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US teen charged in fatal shooting of United Methodist Church leader
A 15-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with murder in the fatal shooting of a pastor and leader of the United Methodist Church during a carjacking in ... World News -
French authorities arrest church volunteer who set fire to Nantes cathedral
French authorities detained and charged a repentant church volunteer Sunday after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack ... World News -
Coronavirus sparks Holy Communion row between doctors, Church of Greece
A row has erupted between doctors and the influential Church of Greece over whether to restrict Holy Communion in churches amid a rising number of ... Variety -
Twenty-four killed in Burkina Faso church attack: Governor
Gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 18 in an assault on a village church in northern Burkina Faso, the regional governor said Monday, with a ... World News -
Thousands of Christians celebrate Christmas in the Arab world
Thousands of Christians were seen celebrating Christmas across the Arab world. Some flocked to churches at the dead of midnight, while others carried ... News -
14 killed in Burkina Faso church attack: Regional govt
Fourteen people were killed in an attack on Sunday on a church in eastern Burkina Faso where places of worship have suffered a string of extremist ... World News -
Several hurt in shooting in US church
A gunman opened fire on Saturday at a church holding a funeral in a small town in New Hampshire, injuring several people before being taken into ... World News -
Prayers mark one month since Sri Lanka bombings
Hundreds of Catholics prayed outside the bombed St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo on Tuesday, marking one month since the Easter Sunday suicide ... World News -
Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots claim first death
A Muslim man was slashed to death in Sri Lanka Monday, police said after imposing a nationwide curfew to contain a violent new backlash against the ... World News -
Muslims afraid, resentful as ethnic divide deepens in Sri Lanka
N.K. Masliya says she has been visiting a neighborhood clinic in the northwestern Sri Lankan village of Rathmalyaya for over five years, always ... Features -
Easter bombers all killed or arrested: Sri Lanka police chief
Sri Lankan security authorities have either killed or arrested all the extremists responsible for the Easter suicide bombings that left 257 people ... World News -
Sri Lanka’s bombed church partially opens for prayers
Sri Lanka’s St. Anthony’s church partially opened for worship Tuesday even as security forces were rebuilding a shrine inside following ... World News -
Pope Francis leaves behind trail of hope, unity following historic UAE visit
On a cool Tuesday morning in Abu Dhabi, hundreds of thousands of people from far and wide flocked towards Zayed Sports City to attend Pope ... Features -
Egypt builds Middle East’s largest cathedral, but what about smaller churches?
Not only did 2019 witness the inauguration of Egypt’s largest church and mosque in the New Administrative Capital, it kicked off with the ... Features -
Churches for sale in Iraq spark fears over ‘buried Christian history’
In a move described as an insult to Iraq’s history, several churches have been put up for sale to be converted into commercial or residential ... Variety -
You can now pay someone to pray on your behalf
A growing number of organizations in Jerusalem are reportedly offering “proxy prayers” by priests and rabbis at holy sites for worshippers ... Variety -
Saint Porphyrius: The story behind largest church in Gaza
Christians in Gaza celebrated Christmas in the Church of Saint Porphyrius this year, one of the oldest and biggest churches in Gaza. The ... Features -
Female Mormon missionaries given option to wear dress slacks
Female missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide now have the option to wear dress slacks, the church announced ... Art and culture -
Man arrested in Texas after telling kids Santa isn’t real
Police say a 31-year-old protester who told children Santa Claus is not real has been arrested for trespassing at a North Texas church. Aaron Urbanski ... Variety -
Egyptian military court sentences 17 to death for ISIS church attacks
An Egyptian military court on Thursday sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by the ISIS extremist group ... Middle East -
Pope will meet sexual abuse victims in Ireland: Vatican
Pope Francis will meet victims of clergy sexual abuse during his visit to Ireland this weekend, the Vatican said on Tuesday.Spokesman Greg Burke told ... World News -
Egypt arrests six over failed church attack
Egyptian authorities have arrested six suspected members of a “terrorist cell” behind a failed suicide attack on a church in the outskirts ... Middle East -
Indonesia links deadly church attacks to local ISIS-inspired group
Suicide bombers on motorcycles and including a woman with children targeted Sunday Mass congregations in three churches in Indonesia's second-largest ... World News -
Israel suspends actions that led to closure of Christian holy site
Israel on Tuesday suspended tax measures and other actions that led to the rare closure of the church built at what is seen as the holiest site in ... Middle East -
Egyptian court sentences 16 over Church raid
An Egyptian court on Wednesday gave 15 people one-year suspended jail sentences over a December attack on an unlicensed Coptic Church in a village ... Middle East -
Is reopening of Egypt’s ‘unlicensed’ churches a step toward sectarian stability?
The Egyptian Ministry of Housing has issued a decree allowing Christians to perform their prayers in unlicensed churches until they obtain permits as ... Features -
Egypt files murder charges against man held for Coptic church attack
Egypt’s public prosecutor has filed murder charges against a man accused of killing 11 people in an attack on a Coptic church and a ... Middle East -
Captured Helwan church attack gunman still alive following surgery
A security source said on Saturday, that one of the gunmen involved in Friday’s terrorist attack against the Helwan church, south of Cairo, is ... Middle East -
ISIS claims responsibility for Helwan church attack near Cairo
A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday and was shot dead by policemen, police officials said. Egypt's Ministry of Health confirmed ... Middle East -
Egypt detains 15 after attack on Coptic church in Cairo
Egyptian authorities have detained 15 people pending an investigation into an attack on an unlicensed Coptic Christian church in a village south of ... Middle East