Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists: UN
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are…
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After pope’s call for peace, violence rages in east DR Congo
by AFP eastern Congo correspondents Agence France-Presse GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Pope Francis made repeated appeals for peace during…
3 years ago
Australian Church mourns cardinal Pell, despite protests
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's Catholic Church held a prayer vigil for late cardinal George Pell who lay in state…
3 years ago
‘Sacred goal’: Russia paints Ukraine assault in spiritual terms
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin, is embracing the rhetoric of…
3 years ago
Nicaragua bishop who criticized govt charged with conspiracy
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- A Nicaraguan bishop who has been a sharp critic of the government of President Daniel Ortega…
4 years ago
Flash flood kills 14 at Johannesburg church ritual
Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) Flash flooding that followed heavy rains has killed at least 14 people taking part in religious…
4 years ago
Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police…
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Ukraine to limit Moscow-linked religious groups: Zelensky
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Ukraine will move to impose limitations on religious organisations in the country which have links to Russia,…
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Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men…
4 years ago
French cardinal faces legal probe over child abuse: prosecutor
by Sandra LAFFONT with Karine PERRET in Lourdes French prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened an inquiry into child abuse…
4 years ago
Japan minister quits after scrutiny over links to religious sect
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | by Natsuko FUKUE A Japanese minister resigned Monday following scrutiny over his links to…
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16 missing in Venezuela found ‘safe and sound’
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) -- A group of 16 people who went missing after setting off on a religious retreat…
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