Myanmar

Myanmar Catholics prepare for Pope Francis visit

Pope Francis is due to visit Myanmar amid international concerns over the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees

26/11/2017

Pakistan

Islamist protests sweep Pakistan after police crackdown

Unrest spreads from Islamabad to other major cities after police try to clear a sit-in by religious hardliners paralysing the capital.

25/11/2017

USA

Genetic mutation found in secluded Amish community could make them live longer

An estimated 5 percent of the Bern Amish community carries a genetic mutation, which causes them to produce low levels of a protein that could slow ageing and prevent Type 2 diabetes

16/11/2017

France

Muslims clash with lawmakers on Paris streets

A Muslim association in France is taking legal action against French lawmakers after clashes with worshippers on the streets of a Paris suburb

14/11/2017

Bolivia

Bolivians pay homage to family skulls

Annual tradition sees relics of relatives receive offerings.

09/11/2017

USA

Texas gunman had fled mental hospital

Texas gunman's troubled background is focus for investigators following church massacre.

08/11/2017

Belgium

Police stop 'Islam safari' from visiting Brussels neighbourhood

Right wing parties had planned visit to Molenbeek to witness 'Islamification' of Europe.

03/11/2017

Croatia

The man who walked more than 3,000 km in solidarity with refugees

Croatian writer wanted to cast spotlight onto countries on refugee route.

02/11/2017

Germany

Protestant church celebrates 500 years of existence

A ceremony in Germany has marked the moment when Martin Luther split the Christian world with his 95 Protestant theses.

31/10/2017

Earth News

Elite sportspeople and meditation

Margins are so tight at the top of world sport that techniques to find this clutter-free mind and extreme level of focus are increasingly common.

31/10/2017

France

Pope statue in French town sparks row

Cross on monument to Pope John Paul II ruled to break French law on separation of Church and State

30/10/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudia Arabia: social reforms

25/10/2017

Russia

'Hands off our saint': controversial film about Russian tsar's affair opens in Moscow

Orthodox leaders glorify Nicholas II as a saint and say his private life is off-limits.

25/10/2017

North Korea

Hidden North Korea: NBC's Keir Simmons visits Pohynsa Temple

While North Korea delivers heated anti-US rhetoric on an almost daily basis, hearing from the country's people is rare. NBC's Keir Simmons got the chance to do so, on a state-sponsored visit to a temple nestled in the mountains to the north of the capital, Pyongyang.

23/10/2017

Hungary

Police search Church of Scientology in Budapest

19/10/2017

Russia

Putin laughs at minister's proposal to export pork to a Muslim-majority country

A Russian meeting on the development of agriculture took a light-hearted turn when the Minister of Agriculture proposed to export pork to Indonesia.

17/10/2017

Austria

'Concerned but not afraid,' Austria's Muslims react to rise of right

On the streets of Vienna, Muslims say they are confident state institutions will protect them.

17/10/2017

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Thousands attend Jewish blessing in Jerusalem

Thousands of people attended a traditional Jewish blessing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles).

08/10/2017

USA

Trump curbs access to free birth-control

The US President has given more employers the right to opt out of offering coverage, on religious or moral grounds

07/10/2017

World News

Sex abuse scandal: Vatican Treasurer Cardinal Pell in court

Australia's top Catholic cleric is facing charges of historic sex abuse.

06/10/2017