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Pope creates global prayer day for 'Care of Creation'
Pope Francis has established an annual day of global prayer "for the Care of Creation" to boost support for the environment.
11 August 2015
Judge keeps door open for Katy Perry to buy convent
A US judge kept the door open for pop star Katy Perry to buy a former LA convent at the centre of an unholy real estate battle, although a final decision remains on hold.
31 July 2015
Afghanistan territory used by terrorist from Central Asia, China and Russia: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
Terrorists from Central Asia, China, Russia and other countries use the territory of Afghanistan, said the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.
16 July 2015
Pope takes message of inclusion to Bolivia
Pope Francis greeted Bolivians with a message of inclusio, a central theme of his three-nation tour to his home continent.
09 July 2015
Pope Francis celebrates Ecuador mass with huge crowd
Pope Francis celebrated an open-air mass with hundreds of thousands of faithful under scorching heat in Ecuador, highlighting the importance of family on his return to his home region.
07 July 2015
Pope Francis takes message to forgotten corners of home continent
Pope Francis embarks on an eight-day visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, three of South America's 'peripheral' countries which share common challenges in addressing poverty.
03 July 2015
IS suicide bomber kills 25 at Kuwait Shiite mosque
A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital during prayers, killing at least 25 people.
27 June 2015
Charleston church holds first service since massacre
The historic black church in South Carolina where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans, held its first church service since the massacre.
22 June 2015
Tens of thousands pray at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa for Ramadan
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers streamed through Jerusalem's Old City to one of Islam's most revered sites as Israel eased restrictions for the fasting month of Ramadan.
20 June 2015
Pope to blame profiteers for killing the planet
Pope Francis will call on the world's leaders to pull together to fight global warming, publishing his hotly-anticipated thesis on the environment.
18 June 2015
Nazarbayev meets King of Jordan Abdullah II in Astana
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with the King of Jordan Abdullah II bin al-Hussein in Astana.
12 June 2015
Ban Ki-moon visits Kazakhstan, speaks tolerance
Ban Ki-moon visited Kazakhstan for the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana.
12 June 2015
Religious leaders should inculcate tolerance and forgiveness in their congregations: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has called onto leaders of various religions to promote tolerance and forgiveness in their congregations.
11 June 2015
Nazarbayev compares religions
President of Kazakhstan finds similarities between various religions, specifically in calls for tolerance and responsibility for one's actions.
11 June 2015
Kazakh President urges to stop armed conflicts
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged to stop all armed conflicts in his address during the V Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana.
10 June 2015
Nazarbayev slams social networks, Internet, pseudo-culture
President of Kazakhstan speaks harsh words about the current state of culture, in which social networks and the Internet undermine moral principles and spirituality.
10 June 2015
5th Congress of World and Traditional Religions held in Kazakhstan
The fifth Congress of World and Traditional Religions is held in Kazakhstan's capital Astana today.
10 June 2015
Pope Francis heads to Sarajevo with reconciliation message
Pope Francis flies into Sarajevo bearing a message of reconciliation 20 years after peace accords which ended Bosnia's war but left the country divided on ethnic lines
04 June 2015
Ireland's gay marriage vote was "a defeat": Vatican daily
The Irish vote in favour of gay marriage constitutes "a defeat" that highlights a gap between the Church and modern society.
26 May 2015