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Pope Francis has met a Spanish transsexual and his fiancée at the Vatican, opening his doors to a man dubbed "the devil's daughter" by a local priest.

• 28 января 2015, 13:54

President Vladimir Putin slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

• 28 января 2015, 13:39

US President Barack Obama marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a warning that the world needs to combat resurgent anti-Semitism.

• 28 января 2015, 10:10

The number of anti-Semitic acts doubled in France during 2014, with acts involving physical violence leading the increase.

• 27 января 2015, 15:43

Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was a "disgrace" that Jews in Germany faced insults, threats or violence.

• 27 января 2015, 13:54

Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement.

• 26 января 2015, 12:33

What do a rabbi, an archbishop, a top Islamic academic and former British prime minister Tony Blair have in common?

• 22 января 2015, 11:41

The West's defence of Charlie Hebdo's right to offend is testing the patience of Muslims even in moderate Indonesia and Malaysia.

• 21 января 2015, 15:54

Pope Francis has said that good Catholics do not have to breed "like rabbits".

• 20 января 2015, 15:09

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, 12:34

British Prime Minister defended the right to speech that gives offense to others' religious beliefs, in a rebuttal to Pope Francis who said there should be limits.

• 19 января 2015, 11:51

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, 10:55

A plane carrying top aides of Philippine President overshot a runway in stormy weather, shortly after Pope Francis's plane took off from the same airport.

• 17 января 2015, 14:39

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, 14:07

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, 12:05

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, 11:31

Israeli Prime Minister said he appreciated the "very firm position" taken by French leaders against "the new anti-Semitism and terrorism" in France.

• 12 января 2015, 12:52

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on Orthodox Christmas.

• 07 января 2015, 15:01

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

• 05 января 2015, 12:16

The Philippines's largest broadcaster pulled souvenir T-shirts for an upcoming papal visit from its stores.

• 29 декабря 2014, 14:45