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Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longest trip of his pontificate,…
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Man charged with assault on 2 Jewish students on University of Pittsburgh campus
PITTSBURGH — A man was charged with felony aggravated assault after an alleged glass bottle attack on two Jewish students…
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Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups
Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group…
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Mexico
Getting in touch with your spirituality in Mexico
Spirituality is embedded in Mexico, almost as if it was in the air. For many years, my husband and I…
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Asia
‘Allah’ socks and shoes: Malaysia needs to put foot down on stamping out violent religious conservatism, say analysts
MOVE COULD BACKFIRE ON UMNO While the analyst Mr Asrul Hadi said Dr Akmal’s actions could help UMNO gain Malay…
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New Jersey officials probing hate crime after Islamic center is vandalized at Rutgers
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — An Islamic center at New Jersey’s Rutgers University was vandalized on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr,…
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Vatican blasts sex change surgery, surrogacy as threats to human dignity
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them…
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Asia
Malaysian brand Vern’s under investigations for shoes purportedly stamped with ‘Allah’ logo design
In a statement on Sunday, Vern’s – which has over 60 stores across Malaysia – issued a public apology over…
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Cecil L. ‘Chip’ Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies
LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his…
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UMNO youth chief vocal on ‘Allah’ socks issue under investigation for sedition
SINGAPORE: The Royal Malaysia Police has opened an investigation against Dr Akmal Saleh – the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)…
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