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

YoopyaApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023

by YoopyaApril 10, 2023April 10, 20230512

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...

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Religion: Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 20220219

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...

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Stampede at Liberia church gathering kills 29

YoopyaJanuary 20, 2022February 27, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 20, 2022February 27, 20230191

A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio on Thursday. The incident...

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Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 202207

A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20 million donation that will go to help congregations including...

Asia News Religion World

Saudi Arabia updates decision to limit loudspeaker use for mosques

YoopyaJune 8, 2021June 21, 2021

by YoopyaJune 8, 2021June 21, 202101212

In a country with tens of thousands of mosques, many welcomed the move to reduce decibel levels Saudi Arabia’s Islamic affairs minister has approved the use...

Asia News World

Intense preparations before pontiff meets Iraqi ayatollah

YoopyaMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

by YoopyaMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021013

In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter...

Africa Europe News World

Pope prays for liberation of 317 kidnapped Nigerian students

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021011

Pope Francis on Sunday decried the kidnapping of 317 students from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria and prayed for the girls’ quick release. Addressing...

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Coughing pope cancels participating in Lenten retreat

YoopyaMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

by YoopyaMarch 1, 2020March 1, 202004

A coughing Pope Francis told pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing that he is canceling his participation at a week-long spiritual retreat in the...

Africa News World

Twenty killed in Tanzanian church stampede: official

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2020February 2, 2020

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2020February 2, 202001

Twenty people in Tanzania were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country, officials said on Sunday....

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US Church divided over claims that pope ignored sex abuse

YoopyaAugust 30, 2018

by YoopyaAugust 30, 201800

The controversy over an alleged high-level cover-up of Church sex abuse in America has revealed a deep rift among US bishops that reflects both the...