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Anti-Semitic assaults in the U.S. more than doubled in 2018, ADL reports

The report comes days after a 19-year-old man opened fire in a synagogue in California, killing one.

01/05/2019

USA

Halima Aden becomes first Sports Illustrated swimsuit model to wear hijab, burkini

The 21-year-old was also the first person to wear a hijab at the Miss Minnesota USA pageant in 2016.

30/04/2019

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Orthodox Christians in Moscow prepare for Easter celebrations

Russian Orthodox believers came to Vysokopetrovsky Monastery in Moscow on Saturday on the eve of Easter to prepare for the holiest day in the Orthodox church calendar.

29/04/2019

World News

Orthodox christians celebrate Holy Fire in Jerusalem

The church stands on the site where Jesus’s tomb is believed to have been located and the event attracts thousands of pilgrims each year.

27/04/2019

United Kingdom

Queen celebrates 93rd birthday at Easter service

Queen celebrates 93rd birthday at Easter service

21/04/2019

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Easter Passion re-enactment in impoverished Caracas neighborhood

People living in Petare - one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the capital of Venezuela, came together on Friday (April 19) to watch a re-enactment of the Passion of Christ.

20/04/2019

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Catholic devotees in the Philippines self-flagellate on Holy Thursday

Hundreds of male Catholic devotees in the Philippines marked Maundy Thursday, a Christian holy day, with a bloody ritual that involves self-flagellating to honour the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross.

18/04/2019

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.

16/04/2019

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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.

12/04/2019

USA

Feds probe possible racist motivation in church burnings, suspect's link to 'black metal music'

"You cannot destroy our faith. We can have church anywhere ... We'll have church in the very parking lot of the building you destroyed."

11/04/2019

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Clean out of written prayers from cracks of Jerusalem's Western Wall

The tradition of putting a small paper with a prayer between the cracks of the wall is several centuries old.

10/04/2019

Morocco

Man makes dash at Pope Francis's convoy at the start of his Morocco trip

The man was wrestled to the ground by security officials metres away from an open-top car carrying King Mohammed VI

30/03/2019

USA

Priest stabbed during livestream of morning mass in Canada's largest church

Father Claude Grou, the rector of the Saint Joseph's Oratory, was taken to the hospital and is said to be stable condition.

22/03/2019

World News

Turkey's Armenian Christians mourn Patriarch Mesrob

Turkey's Armenian Christians mourn Patriarch Mesrob

17/03/2019

New Zealand

New Zealand: death toll climbs to 50 after body found at mosque

A suspected white supremacist has been charged with murder in New Zealand.

15/03/2019

USA

Bible signed by Trump sells on eBay for $325

The book was purportedly signed at a campaign rally in 2016.

13/03/2019

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Japanese robot delivers Buddhist teachings

A robot is drawing worshippers to a temple in Kyoto, Japan, by delivering the teachings of Buddha.

12/03/2019

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Greeks mark start of Lent with traditional parade

Residents of the Greek mountain town of Sochos, northeast of Thessaloniki, celebrated the beginning of Lent on Monday with a carnival and procession dating back to ancient times.

12/03/2019

Ireland

Dublin vandals steal head of 'Crusader' mummy

Vandals broke into the crypt of a church in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday, damaging several mummies and stealing the head of an 800-year-old Crusader

26/02/2019

France

What is anti-semitism and why is it spreading in Europe?

"Anti-Semitism remains pervasive across the EU and has become disturbingly normalised"

26/02/2019