ARTICLES RELATING TO RELIGION

Extremists who influenced UK attacker

2013-05-24 22:04

The slaying of a UK soldier in east London cast a spotlight on radical preachers who influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife.

UK killing stirs tension in Woolwich

2013-05-23 22:00

The killing of a soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants, has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, stirring racial tensions in one of the most ethnically diverse parts of Britain.

Journalist jailed over anti-Muslim film

2013-05-22 19:04

An Istanbul court has sentenced Turkish-Armenian journalist Sevan Nisanyan to one year in jail for blasphemy over a blog supporting a controversial anti-Islam film, says a report.

Vatican denies the pope exorcised demon

2013-05-21 20:38

The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis has performed an exorcism after a television channel showed footage of the pontiff blessing a boy in a wheelchair showed he had.

'The religion of evolution is a myth'

2013-05-21 16:45
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"When teachers tell you that evolution is a fact, always remember that it’s just a theory."

Cardinal skips event over Irish abortion

2013-05-21 13:09

Cardinal Sean O'Malley has skipped Boston College's commencement to protest its decision to honour Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion to save a woman's life.

US to keep close eye on anti-Semitism

2013-05-20 22:04

The state department has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

Gay minister to fight unfair dismissal

2013-05-20 11:01
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A former Methodist minister will approach a court to fight her dismissal from the church because of her sexual orientation, a report says.

4 die in Ghana church stampede

2013-05-20 07:55

Four people have died and 30 others injured in a stampede in a popular church in Ghana, caused by an offer of free anointing water, police say.

Jordan acquits 'devil worship' students

2013-05-19 17:05

A Jordanian military tribunal has acquitted five university students of incitement charges levelled over accusations they had engaged in "devil worship" and desecrated the Qur'an.

French court clears gay marriage bill

2013-05-17 17:49

France's constitutional council has cleared a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, turning down a challenge by the opposition.

Iraq bombs target Shi'ite neighbourhoods

2013-05-16 12:00

Two car bombs have exploded in sprawling Shi'ite neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital morning, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 30, officials say.

Iraq alcohol vendors fear next attack

2013-05-15 22:11

Alcohol vendors in Baghdad were worried for their safety, a day after unknown gunmen shot dead 12 people at a humble row of shops selling beer and liquor.

Cyclone: Myanmar works to evacuate camps

2013-05-15 10:08

Authorities in Myanmar are struggling to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims fleeing religious unrest, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions.

Pope Francis canonises his first saints

2013-05-12 19:55

Pope Francis has created the first saints of his reign, canonising some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in the 15th century, as well as a Colombian and a Mexican who founded congregations.

Police guard women praying at Jewish site

2013-05-10 10:00

Israeli police have held back hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men trying to prevent a Jewish women's group from praying at a key Jerusalem holy site, a reversal of past practice.

Pope to nuns: Don't be old maids

2013-05-08 14:04

Pope Francis has told nuns from around the world that they must be spiritual mothers and not "old maids".

Vatican denies split on US nun crackdown

2013-05-07 17:44

The Vatican has sought to deny there are any internal divisions over its crackdown on the largest umbrella group of US nuns.

10 killed in Bangladesh clashes - reports

2013-05-06 09:05

At least 10 people have died in clashes in Bangladesh between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that the country implement an anti-blasphemy law, media reports say.

Bangladeshis demand anti-blasphemy law

2013-05-05 17:56

At least one person has been killed as an Islamic group demonstrates in Bangladesh for an anti-blasphemy law.

Indonesia radicals urge 'Myanmar jihad'

2013-05-03 16:10

Two Indonesians have been detained over a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, officials say, as radicals in the city called for "jihad in Myanmar" to avenge Muslim deaths.

Muslim woman charged after Myanmar unrest

2013-05-02 17:23

Myanmar police, say they will charge a Muslim woman for blasphemy after she apparently collided with a young monk on the street, sparking unrest.

Muslim world wants shari'ah as law of land

2013-04-30 21:44
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Large majorities in the Muslim world want the Islamic legal and moral code of sharia as the official law in their countries, an extensive new survey says.

Myanmar panel recommends security boost

2013-04-29 16:27

A government-appointed commission investigating sectarian violence in western Myanmar last year, has issued proposals to ease tensions there — including doubling the number of security.

Jail terms reviewed for Prophet cartoons

2013-04-25 21:20

Tunisia's Court of Cassation is reviewing the jail terms of two young men for posting cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on the internet, a case that has angered the secular opposition.

 

UK attack: Cops sift through social media

2013-05-23 22:37

British detectives are sifting through social media, security camera footage and witness statements, following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Murder an 'attack on UK, betrayal of Islam'

2013-05-23 14:03
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Prime Minister David Cameron has called the brutal murder of a soldier by two suspected Islamists on a London street an attack on Britain and a betrayal of Islam.

Pope issues appeal for Chinese Catholics

2013-05-22 17:40

Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.

No same-sex marriage rule in church

2013-05-21 20:31
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The Methodist Church does not have a rule prohibiting its members or ministers from marrying someone of the same sex, the Western Cape High Court has heard.

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist

2013-05-21 13:09

A court in Myanmar has sentenced seven Muslims to terms ranging from life to two years in prison for the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence.

NYPD defends itself on Muslim surveillance

2013-05-21 09:03

A New York Police Department detective has told a judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into incriminating themselves.

Israel cancels Unesco mission to Jerusalem

2013-05-20 15:00

Israel has announced it is calling off a United Nations investigative mission to the Old City in annexed east Jerusalem because of Palestinian efforts to politicise the visit.

'War on mosques' rages in Iraq

2013-05-20 10:02

A "war on mosques" - deadly attacks by militants on Sunni mosques and Shi'ite places of worship called husseiniyahs - using weapons ranging from bombs to mortar rounds is raging in Iraq.

Pope warns Church against imploding

2013-05-19 18:47

Pope Francis has warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200 000 people.

Hard-line MPs block law protecting women

2013-05-18 21:45

An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles.

Pope urges end to 'tyranny' of money

2013-05-16 17:58

Pope Francis has called on world leaders to put an end to the "cult of money" and to do more to help the poor, warning that insecurity is rising in the world and the "joy of life" is diminishing.

Church logs 300 sexual abuse complaints

2013-05-15 22:11

The Belgian Roman Catholic Church says it had received more than 300 complaints of sexual abuse of minors in 2012.

Brazil gives green light to gay marriage

2013-05-15 11:00

Brazil has become the third and largest Latin American country to give a de facto green light to same-sex marriage.

End of days for US 'apocalypse' radio

2013-05-13 21:15

The end may be near for a California evangelical radio network used by a preacher to predict - incorrectly - the apocalypse.

American plotted against state: N Korea

2013-05-10 11:03

A Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea was a missionary who used his tourism business to form groups to overthrow the government, says the state's Supreme Court.

Former archbishop denies abuse cover-up

2013-05-10 08:02

A former Church of England Archbishop has denied claims that he covered up allegations of child abuse against a senior clergyman, which were revealed in the Times newspaper.

Religious support tied to intensive end-of-life care

2013-05-08 10:07

People with advanced cancer tend to get more aggressive care at the end of life and spend more time in the ICU.

36 dead is Bangladesh street violence

2013-05-06 18:36

Bangladeshi police have broken up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down Islamist television stations, after 36 people died in street violence.

Tanzania church blast kills 1, wounds 57

2013-05-05 18:00

A suspected bomb attack on a new Catholic church in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha has killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others.

Renewed massacre fears in Syria

2013-05-03 22:10

The Syrian army has bombarded Sunni areas of Banias as heavy gunfire rocked the north-western city, a watchdog says, raising fears of a new massacre.

Benedict returns to Vatican City

2013-05-02 20:39

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI returned by helicopter to the Vatican on Thursday two months after his historic resignation to live in a former monastery, Italian media said.

Benedict comes home to new house, pope

2013-05-02 13:33

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is coming home to a new house and a new pope, as an unprecedented era begins of a retired pontiff living side-by-side with a reigning one.

Priest excommunicated for supporting gays

2013-04-30 18:09

A Catholic priest in south-eastern Brazil has been excommunicated after publicly resigning from his duties to protest against the church's opposition to homosexuality.

Hope, high security for Tunisia pilgrims

2013-04-27 07:32

Pilgrims have began arriving at Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue, the oldest in Africa, expressing hope that 2013 would mark a turning point for the ritual despite a rise in Islamist unrest.

Religion affects psychiatric treatment

2013-04-25 09:37

Faith in God positively influences treatment for individuals with psychiatric illness.

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