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Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
JAKARTA - Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first...
Sep 5, 20243 min read


Factbox-The climate threats on Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific itinerary
Climate change will be high on the agenda as Pope Francis embarks on his longest ever foreign trip on Monday, visiting Indonesia, Papua...
Sep 2, 20242 min read


At least 2 dead after Brazil church roof collapses, authorities say
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -At least two people died in Brazil after the roof of a church in the coastal city of Recife collapsed on Friday,...
Sep 2, 20241 min read


Pope's weekly audience disrupted by animal rights activists
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis's weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday was briefly interrupted by two women from an animal...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Portuguese 'DJ priest' plays upbeat tunes to spread hope
LAUNDOS, Portugal - Portuguese priest Guilherme Peixoto rose to fame playing electronic dance music near his church in a tiny Portuguese...
Jul 17, 20242 min read


Bulgaria's new patriarch enthroned in Sofia cathedral
SOFIA (Reuters) - Top Orthodox Christian clergy from across Europe and Bulgaria's senior government officials gathered in Sofia's main...
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia's Dagestan
MOSCOW -The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to...
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Factbox-What is known about the attacks in Russia's Dagestan?
MOSCOW - An Orthodox priest and several police officers were killed in multiple attacks in the Russian region of Dagestan on Sunday. What...
Jun 24, 20242 min read


Ukrainians in embattled east mark third Easter under fire
KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine - Ukrainians in the embattled east flocked to church on Sunday to mark their third wartime Easter as Russian...
May 6, 20242 min read


Seven teens arrested in counter-terrorism raids after Sydney church stabbing
Sydney, April 24 - Seven juveniles were arrested across Sydney in a joint counter-terrorism operation on Wednesday, after the stabbing of...
Apr 24, 20242 min read


X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts
SYDNEY - Social media platform X said on Saturday it would challenge in court an order from an Australian regulator demanding the...
Apr 20, 20242 min read


Teen charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing
SYDNEY -Thousands of Muslims gathered in mosques across Sydney for regular prayers on Friday despite concerns about retaliatory attacks...
Apr 19, 20242 min read
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