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'Dozens dead' in Nigeria mosque blasts

Dozens of people are reported dead after a double suicide attack at a mosque in northeast Nigeria. It happened during evening prayers on Thursday in

Vatican

#Vatican: Pope asks for forgiveness but does not say why

The Pope has asked members of the Catholic Church for forgiveness. It is an unprecedented step, the reasons for which the Vatican has not clarified

Hungary

Hungary's Muslims and Jews see no problem taking in refugees

How will they fit in? What influence will religion have? Refugees entering Hungary by the thousands might want to move on, to Germany or Sweden, but

Vatican

Catholic synod overshadowed by Church's 'homophobia'

Pope Francis presided over a vigil in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday (October 3) ahead of the synod, a three-week meeting of bishops from around the

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World News

Saudi-Iran tension still high despite deal to repatriate bodies of dead Haj pilgrims

Just hours after strong words from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, a deal has been reached to repatriate the bodies of his compatriots

Culture news

Burqa-clad metal guitarist shredding stereotypes in Brazil

Thrashing stereotypes as she shreds the guitar. Gisele Marie has been fronting her brother’s heavy metal band Spectrus since 2012. Born in Sao Paulo

USA

Pope ends US trip with mass in Philadelphia

Pope Francis has ended his highly successful trip to the United States by celebrating mass in Philadelphia. Thousands turned up to see Francis bring

USA

Pope Francis prays for the victims of the Hajj tragedy

They turned out in their thousands in the Big Apple to applaud Pope Francis on his first official visit as Pontiff to New York. His presence in the

Saudi Arabia

Hajj tragedy possibly caused by failure to follow instructions

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry says a deadly stampede during the Hajj religious festival may have been caused by people failing to follow

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Pope Francis meets President Obama

USA

Pope Francis begins visit to USA with call for environmental action

Pope Francis has been quick to set the tone for his first-ever visit as pontiff to the United States. Greeted at the White House by the Obamas and a

Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj's key moment

The Hajj pilgrimage marks its most important day on Wednesday with the ascension of Mount Arafat, the climax of the five-day religious festival which

Saudi Arabia

The hajj begins: what you need to know

Thousands begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca - the birth of Islam

USA

Papal visit underway in US

Pope Francis has begun his first visit to the United States. The pontiff arrived from Cuba on board an Alitalia airliner at Joint Base Andrews in the

USA

USA welcomes Pope Francis, after Cuba

The nearly 80 million Roman Catholics of the United States are rolling out the red carpet for Pope Francis. Hot on the heels of a weekend in

Saudi Arabia

How well do you know the Hajj? Ten facts about Islam's annual gathering

Today sees the start of the Hajj, considered to be the largest mass gathering in the world, with at least 2.6 million pilgrims expected to

Cuba

Pope Francis visits holy shrine on last full day in Cuba

Pope Francis ended his last full day in Cuba at the country’s holiest shrine, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, outside the island’s second-largest

Cuba

Cuba: Thousands attend Pope's mass, dozens denied entry, reports suggest

Pope Francis has so far avoided overt discussion of Cuban politics during his first ever trip to the communist-run island. The 78-year-old Argentine

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Tens of thousands of Cubans hear Pope's Mass

Cuba

When Francis met Fidel: 'Relaxed' talks between visiting Pope and Cuba's revolutionary icon

Religion and world affairs were, not surprisingly, the two key talking points when Pope Francis visited Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on