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Greece

Orthodox Easter takes on additional meaning for debt-ridden Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has joined worshippers celebrating Orthodox Easter in Athens. Like Orthodox Christians across the world, Greeks

11/04/2015

Israel

Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday across Middle East

Orthodox Christians have marked Good Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City by retracing what they believe was the route Jesus Christ took to his

10/04/2015

Iraq

200 Yazidis released after 6 months in ISIL captivity

More than 200 Yazidis have been released after being abducted from around Mount Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan by the radical Islamic State movement

08/04/2015

Vatican

Good Friday and the Passover coincide for a day of religious celebrations

Friday, April 3 marks a day of religious commemorations the world over: Catholics, Evangelists and Protestants celebrate Good Friday, while Jews begin the Passover holiday.

03/04/2015

USA

Arkansas governor enters fray over controversial US religious freedom bill

US governor bows to protests and reverses his support for a religion bill which could discriminate against gays and lesbians.

01/04/2015

World

Frontier challenges: crossing borders to get an education

Whether it’s travelling across physical borders or crossing a cultural divide, some students around the world undertake difficult journeys to get an

27/03/2015

Cinema

Iranian Muhammad film aims to introduce prophet to the world

Putting any religion on the silver screen is almost certain to court controversy so it is no surprise a new biopic about the Prophet Muhammad has

27/03/2015

Italy

Pope Francis has meal with prisoners during Naples visit

Pope Francis has been visiting inmates at a jail near Naples, during a one-day trip to the area. He shared a meal with around 120 male and female

22/03/2015

Chile

Catholic bishop heckled by opponents of child sex abuse

Newly named bishop of Osorno in Chile Juan Barros was pushed and shoved by demonstrators carrying black balloons as he squeezed through the crowd in

21/03/2015

Italy

Pope visits Scampia, urges Camorra criminals 'return to honesty'

Pope Francis has visited one of Italy’s most dangerous neighbourhoods in the city of Naples. Scampia has been described as a forgotten, crumbling

21/03/2015

United Kingdom

Iranians in London prepare to celebrate Persian New Year

Iranians in London are preparing to celebrate the Persian New Year, Norouz. Norouz was recognised in 2009 by UNESCO as part of Humanity’s Intangible

20/03/2015

Myanmar

Myanmar jails New Zealand bar manager and associates for insulting religion

New Zealander Phil Blackwood and two colleagues from Myanmar have been jailed for two and a half years with hard labour for insulting religion in the

17/03/2015

Europe News

Strasbourg's Jews fearful, but staying put in France

The future of Jews in France became a big issue in Israel’s election campaign after the attack in January on a kosher grocery store in Paris

16/03/2015

Belgium

Thousands attend inter-faith march in Brussels

Around 5,000 people gathered in the centre of Brussels on Sunday to participate in a march calling for peace and tolerance between religious faiths

15/03/2015

Vatican

Pope Francis hints at brief papacy

Pope Francis is predicting that he won’t be pope for long. He has been speaking on the second anniversary of his election. Francis has previously

14/03/2015

Germany

Germany reverses headscarf ban for Muslim teachers

Today Germany’s highest court will lift the ban on headscarves for teachers, correcting a 2003 verdict. It follows an appeal made by two female

13/03/2015

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

12/03/2015

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

12/03/2015

Bangladesh

Atheist US blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh

A machete-wielding mob has hacked to death a blogger in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Avijit Roy, A US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was an atheist

27/02/2015

Austria

Austria Islam law revised amid international criticism

In Austria, controversial revisions to a century-old law on Islam have received parliamentary approval. The changes mean the employment of Islamic

25/02/2015