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RELIGION September 25, 2017

The Latest: Explosions reported at Shiite mosque in Kabul

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 2:30 p.m.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Spiritual leader calls on doctors to help fleeing Iraqis

The spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority is calling on doctors from across Iraq to help civilians fleeing clashes in the latest fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Gambia's new president leaves to perform Muslim pilgrimage

Gambia's government says new President Adama Barrow is leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Chador in, hijab out: Iran VP's wardrobe draws criticism

Laaya Joneidi is just a couple of weeks into her appointment as Iranian vice president.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict

Thousands of security forces have marched through a northern Indian town to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect leader protested his rape conviction with violence that left at least 30 dead.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Vatican No. 2: Anti-pope jihadist attack threat is worrying

Pope Francis' top aide says a pro-Islamic State group video that targets the pope is worrying but notes Vatican security is already at a high level.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Indian guru faces up to life in prison in rape case

Thousands of supporters of an Indian quasi-religious sect leader are leaving his headquarters in northern India as authorities relax a curfew a day ahead of his sentencing in a rape case.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Iraq's Sunnis wrestle with militants' religious legacy

Even as the Islamic State group's rule is being torn down in Iraq, the seeds are there for it — or a successor extremist group — to rise again one day.

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Pope laments "persecutions" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

Pope Francis is decrying persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and praying they receive "full rights."

RELIGION September 25, 2017

Ongoing Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead, including 6 civilians

Clashes in western Myanmar that began last week when insurgents launched attacks against police posts were continuing Sunday, with the government and advocates for the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority trading charges of killing civilians, burning down homes and planting land mines.