World news about “Church” published by euronews.
One killed in attack on Catholic church in Tanzania A suspected bomb attack on a new Catholic church in the mainly Christian north of Tanzania, possibly a petrol bomb thrown through a window, has killed at… 05/05/2013
Libyan Coptic church suffers second attack For the second time in a week a Coptic Christian church in Benghazi, Libya, has been attacked. Police say they prevented the unidentified attackers from… 15/03/2013
US cardinal at conclave agrees to pay $10 million over sex abuse casesTop US Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony, who is currently in the Sistine Chapel voting for the next Pope, has agreed to pay a total of nearly $10 million (7.7… 13/03/2013
Papal biographer gives his views on next Pope Faithful Roman Catholics the world over, bookmakers, cabals of nervous bankers and sweaty-palmed doomsday-mongers are all in a tizzy about who will be the… 18/02/2013
Christmas mass for Nelson Mandela – nocomment Several hundred worshippers attended Christmas Mass in South Africa’s Soweto township and offered prayers for the health of Nelson Mandela. 26/12/2012
The Pope’s resignation statementPope Benedict announced his planned resignation on Monday and the Vatican put out this official statement: Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this… 11/02/2013
Italian priest accused of “misogynist rant”An Italian priest has been urged to resign after posting comments claiming women provoke violence against themselves. Father Piero Corsi has sparked a wave… 27/12/2012
Christmas in Bethlehem has extra significance for PalestiniansMany Palestinian and Christian pilgrims say Christmas in Bethlehem has even more meaning following major events this year. First, their route in the ancient… 24/12/2012
Gay weddings to stay illegal in Church of EnglandThe UK government is to allow gay couples to marry but it will be illegal for the Church of England and the Church in Wales to offer same-sex… 12/12/2012
Ex-oil executive Welby named as new Archbishop of CanterburyBishop of Durham Justin Welby will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, heading up the Church of England. He will try to unite a Church divided, as… 09/11/2012
German court tells Catholics to serve both God and moneySome say you cannot serve both God and money, but a top German court has ruled that Catholic worshippers must do just that. In Germany, registered Catholics… 30/09/2012
Pope lands in Beirut to start unity visitPope Benedict has arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut to begin a three-day visit. He is there to address Christians living in a region torn by civil war… 14/09/2012
‘Moonies’ in mourning for S. Korea religious leaderMembers of South Korea’s Unification Church are in mourning following the death of Church leader Sun Myung Moon at the age of 92. Moon claimed he had been… 03/09/2012
Kenya church attacks leave 17 dead, 40 woundedAt least 17 people have been killed in attacks on two churches in eastern Kenya. Local police say several men, wearing balaclavas, threw grenades and opened… 01/07/2012
Grenade attacks in Kenya kill at least 10In Kenya in the eastern town of Garissa police have confirmed at least 10 people have been killed and up to 40 wounded in two separate attacks. They… 01/07/2012
Nigeria: 15 shot in Kano universityFifteen people have been killed in an attack on a lecture theatre used by Christian worshippers in Nigeria’s second largest city, Kano. Gunmen burst into… 29/04/2012
Grenade attack kills worshipper in Kenyan churchA church in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has come under grenade attack. One worshipper died with 10 injured after the God House of Miracle Church was… 29/04/2012
Austerity starves Greek Orthodox Church of fundsThe Greek Orthodox Church is being hit by widespread spending cuts at a time when the people arguably need its services most. There are complaints that… 20/04/2012
Easter washing of feet emulates humilityIn a traditional Maundy Thursday ceremony that takes place as part of Easter Holy Week celebrations by those of the Christian faith, Greek Orthodox Patriarch… 12/04/2012
Death toll rises in Nigeria Easter attacksAt least 38 people are said to have died in one of Sunday’s bomb attacks in Nigeria, with the finger of suspicion pointing at the militant Islamist group Boko… 09/04/2012
Death toll likely to climb in Nigerian bomb attacksPolice in Nigeria are investigating a second explosion after an earlier blast killed at least 16 people in the northern town of Kaduna. Some reports suggest… 09/04/2012
Easter carnage as Pope condemns attacksAt least 16 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a suicide bomb in the city of Kaduna. A senior police officer said his men were pursuing a… 08/04/2012
Church service held for Swiss crash victimsThe grief inside St Pieterskerk Cathedral in the Leuven suburb of Heverlee was almost palpable. Twenty-four pupils from the community’s Catholic school were… 15/03/2012
Catholic Church in UK attacks gay marriageBritain’s Catholic Church intesified its campaign against gay marriage on Sunday by having a letter arguing against it read out during Mass. Worshippers… 12/03/2012
Inquiry into Jerusalem church graffitiPolice in Jerusalem are investigating the second case of abusive graffiti this month daubed on a Baptist church. Cars parked outside the church were also… 20/02/2012
Bomb blast injures five in NigeriaFive people were injured in a bomb blast near a church in the Nigerian town of Suleja. Soldiers cordoned off the area maintaining a high profile presence… 20/02/2012
Russian church head calls for dialogue after protestsRussia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been urged to respond to mass protests against last month disputed parliamentary election. In an interview to… 07/01/2012
