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UK's Prince Charles warns of persecution of Christians Britain's Prince Charles warned of a threat to Christians in the Middle East and urged the need for compassion between different faiths.

05 November 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 October 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 October 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 October 2014

Clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa ahead of Jewish holiday Dozens of Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site ahead of a religious feast.

09 October 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 October 2014

Nursultan Nazarbayev congratules Kazakhstanis on Kurban Ait holiday Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on the Kurban Ait holiday.

06 October 2014

Ebola casts heavy shadow over Sierra Leone's Eid celebrations Don't pray too close to each other, observe strict hygiene rules and don't shake the imam's hand. For Muslims in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, this was an Eid festival.

05 October 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 October 2014

Pope braced for marriage clash as world's bishops meet Nice-guy Pope Francis looks set to have his mettle tested by his first mutiny in the ranks this weekend at a Catholic meeting.

03 October 2014

Vatican's ex-ambassador to Kazakhstan stores thousands of child porn photos and videos Former Vatican ambassador to Kazakhstan Jozef Wesolowski has kept over a hundred thousand child porn photos and over a hundred child porn videos on his computer.

29 September 2014

Hard-line Myanmar monk to battle 'jihad threat' A controversial Buddhist cleric from Myanmar announced he is linking up with hardline monks in Sri Lanka.

29 September 2014

Mother Teresa 'would have scared me' says pope Pope Francis joked during a visit to Albania that Mother Teresa would have struck fear into him if she had been his mother superior.

23 September 2014

Pope says religion can't justify violence Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania that religion can never be used to justify violence.

22 September 2014

Merkel pledges zero tolerance for anti-Semitism Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to resolutely combat anti-Semitism, speaking at a rally to condemn a spate of hate speech and attacks against Jews.

15 September 2014

Ancient Ethiopian walled city keeps modern life at bay Hyenas howl and feast on flesh every night outside the ancient walls of Harar -- one of Islam's holiest cities .

22 August 2014

Pope makes plea for Koreas to unite as 'one people' Pope Francis urged the divided Koreas to reject suspicion and confrontation and unite as "one family, one people".

18 August 2014

'What would we die for?' Pope asks at mass for Korean martyrs Pope Francis beatified 124 early Korean martyrs at a mass in Seoul and challenged the crowd to ask what values they might be willing to die for.

16 August 2014

Indonesian capital set for first ethnic Chinese governor Indonesia's small ethnic Chinese community faced severe discrimination for decades during the Suharto dictatorship.

15 August 2014

Pope to speak to N. Korea's 'church of silence' Pope Francis will offer prayers for Korean reconciliation in Seoul next week

13 August 2014

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