Sun 16 June 2019: Carlos Eugenio Irarrazabal, who held his post for just 24 days, now joins more than 30 Chilean bishops who resigned in 2018 after a report commissioned by Pope Francis revealed a culture of abuse and cover-ups for decades in Chile’s Church. Appointed by Francis, it was hoped that Irarrazabal would help […]
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Wed 12 June 2019: PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The flags hanging outside Anwar Ragaua’s house have drawn warnings from police, but the wiry 50-year-old vows he’s not taking them down. After all, the police weren’t there to help when he was the sole fisherman in his village to survive the tsunami that inundated the Indonesian […]
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Wed 12 June 2019: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says being Muslim has helped him find inner peace and become a better person. The French footballer hasn’t always been religious. In an interview with British daily The Times’ Life Times, Pogba said his mother practiced Islam but didn’t raise her three sons as Muslims. Pogba […]
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Mon 10 June 2019: Attackers threw rocks at a mosque in the central German city of Kassel on Sunday while some 50 Qurans – the holy book of Islam – were damaged in another attack on a mosque in northwest Bremen. The Central Mosque in Kassel, which operates under the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs […]
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Sat 08 June 2019: ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s education and religion minister says the country’s long-delayed first state-sponsored mosque is likely to begin operating in September, about three years after its construction was approved by parliament. Kostas Gavroglou spoke Friday during a visit to the nearly complete mosque on the outskirts of Athens’ city […]
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Thu 06 June 2019: The debates around the most famous Christian prayer have been going on for months. The head of the Catholic Church insisted that the translation that has been in use until recently is inaccurate because it implies that the Lord can lead humans “into temptation”. However, many have vehemently opposed any alteration […]
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Tue 04 June 2019: Palestinian civil society organization, with the help of a Turkish foundation, developed a game app to introduce younger generations to the culture and history of Al-Aqsa Mosque, located in the center of Israeli-occupied Jerusalem.The game, called Haris’ul Aqsa (Protector of the Aqsa), was developed by Burj Al-Lak Lak Community Center and […]
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Mon 03 June 2019: The table was over 3,000 metres long and hosted nearly 7,000 people Egypt has won a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest iftar table. The enormous table, which was over 3,000 metres long, hosted nearly 7,000 people. It was set up in the country’s new administrative capital, which is being […]
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Sat 01 June 2019: After a month of limiting nicotine in take, Ramadan can be a great time to quit smoking for good As Ramadan draws to an end, those fasting will begin to reflect on the holy month and how their bodies feel. For some, Ramadan will have been a time to embrace a […]
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Sat 01 June 2019: The Saudi Supreme Court called on Sunday for sighting the Shawwal month crescent moon on Monday, the 29th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The sighting of the moon marks the end of Ramadan and the advent of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which Muslims around the world would celebrate on […]
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