World News A leading German politician says the country's mosques should come under state control An influential politician from Angela Merkel’s ruling CDU party says all mosques in Germany should be subject to state supervision in light of what 29/04/2016
Focus The UN's Alliance of Civilisations calls for hate speech crackdown Two thousand five hundred heads of state and government officials, religious leaders and civil society representatives from 120 countries have 27/04/2016
Culture news Sitgimgut, the Jindo art of cleansing the soul of the dead The sitgimgut ceremony is a shamanist ritual for cleansing a dead person’s soul that comes from Jindo, a tiny island off the coast of South Korea 21/04/2016
Vatican Pope Francis visits Syrian refugees on Lesbos: a 'day to cry' Pope Francis said his day visiting refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos had been a “day to cry.” He returned to Rome, with a dozen extra passengers 17/04/2016
Greece Pope Francis to take 12 Syrian refugees to the Vatican after Lesbos visit Pope Francis is to take 12 Syrian refugees – including six children – back to the Vatican following a visit to the Moria migrant and refugee camp on 16/04/2016
Greece "Do not lose hope" Pope tells migrants on Lesbos Pope Francis joined by Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos II. 16/04/2016
Greece The Pope meets migrants and refugees on Lesbos Pope Francis joined by Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos II. 16/04/2016
Greece Lesbos refugee camp cleaned-up ahead of Pope's visit A refugee centre on the Greek island of Lesbos is undergoing a clean-up ahead of a visit from the Pope on Saturday. Moria was one of two refugee 15/04/2016
Vatican Pope Francis urges more compassion towards 'imperfect' Catholics in family life New guidelines issued by the pope on family life call for the church to be less strict and more compassionate to those he describes as being in 08/04/2016
Iraq In Iraq, fighting ISIL's ideology in mosques, prisons and schools The war against the group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL, is also a war against its beliefs. 04/04/2016
Europe News Religious leaders in unity pledge after Brussels bombings Religious leaders vow to unify all communities in the wake of the Brussels attacks, as Muslims fear reprisals for the March 22 suicide bombings. 01/04/2016
Iraq Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr enters Baghdad's Green Zone Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has entered Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, beginning a sit-in to call for government reform. On February 13, Sadr 28/03/2016
No Comment Crucifixion in the Philippines A group Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday (25 March) with re-enactments of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Devotees take part in such 26/03/2016
Vatican Pope Francis condemns 'unprecedented' terrorist violence in Good Friday speech Pope Francis has used his Good Friday address to condemn Europe’s reaction to the migrant crisis, which he said had been blunted by our “indifferent 26/03/2016
No Comment Filipino Catholics recall suffering of Jesus Filipino Catholics whip their own backs following a tradition of self-flagellation as a form of repentance during Lent. 25/03/2016
Vatican Pope Francis washes feet of refugees, condemns Brussels attacks During a traditional pre-Easter ritual the pontiff washed and kissed refugees feet in a shelter near Rome and condemned arms manufacturers as partly responsible for the Brussels attacks. 25/03/2016
France French PM criticises Catholic Archbishop of Lyon over paedophile scandal One of France’s most senior cardinals, the Archbishop of Lyon, has emphatically denied covering up paedophilia. Philippe Barbarin and five others are 15/03/2016
Vatican Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be made Roman Catholic saint Pope Francis has announced that Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who dedicated her life to helping the poor, will be made at saint of the Roman Catholic 15/03/2016
World News Tsipi Livni urges moderate Muslims to unite against extremism Israeli former foreign minister spoke to Euronews at the 4th Global Forum in Baku 11/03/2016
Belgium Church of Scientology 'unfairly hounded by Belgian authorities' - judge A Belgian court has cleared the Church of Scientology on charges of forming a criminal organisation over alleged fraud. Presiding judge Yves Regimont 11/03/2016