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Pope Benedict: Church must seek dialogue with people
Brescia, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday his own Catholic Church should do more to reach out to people in times of great challenges and to provide them with courage and support. While on a pastoral visit to the northern Italian city of Brescia,...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Vatican calls for more access to Cuban mass media
Havana - The Vatican on Saturday called on the government of Cuba to allow the Catholic Church greater access to mass media in the communist country. Our wish is for the Cuban church to have a more normal access to mass communication media, Archbis...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Foundation stone laid for new mosque in Germany's cathedral city
Cologne - The foundation stone was laid in Cologne, Germany Saturday for the cathedral city's first purpose-built mosque, after long-running arguments had delayed its construction. The mosque, which will have a 35-metre-high dome and two minarets mea...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Construction of France's largest mosque set to begin
Paris - The construction of France's largest mosque, with room for some 7,000 visitors, was officially launched Friday when Marseille Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin handed over the construction permit. The mosque will cost 22 million euros (32.6 million do...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Reconstructed hymens are forbidden, Saudi religious scholars say
Riyadh - Saudi religious scholars remain firm in their position that hymen-reconstruction surgery was haram, or religiously forbidden, contradicting Egyptian clerics, the Saudi daily Okaz reported Thursday. It is not permissible to repair a hymen ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-05 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Around 5,480 people convert to Islam through mobile hotline
Riyadh - Around 5,480 people converted to Islam in Saudi Arabia through the Bring me to Islam cell phone hotline service, media reports said on Thursday. The service, provided in 12 languages, was launched to raise awareness among foreign communiti...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-05 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Anti-communist Hungarian Catholic bishop beatified
Budapest - The late Hungarian bishop Zoltan Meszlenyi - who was persecuted by the country's then communist rulers - was beatified by the Catholic Church in a ceremony in the city of Esztergom on Saturday. Born in 1892 and considered by Hungary's Stal...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-31 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Vietnam criticizes US religious rights report
Hanoi - Vietnam called a US State Department report on religious freedom in the country biased and misleading, the official Vietnam News reported Thursday. The State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2009, released Monday, said ...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-29 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Female bishop elected leader of German protestants
Ulm, Germany - The Evangelical Church in Germany, the country's main Protestant umbrella body, Wednesday elected a female bishop as its leader. Bishop Margot Kaessmann, 51 is the first woman to lead Germany's 25 million Protestants. She takes over fr...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-28 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Vatican begins talks with ultra-traditionalist rebel group - Summary
Vatican City - The Vatican held talks Monday with representatives of the rebel ultra-traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), nine months after Pope Benedict XVI controversially pardoned four of the group's bishops, including one who is a Holoc...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-26 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Germans, Americans honoured for roles in bringing down Berlin Wall

Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - Summary

Berlin 'divided' again to mark fall of Berlin Wall - Summary

More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador

Valencia cruise up to third by beating Zaragoza - Update

Indicted Sudanese president cancels visit to Turkey

Blake ends Santoro era in Paris

Bremen, Hamburg held, Hertha slip to another defeat - Summary

Bremen, Hamburg held, Hertha slip to another defeat - Update

EXTRA: Obama welcomes approval of Iraq election law as 'milestone'

Djokovic knocks Federer off in Basle upset - Summary

Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - 2nd Update

Senior US senator demands 'terrorism' probe into army killings

Iraq parliament approves long delayed elections law

Djokovic stuns Federer to win Basle title

Vennegoor of Hesselink throws Hull boss Brown a lifeline - Update

Czech premier proposes central bank chief for EU executive

AC Milan move to third with win at Lazio - Update

Late penalty frustrates Hamburg

Taiwan shelves 9 Mirage jets due to lack of spare parts