Tag: Religious issues
Egypt: 3 militants involved in Christian’s slaying killed
CAIRO — Egypt police killed three suspected militants allegedly involved in the slaying of a Coptic Christian man kidnapped more than five months ago...
Sudan repeals Israel boycott law amid normalization efforts
CAIRO — Sudan on Monday abolished a decades-old law on boycotting Israel, part of efforts to establish normal ties with the Jewish state.
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Faith leaders across US join in decrying voting restrictions
In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access — or face a boycott. In Arizona and Texas, clergy...
Surge in violence rattles Haiti as poverty, fear deepens
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed...
Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge
New York — After spending more than four years under the “bad dream” of rape and kidnapping charges that were recently dismissed, rapper Mystikal...
French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services
LOS ANGELES — California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down...
US Bishop Hoeppner resigns after Vatican probe into cover-up
ROME — A Minnesota bishop who was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse has resigned.
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Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
BEIRUT — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious.
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