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Pope denies TV exorcism allegation The Vatican has denied that footage of Pope Francis taken last Sunday of him placing his hands on a disabled boy’s head shows him performing an exorcism… 21/05/2013
Suicide inside Notre Dame cathedral A man, believed to be right-wing historian Dominique Venner, committed suicide in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on May 21. Police said a man shot himself… 21/05/2013
Row sparks sectarian violence at Alexandria in Egypt It started as a row between two young men in Egypt’s second city of Alexandria. It then became a family feud and finally mushroomed into clashes between… 18/05/2013
Ultra-orthodox Jews protest at enlistment Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews have surrounded the Israeli military draft office to protest at their members being added to enlistment for the first… 17/05/2013
First saints for Pope Francis stir controversy Pope Francis has canonised some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, noting that many Christians still face… 12/05/2013
Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II on historic Vatican visit The head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II has begun a six day visit to the Vatican, making it the first of such visits in 40… 10/05/2013
Turkey: Plot to murder Patriarch BartolomeuAccording to Turkish private broadcaster NTV, local authorities are questioning a suspect following an investigation by the Prosecutor of Ankara into a plot… 10/05/2013
Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti released without charge Jerusalem’s leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Hussein has been released without charge after six hours of questioning by Israeli police. The Grand… 08/05/2013
Traditional ‘rocket war’ marks Greek Easter – nocomment Two opposing parishes on a Greek island fired hundreds of homemade rockets at each other on Saturday night to mark Orthodox Easter in the traditional… 06/05/2013
Hungarian PM disappoints Jews Hungary’s prime minister told an international assembly of Jews on Sunday that his government has declared a “zero tolerance” approach to anti-Semitism. But… 06/05/2013
Bethlehem: Orthodox Christians celebrate ‘Holy Fire’ – nocomment Hundreds of Palestinian Christian worshippers celebrated Easter’s Holy Fire ceremony in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. 05/05/2013
Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev celebrate EasterRussian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attend an Orthodox Easter service conducted by the Patriarch of Moscow in the Christ the… 05/05/2013
Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Orthodox Christians around the world took part in all night celebrations for Easter on Saturday. As the lent fasting period ended, people gathered in… 05/05/2013
‘Holy Fire’ ceremony in Jerusalem ushers in Orthodox Easter Tens of thousands of pilgrims have visited the Old City of Jerusalem impatient to observe what the faithful see as the miracle of the ‘Holy Fire’… 04/05/2013
Greeks determined to celebrate Easter in style despite recession Easter for the Greek Orthodox faith is the year’s biggest festival, but hard times are putting the damper on celebrations and hard-pressed consumers are… 03/05/2013
‘More potatoes than meat’ as Greece prepares for Easter Orthodox Christians mark Great and Holy Friday, considered the most sorrowful day of Holy Week. In Jerusalem’s Old City pilgrims took part in a traditional… 03/05/2013
Discount fever as Greeks shop for Orthodox Easter Not even the economic crisis can dent the importance of Orthodox Easter in Greece. Shops have been busy in Athens, suggesting many Greeks will not let the… 02/05/2013
The pope and the crying baby – nocomment Pope Francis rode into his May Day mass in an open-air popemobile. During his tour of St Peter’s Square he shook hands and kissed babies, but one of them… 02/05/2013
Former pope Benedict moves back into the Vatican Two months after his resignation Pope Emeritus Benedict is to move back into the Vatican. Benedict whose former name was Joseph Ratzinger has been living… 02/05/2013
Pope condemns Bangladesh building collapse victims’ “slave labour” Celebrating the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis has used the occasion to condemn “slave labour” carried out by employees at the collapsed… 01/05/2013
Historical minaret in Aleppo is latest casualty in Syrian conflict The fighting in Syria is taking a toll on the country’s cultural sites. UN cultural agency UNESCO says five out of Syria’s six World Heritage sites have been… 25/04/2013
Syrian bishops kidnapped near Aleppo Two Syrian bishops have been kidnapped in the northern province of Aleppo. It’s not clear who is responsible. Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi are said to… 23/04/2013
Pope John Paul II statue unveiled A 14 metre high statue of Pope John Paul II has been unveiled on a hill above the Polish city of Czestochowa. The 7 tonne structure fibreglass creation has… 13/04/2013
Hopi fail to block auction of sacred masks in Paris The sale has gone ahead in Paris of a collection of Hopi masks that the native American tribe considered sacred, and had demanded be returned. A court… 12/04/2013
Paris judge to rule on Hopi Indian masks auction A French judge is due to rule on Friday on whether an auction of American Indian masks can go ahead in Paris amid claims by the tribe that they were… 12/04/2013
Give up luxury cars, Archbishop Tutu tells South Africa government ministers South Africa’s veteran Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on government ministers to give up their luxury vehicles to prove they are serious about narrowing… 12/04/2013
France’s top rabbi resigns in plagiarism scandal France’s Grand Rabbi, the leader of the country’s Jewish community, has resigned. Gilles Bernheim left his post with immediate effect after admitting to… 11/04/2013
Women arrested for praying out loud at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall Five Jewish women have been arrested at Jerusalem’s sacred Western Wall for wearing prayer shawls and praying out loud in defiance of a court order forbidding… 11/04/2013
Feeding the pigeon in YangonA woman feeds pigeons at Muslim area in Yangon. An ultra-nationalist Buddhist creed is becoming more visible in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, after… 10/04/2013
Tourists get closer to God in Sienna cathedral Visitors to Sienna have a new view over the ancient Italian city to look forward to. The thirteenth century cathedral is opening up its roof space for the… 05/04/2013
Pope Francis visits John Paul II’s tomb – nocomment Pope Francis took a moment from his busy schedule to pray at the tomb of Pope John Paul II. April 2 marked anniversary of John Paul’s death in 2005, following… 04/04/2013
Pope urges Catholics to translate Easter sacraments into daily life The new pope has rounded off Easter celebrations on Monday with prayers and a message for the huge crowds that turned out in St Peter’s Square. Speaking… 01/04/2013
Easter fun with biking bunnies – nocomment While most europeans spent their Easter Sunday thinking about chocolate, eating with the family or at church, 150 motorcycle-bunnies collected presents for… 31/03/2013
Easter prayers for Mandela in South Africa Church congregations all over South Africa offered Easter prayers for their former president Nelson Mandela, who is recovering in hospital from a recurring… 31/03/2013
Pope Francis calls for peace during Easter address Pope Francis has used his first Easter Sunday address to plea for peace in the world. He delivered his speech from the central balcony of St Peter’s… 31/03/2013
Easter in South KoreaA young girl celebrates Easter in Icheon, South Korea. She waits for the parade to start, standing in front of a pile of crosses before a… 31/03/2013
Pope presides over Easter Eve vigil in Rome Pope Francis led the world’s Catholics into Easter by presiding for the first time at a solemn vigil Mass on Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica… 31/03/2013
Germans banned from dancing over Easter There will be no disco action in some parts of Germany on Saturday night, with a traditional Easter dancing ban in place. It is down to individual regions… 30/03/2013
Pope Francis leads Good Friday celebrations Pope Francis led the Good Friday service in St Peter’s Basilica to mark Christ’s death on the cross. Papal preacher Father Raniero Cantalamessa called on the… 30/03/2013
Easter marked in Spain – nocomment Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. 29/03/2013
Pope kisses feet of young offenders in Easter ritual Pope Francis has begun his first Easter as pontiff and as part of the celebrations, he travelled to Casa del Marmo, a youth prison on the outskirts of Rome… 28/03/2013
Holi Festival in IndiaWomen throw flowers into the air during a “Holi” celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh… 25/03/2013
Pope meets former pope in historic encounter A reigning pope and a former pope faced each other for the first time in at least 600 years on Saturday when Pope Francis travelled south of Rome for lunch… 23/03/2013
Kurds celebrate truce call – nocomment Kurds celebrated after jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from… 22/03/2013
Ten killed in violent clashes in Myanmar Scenes of devastation were described by locals after violent clashes involving hundreds of people erupted in a small town in central Myanmar. Ten people… 21/03/2013
Justin Welby enthroned as head of Church of England Justin Welby has been confirmed as the new head of the Church of England at a ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral. As the Archbishop of Canterbury, Welby is… 21/03/2013
Pope wax figure unveiled – nocomment Madrid’s Wax Work museum has unveiled a three kilogram clay bust of the new pontiff, Pope Francis, which will serve as a model to build a wax figure. 21/03/2013
Sister remembers Pope when they were young The only still living immediate relative of the new pope is Maria Elena Bergoglio, who is ten years his junior. She lives outside Argentina’s capital Buenos… 19/03/2013
Pope Francis greets world leaders There was reconciliation in the air in St Peters. Centuries of division were rolled away when Pope Francis greeted Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from… 19/03/2013
Tears of pride in Buenos Aires as Pope Francis is inaugurated As the papal inauguration was taking place in Rome on the other side of the world the Pope’s compatriots crowded into central Buenes Aires to join the… 19/03/2013
Pope Francis holds his inauguration Mass The inauguration Mass for Pope Francis has been held in St Peter’s Square in Rome, marking the start of his papacy. In bright sunshine the Bishop of Rome… 19/03/2013
Dignitaries fly in for Papal inauguration All roads are once again leading to Rome today, as heads of state and government from around the world arrive for the investiture of Pope Francis. The… 19/03/2013
Pope’s family origins in a small Italian village A village in Italy has been drawn out of obscurity by its ties with Pope Francis. Portacomaro Stazione, population 275, most of them farmers and labourers, is… 18/03/2013
Julia Kristeva – Pope needs self-confidence and faith to fulfill mission Analyst, philosopher, psychoanalyst, Julia Kristeva is one of the few figures of the French intelligensia widely recognised throughout the world. Of… 18/03/2013
Pope’s ancestral village in Italy is proud of its progeny The election of the new Pope in Italy has led to at least one packed church. The grandfather of Pope Francis was born in the village of Portacomaro Stazione… 18/03/2013
Pope charms journalists in first media test Hard nosed journalists perhaps more known for their cynicism were won over by a papal charm offensive as a relaxed Pope Francis joked with them during his… 17/03/2013
Turkey’s Cemal Uşak hails new pope as ‘new hope’ Leading Turkish intellectual Cemal Uşak believes the election of Pope Francis brings “new hope” for inter-faith relations. Uşak is Secretary General of… 16/03/2013
Pope Francis calls for more austere Catholic Church Pope Francis wants a poor Church and a Church which serves the poor. He made the statement at an audience of thousands of journalists in the Vatican. Making… 16/03/2013
Warm start to relations between new pope and Rome’s chief rabbi On the first day of his papacy, Pope Francis reached out to Rome’s Jewish community and said he hoped to build on the good relations between the two… 16/03/2013
Ukrainian Catholics welcome pope who speaks their language The Ukrainian Catholic community has a particular affiliation with Pope Francis, elected on March 13. The new pontiff, who is from Buenos Aires, was once… 15/03/2013
‘Vatican Bank is a law unto itself’ Secrecy is a way of life at the Vatican, not least at the Vatican Bank. For decades the Istituto per le Opere di Religione or Institute for Works of… 15/03/2013
Pope urges Church leaders to shun ‘devil’s temptations’ Pope Francis has held his first meeting with the College of Cardinals. Since his election on Wednesday night as the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300… 15/03/2013
Egyptian Christians look to the new pope for comfort One of the many challenges facing the new pope is how best to help Christians who feel persecuted in North Africa and the Middle East. In Egypt which has… 15/03/2013
Pope Francis sets his own style Sending a message of radical humility Latin America’s first pope, Francis I has begun his reign at the Vatican. The 76-year-old is regarded as a… 15/03/2013
Argentina looks again at Church role in its past Reaction in Argentina to the election of one of their own as pope has sparked a divergence of opinion. While mainly positive, among some it has revived a… 15/03/2013
Pope Francis ‘like a saint’, say Argentine embassy staff Scouring the streets of Vatican City for more opinions on Pope Francis, euronews could not help but notice the light blue and white flag flying above the… 14/03/2013
Pope Francis: new hope or more of the same? The Archbishop of Buenos Aries, Jorge Mario Bergoglio – a man described as humble and simple in his tastes – is now pope. He is charged with bridging the… 14/03/2013
Pope urges the faithful not to ignore the basics of Catholicism Pope Francis has rounded off his first day as pontiff with a warning for Catholics not to forget the church’s primary mission. His message came in a homily… 14/03/2013
‘The man we need’: Cardinal Barbarin describes new pope The Archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has explained why he supports the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope. Barbarin said “This… 14/03/2013
New pope: old challenges There were several surprises when Pope Francis made his debut on the papal balcony at Saint Peter’s – above and beyond the fact that he was not one of the… 14/03/2013
Hans Küng: Pope’s priority is ‘reform of the Curia’ To get some insight into what is ahead for the new pope, euronews spoke to the well-known theologian and church critic, Professor Hans Küng. Rudi Herbert… 14/03/2013
Francis finds favour in Europe The people of Assisi had more reason than most to be pleased with the cardinals’ choice, as the new pope has taken the name of their beloved patron saint… 14/03/2013
Night of a thousand gasps as Pope Francis surprises everyone The much-awaited white smoke from the Sistine Chapel announcing a new pope is an ancient tradition, but it arrived at a very modern time, just ahead of… 14/03/2013
World’s Catholics give thanks for new pope The bells that rang out as the white smoke wafted from the Sistine chimney were echoed in Catholic churches around the world, spreading the word about the new… 14/03/2013
Pope Francis faces challenge of reforming Curia When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13 he took over the oldest and largest institution on earth – the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope is… 14/03/2013
Francis starts his papacy with prayer at Santa Maria Pope Francis chose to begin the first day of his papacy with a visit to a Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica – for private prayer. Cardinal Jorge Mario… 14/03/2013
Pope Francis makes first appearanceNewly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after being elected by the conclave of… 14/03/2013
New day: new pope The Roman Catholic Church has a new leader: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis on March 13. The huge crowds that filled Saint… 14/03/2013
Argentina’s Bergoglio elected as new Pope Francis – nocomment Pope Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, delivered his first blessing and message to Rome and the world about an hour after his… 14/03/2013
American Catholics happy with papal choice With Catholicism now the number one religion in the United States there was a buzz over the election of Pope Francis like none before, and the fact he is from… 14/03/2013
Pope Francis: his Holiness the commuter and football fanThe new Pope Francis, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has been described as a humble and down-to-earth man of the faith, a man at ease among the… 14/03/2013
Catholics in Buenos Aires celebrate Argentinian pope Catholics in Buenos Aires were overwhelmed with joy as the announcement came that Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a fellow Argentinian, is the new pope. One priest… 14/03/2013
Hope in Turkey that new pope ‘will be better for Muslim world’ The new Pope Francis will be closely scrutinised by non-Christians – including in Turkey. Comments made by his predecessor in 2006 quoting historical… 14/03/2013
St Peter’s Square crowd celebrates ‘historic moment’ They cheered, they celebrated, and they prayed in St Peter’s Square. Thousands had stood all day in the rain – though the sight of white smoke must have… 14/03/2013
LA archdiocese to pay out $10 mln to settle abuse cases With all eyes on the Vatican’s new beginning – the past continues to dominate for the US archdiocese of Los Angeles and its former leader Cardinal Roger… 13/03/2013
Rome’s rain fails to dampen popewatchers’ spirits The foul weather in Rome had failed to break up the St Peter’s Square popewatch. Underneath a sea of umbrellas hundreds, at times thousands, of pairs of eyes… 13/03/2013
Vatican: no white smoke, no decision The Roman Catholic faithful watch and wait for a plume of white smoke from the Vatican, signalling that a new pope has been chosen. Behind the closed doors… 13/03/2013
Third finger, right hand, that’s where they place the papal band A new pope gets a new ring, the Ring of the Fisherman also known as the Piscatory Ring. Although the conclave is still locked away in contemplation in the… 13/03/2013
First full day of papal conclave – nocomment On the first day of the papal conclave thousands of followers watched as the black smoke billowed telling them no decision on a new pope had been reached… 13/03/2013
Egypt’s Christians may find hope in new pope One of the challenges facing the new pope and the Catholic Church is how best to help and bring comfort to Christians who feel persecuted in North Africa and… 13/03/2013
Conclave day 1: No white smoke, no pope On the first day of the papal conclave thousands of followers watched as the black smoke billowed telling them no decision on a new pope had been… 13/03/2013
Vatican: first smoke black, no Pope yetNo new Pope has been elected after the end of the first day of the conclave of cardinals gathered in the Vatican. Black smoke was seen to emerge from the… 12/03/2013
Cardinals celebrate final mass before voting for pope The 115 cardinal electors who will decide the next man who will lead the world’s Roman Catholics celebrated the “Mass for the Election of the Supreme Pontiff”… 12/03/2013
All eyes on the Vatican as the papal conclave begins The secret conclave to select a new pope begins on Tuesday, March 12. Steeped in ritual and prayer the Roman Catholic cardinals are expected to reach a… 12/03/2013
Papal conclave: ‘I don’t think youth is a handicap’ The Roman Catholic Church is getting ready for the start of the Vatican conclave. Eight years after Joseph Ratzinger, who will soon walk out onto the balcony… 11/03/2013
The complicated choice facing the Vatican conclave Who will the 115 cardinals choose, once the conclave convenes, to replace the man who has bowed out after eight years in the Catholic Church’s hot seat? Two… 11/03/2013
New pope could be chosen by the end of the week Based on the Latin for a place that can be locked with a key, the 115 cardinals involved in the ‘conclave’ beginning on Tuesday will have the splendour of the… 11/03/2013
Views from Vatican City on the eve of the beginning of the conclave As 115 cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday for the start of the conclave – they will be choosing the man who will lead the Catholic Church and… 11/03/2013
New pope’s robes cause storm of protest Protesters in Rome staged a demonstration aimed at the new pope. His identity remains a mystery, his dress code does not. Ermine fur will edge his ceremonial… 11/03/2013
Vatican ready for lockdown Surrounded by centuries of religious art, 115 cardinals hold the future of the world’s Roman Catholic Church in their hands. Tomorrow the doors of the… 11/03/2013
