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New Jersey imam shot dead outside mosque, no suspect or motive identified

YoopyaJan 4, 2024January 4, 20240

Jan 3 (Reuters) – A New Jersey imam has died after being shot outside a Newark mosque early on Wednesday morning, and authorities have yet

Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

YoopyaDec 25, 2023December 25, 20230

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement

Pope wants to simplify papal funeral rites, be buried outside Vatican

YoopyaDec 13, 2023December 31, 20230

VATICAN CITY, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the Vatican’s pomp and privilege, has decided to vastly simplify the elaborate

Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit

YoopyaAug 31, 2023August 31, 20230

The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38 million at NYC auction

YoopyaMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38 million in New York on Wednesday. The Codex

His Holiness the Dalai Lama apologizes for video of him kissing boy

YoopyaApr 10, 2023April 10, 20230

Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, apologized Monday after a video of him kissing a child’s lips sparked criticism. In a statement posted on his

Pope promotes ‘humanitarian corridors’ for asylum-seekers

YoopyaMar 18, 2023March 18, 20230

Pope Francis met Saturday with thousands of refugees and charity groups hosting them in Italy as he sought to promote legal migration routes to Europe

Gunmen kill eight, kidnap 38 in Nigeria church attacks -church officials

YoopyaJun 20, 2022April 7, 20230

Gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 38 others in an attack on two churches in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official from

Survivors of Nigeria church attack that killed 22 scramble for medical supplies

YoopyaJun 7, 2022April 8, 20230

Sunday’s attack on a Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo killed 22 people and injured 50, an official said on Tuesday, as the

Religion: Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within

YoopyaFeb 14, 2022June 22, 20230

Parishioners worshipping at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Harlem are greeted by a framed portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. a Baptist minister named