Big mosque opened in western German industrial city
Duisburg, Germany - A grand mosque with room for 1,200 was inaugurated Sunday in the German city of Duisburg with none of the recriminations that have soured a mosque building plan in nearby Cologne. Christian leaders spoke at the ceremonial opening ...
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Catholic group slams costly Rome mass for pope's brother
Munich - Plans for a costly mass in Rome to celebrate the birthday of Pope Benedict's elder brother have been criticized by a Catholic lay group in Germany, the weekly news magazine Focus reported Sunday. Georg Ratzinger, a retired priest and former ...
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Pope to visit Cameroon, Angola in first Africa trip
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cameroon and Angola next March on what will be his first visit to Africa since becoming pope, it was announced Sunday. In Cameroon he is to prepare for a synod for African bishops which is due to take place...
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Islamic feminist author defends the headscarf - Feature
Frankfurt - Turkey's ban on wearing headscarves in public institutions such as universities is a form of oppression over women, according to an Islamic feminist novelist Cihan Aktas, 48. An intellectual who is both a feminist and a devout Muslim is a...
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Patriarch Pavle resigns as head of Serbian church
Belgrade - The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), Patriarch Pavle, has resigned owing to poor health, the SPC said on its website Friday. The Holy Synod, the SPC government, said Pavle requested to be relieved when the church assembly takes p...
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Jewish cemetery headstones destroyed in Romania
Bucharest - Unknown vandals have knocked over and, in some cases, destroyed 131 headstones in Bucharest's Jewish cemetery. According to the Mediafax news agency on Friday, the vandals also smashed windows in the administrative offices of the cemetery...
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