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RELIGION September 26, 2017

Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in visit to Saudi Arabia

Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is on a rare visit to Saudi Arabia.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Italy's Emma Bonino, pro-abortion rights, speaks at church despite protests

Two opposing sides in Italy were brought together on Wednesday when Emma Bonino, a former Italian foreign minister who is pro-abortion rights, spoke at a Catholic church on Wednesday despite strong protests from pro-life supporters.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Tens of thousands protest Israel for Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Turkey to denounce Israel following widespread clashes over security measures at a holy site in Jerusalem.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries

It was a routine check.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Myanmar police arrest journalist ahead of defamation trial

Police in Myanmar have arrested a prominent journalist, accusing him of attempting to flee the country just days ahead of his trial on defamation charges brought by a controversial Buddhist monk who leads an ultra-nationalist movement accused of stirring up hatred against the country's Muslim minority.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Austria: Court convicts man who questioned gassing of Jews

An Austrian court has found a man who claimed the mass killings of Jews in gas chambers under Adolf Hitler was a story made up by Jews guilty of violating the country's anti-Nazi laws and sentenced him to a suspended 12-month prison term.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Clerics offering religious edicts in Cairo metro stir debate

Reda el-Sebaay was taking the subway while on a short business trip to Cairo from a Nile Delta city when he stumbled upon clerics offering religious advice or fatwas — answers to any question a Muslim follower might have.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Pakistani lawmakers to elect new premier to replace Sharif

Pakistani lawmakers are to elect the successor to three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who resigned last week after being disqualified from office by the country's Supreme Court over concealing assets.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Afghan official says explosion inside mosque kills 20

An Afghan hospital official says an explosion inside a minority Shiite mosque in western Herat, on the border with Iran, has killed at least 20 people.

United Kingdom September 26, 2017

Catholic priests mistaken for bachelor party, told to leave pub

Seven Roman Catholic priests were refused service in a Welsh pub after staff mistook them for a stag party in fancy dress.