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France

Notre Dame fire: Nine other churches in Europe rebuilt after disaster

Here's a look at other European churches who have been hit by disaster... and survived.

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Catholics climb newly-restored holy stairs at Vatican

The faithful got on their knees on Thursday to crawl up newly-unveiled marble steps, also known as Scala Sancta, at the Vatican.

World

Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors

Australian Cardinal Pell has been convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors, and sentenced to six years in prison. Pell is the most senior member of the Catholic Church to have been convicted, but remains a Cardinal pending further investigation by the Vatican.

World News

What percentage of Europeans have 'absolute belief' in God?

Armenia (79%) and Georgia (72%) topped the list of adults who say they believe in God with absolute certainty, while France (11%), Switzerland (11%) and Germany (10%) were surveyed as countries who had the least certainty in God’s existence.

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Half of French, Germans think Islam clashes with their values: Survey

Respondents in mostly Christian countries more likely to think Islam is not compatible with the values of their society, whereas fewer in Muslim-majority nations think Christianity clashes with their values.

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Pope Francis arrives in UAE for historic visit to Arabian Peninsula

Pope Francis flew to the United Arab Emirates, where he will meet Muslim leaders in an effort to promote interfaith dialogue.

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Orthodox believers swim In Icy waters to mark Epiphany in Serbia

Orthodox feast of Epiphany was celebrated all over Serbia with swimming in freezing rivers and lakes

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany in the cold

Across Russia Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany by immersing themselves in freezing water through holes cut through the ice.

Israel

'McJesus' causes furore with Christian Arab community in Haifa, Israel

'McJesus' artist shocked at furore over sculpture, tells Euronews he had asked museum to remove work four months ago.

Egypt

Egypt's El-Sisi inaugurates new cathedral ahead of Coptic Christmas

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated Egypt's largest church on Sunday on the eve of Coptic Christmas, sending a message of tolerance and unity in the predominantly Muslim country.

India

American Christian missionary killed by remote island tribe

An American Christian missionary has reportedly been killed by an isolated tribe on North Sentienel Island off the coast of India, after visiting the island for the second time.

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Venice glows red to express solidarity with persecuted Christians

Venice has been lit red to express solidarity with persecuted Christians, including Asia Bibi, and support religious freedom all over the world.

Italy

Pope's prayers come true as tweak mooted for key Bible passage

One of the most famous and widely-recited passages of the Bible is set to change, it has emerged.

Pakistan

Islamist party in Pakistan prevents Christian woman from fleeing

An Islamist party in Pakistan has said it will call off protests it was planning after a Christian woman was found not guilty of committing blasphemy.

Egypt

So-called Islamic State say they shot dead seven Christians in Egypt

Thousands of Christian mourners prepared on Saturday to bury six members of the same family who were killed while returning from a baptism at a Coptic monastery in Egypt's Minya province.

Egypt

Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack

Gunmen killed at least seven in an attack on a bus driving towards a Coptic Christian monastery in Egypt.

Albania

The Bektashis: A Sufi community that still stands for tolerance despit

The Bektashi Order is a Sufi Islamic creed with a long mystic tradition in Albania. Espoused by the Janissaries, the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire largely recruited from Christian areas of the Balkans. The Sufi faith does not force devotees to observe the basics of traditional Islam.

Indonesia

Suicide bombers kills at least a dozen in attacks on churches in Indonesia

So-called Islamic State claim respnsibility, but police say they suspect the bombers are members of a homegrown group inspired by IS.

Turkey

US Pastor faces up to 35 years in prison in Turkey

President Trump took to Twitter in support of Pastor Brunson saying he was being imprisoned for “no reason” in Turkey and he urged President Erdoğan to release him.

Ireland

Preserved heart of Dublin's patron saint returned home

The heart, preserved in a wooden box sealed with iron for over eight centuries, has no monetary value, but is a priceless relic for Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, from where it was stolen six years' ago.