Philippines

Filipino Catholics perform bloody ritual

Hundreds of Catholics in the Philippines are celebrating the pre-Easter festival Maundy Thursday.

13/04/2017

Italy

Berlusconi features in vegetarian video campaign and 'saves' five lambs

Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has angered Italy’s meat industry by featuring in a campaign run by the Italian League in Defence of Animals, urging people to “choose a vegetarian…

10/04/2017

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CCTV footage shows church explosion

A closed-circuit television video released by Egypt’s Interior Ministry shows the dramatic moment an ISIS suicide bomber approached and blew up Saint Mark’s Cathedral, a Coptic church in…

10/04/2017

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Palm Sunday in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre

Worshippers gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday, waving palm branches during the procession next to the newly restored Tomb of…

10/04/2017

Egypt

Egypt Coptic church blasts: first funerals held for victims

The first funerals have been held for victims of the deadly bomb blasts that struck two Coptic churches in Egypt.

10/04/2017

Egypt

Egypt declares state of emergency following church blasts

Egypt has declared a state of emergency following bomb attacks on two Coptic churches which left at least 45 dead.

10/04/2017

Egypt

Defiant President al-Sisi calls for national unity

Hours after the two blasts against Coptic churches, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made a defiant speech calling for national unity.

10/04/2017

Ireland

From Irish air force to the orthodox church

05/04/2017

Spain

The religious mix that gave Spanish Easter its famous pastries

All things religious aside, the star of Holy Week in Spain is pastry.

04/04/2017

France

French Senate says deradicalisation programme is failing

France's Islamic deradicalisation programme is designed to stop young, embittered Muslims embarking on violent jihad in Iraq and Syria.

30/03/2017

Iran

Iran's 'religious freedom' angers ISIL

It comes as Iran's President Hassan Rouhani met Vladimir Putin on his first official visit to Russia.

28/03/2017

Italy

Watch: Cheeky little girl snatches Pope's skullcap

A little girl got a laugh from the Pope and the nearby crowd in Rome on Wednesday (March 22) when she grabbed the skull cap from off his head as he bent down to kiss…

23/03/2017

France

Euroviews. The religious strike back: French election View

22/03/2017

Israel

"Jesus's tomb" reopens in Jerusalem after months of restoration

An official ceremony has been held in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City

22/03/2017

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Children's Lenten Procession in Guatemala

A vibrantly colourful procession led by children in Guatemala City on Sunday marked the start of a series of solemn and traditional ceremonies in the lead up to…

21/03/2017

Spain

Need an App for confession? Confesorgo is here for you!

The app tracks the priest closest to you available for a confession

20/03/2017

Turkey

Turkish foreign minister predicts 'religious war' in Europe

Turkey has increased its verbal attacks on Europe following the Dutch election, warning that the continent is on the verge of collapse into “religious war”.

16/03/2017

World News

Rights groups blast European court's headscarf work ban

Rights groups have attacked the European Court of Justice after it ruled employers can ban religious symbols, including headscarves, at work.

15/03/2017

World News

European court rules workplace headscarf ban is legal

The ECJ ruled that employers are allowed to ban workers from wearing visible religious, political and philosophical symbols in the workplace.

14/03/2017

Vatican

Pope may allow married men to become priests

Pope Francis has said he is willing to consider ordaining older married men in isolated communities, but has ruled out sweeping changes to the church’s strict rules on celibacy for…

10/03/2017