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Germany

Berlin march against anti-semitism: 4 questions answered

People in Berlin will be handed Jewish headgear at an event today. Here's why:

Germany

Crosses ordered onto walls of all Bavarian government buildings

Religious symbol or cultural identity? A new law that instruct government buildings in Bavaria to display the cross has sparked controversy.

Germany

Nazi inscription secretly removed from controversial church bell in Germany

Nazi inscriptions have been sawed off a church bell in a town in Lower-Saxony. A letter left behind by those responsible called it an act of "spring cleaning".

United Kingdom

‘Punish a Muslim Day’ spurs defiant pledges to #ProtectAMuslim

Campaigns have gone viral calling for people to show solidarity with Muslims on April 3.

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Young cancer survivor gets ride in Popemobile

While receiving treatment for leukemia, Peter Lombardi saw the Pope on television and said he wanted to meet him.

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Catholics self-flagellate for Lent in northern Philippines

Catholic penitents in northern Philippines on Thursday flagellated themselves and carried wooden crosses in re-enacting the last hours of Jesus Christ.

World News

Pope Francis urges youth to 'not allow elders to silence them'

Pope Francis, starting Holy Week services leading to Easter, urged young people on Sunday to keep shouting and not allow the older generations to silence their voices or anesthetize their idealism.

Vatican

Young people in UK and Netherlands among Europe's least religious

More confirmation of the decline of Christianity in Europe? A new report finds a majority of young adults in a dozen European countries say they have no religion at all.

Israel

Pre-Christian story of Noah and other figures on public display

Israel Museum shows fragment of story expanding on material in Biblical book of Genesis

Vatican

Nuns speak out about exploitation in Catholic Church

Testimonies from three sisters detailed the arduous daily household tasks they carried out for “often modest” pay.

USA

US church holds blessing ceremony for couples with AR-15 rifles

The ceremony came just weeks after a mass shooting at a school in Florida killed 17 people.

Israel

Church leaders close Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre church to protest on n

Church leaders said in a statement the municipality's move to tax commercial assets owned by the church seemed like an "attempt to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem".

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India Jain Festival

The followers of the Jainism, in India, celebrate the kick-off of a religious festival in the region of Karnataka.

Bulgaria

Sofia’s saintly beggar Dobre Dobrev dies aged 103

Beggar Dobre Dobrev rejected materialism and devoted his last decades to raising money for Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church.

Iceland

Jewish leaders hit out over Iceland’s plans to ban boys’ circumcision

A controversial proposal to outlaw boys being circumcised in Iceland has been slammed by religious leaders across Europe.

Germany

Satirical floats feature Kim Jong Un, Merkel, and Brexit at carnival

Satirical floats featuring Kim Jong Un playing with a nuclear bomb is among the irreverent favourites at this year's Cologne Carnival.

Italy

Europe has a model for integrating Muslim migrants - in Sicily

As Italy deals with the aftermath of a violent attack on immigrants, Muslims in Catania offer an example of how integration can work.

Poland

Catholic nationalism: the church of the far right in Poland

Far-right groups are using links to religion to gain mainstream influence in Poland.

Greece

Protesters tear down red, winged 'Satan' statue in Athens

The mayor of the municipality told Euronews the Phylax artwork had been “severely damaged,” with its wings broken and its head smashed off.

France

French church to start accepting digital donations

A Parisian church is making it easier for worshippers to donate during collections at Mass after the priest installed contactless bank card terminals.