losing their religion Jews in the United States are overwhelmingly proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion.
01 октября 2013
Former student of Almaty mosque denied persecution of imams The former student of the Central Mosque of Almaty accusing imams of sexual harassment has been denied persecution of her religious teachers.
19 сентября 2013

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