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Europe April 13, 2017

Pope off to maximum-security prison for foot washing ritual

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis is heading to a maximum-security prison to wash the feet of 12 inmates — including three women and a Muslim — stressing once again that a pope must serve those on society's margins.

VIDEO April 13, 2017

Egyptian Christians in mourning cancel Easter festivities

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GLOBAL ECONOMY April 13, 2017

Egypt beefs up security outside churches ahead of Easter

Outside of Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, a dozen high-ranking police officers are stationed on all entrances, searching cars and scanning the area, as security measures are visibly beefed up outside churches before Easter prayers on Sunday.

RELIGION April 13, 2017

Bangladesh militant hanged for attack aimed at British envoy

Authorities in Bangladesh have executed a top leader of a banned militant group and two accomplices for their involvement in a grenade attack against a British diplomat at a popular Islamic shrine in 2004.

Syria April 13, 2017

Andrew Napolitano: Trump's attack on Syria was both emotional and illegal

Syria is not a threat to the U.S., nor is it likely to become one.

VIDEO April 12, 2017

Supreme Court takes up debate over religious liberty

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Europe April 12, 2017

Russian cosmonaut says he has taken relics of saint to space

A cosmonaut who has returned to Earth after a mission on the International Space Station says he took a relic of a Russian Orthodox saint with him.

RELIGION April 12, 2017

Egypt names Mubarak-era figures to head media watchdogs

Egypt's president has picked three former leaders at state news organizations during the era of deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak to lead new media watchdog agencies, part of measures to tighten his control over the country following a pair of horrific Islamic State church bombings last weekend.

RELIGION April 12, 2017

China lashes out at India for arranging Dalai Lama visit

China has lashed out at India for hosting the Dalai Lama near their disputed border, warning that the Tibetan spiritual leader's visit has touched on the political foundation of the Asian giants' relationship.

Europe April 12, 2017

Hungarian top court repeals village's ban on mosques, burkas

Hungary's Constitutional Court has repealed a ban by a village led by a far-right mayor on the construction of mosques and headscarves like burkas and chadors worn by Muslim women.