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Faith July 12, 2016

Thousands fast after Putin signs law banning evangelism outside of churches

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law last week a measure punishing any kind of religious evangelization outside of churches, which some observers have called one of the most restrictive move in "post-Soviet history."

RELIGION July 12, 2016

Guam archdiocese reviewing sex abuse response policy

Guam's archdiocese is reviewing how it responds to allegations of sexual abuse against church officials after the archbishop was accused of assaulting boys in the 1970s.

RELIGION July 12, 2016

Pakistani police on the hunt for Christian charged over poem

Pakistan police say they are searching for a Christian man facing blasphemy charges after a Muslim friend accused him of insulting Islam with a poem.

Europe July 12, 2016

Vatican taps ex-Fox reporter, woman in new spokesman team

Pope Francis has named a former Fox TV correspondent to replace his longtime spokesman and tapped a Spanish woman to be his deputy, the first time a woman has held the post.

US July 12, 2016

Anglican Church of Canada votes against same-sex unions

The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted against authorizing same-sex marriages Monday after nearly a week of passionate debates about blessing such unions at the church's triennial conference.

RELIGION July 12, 2016

US, Israel Jewish leaders demand right to pray in Jerusalem

Leaders of liberal American and Israeli Jewish movements are demanding the right to pray at a Jerusalem holy site and say the Israeli government's lack of progress on giving them those prayer rights is "unjust and insulting." Israel announced in January it would expand and officially recognize a special mixed-gender prayer area at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Europe July 11, 2016

Vatican outlines pope's upcoming trip to Georgia, Azerbaijan

The Vatican says Pope Francis will meet with Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders during his Sept. 30-Oct. 2 trip to the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Azerbaijan, adding a strong interreligious dimension to an already politically delicate trip.

RELIGION July 11, 2016

Former 樱桃视频 journalist named Vatican spokesman

Pope Francis on Monday named a former Fox TV correspondent, Greg Burke, as his spokesman and tapped a Spanish woman to be the deputy, the first time a woman has held the post.

Europe July 11, 2016

Putin ask monks to pray for Russians killed in Syria

President Vladimir Putin has visited a famed Russian monastery to pray for Russian servicemen killed in Syria.

Europe July 11, 2016

Rocket attacks kill at least 30 in Syria's Aleppo

Syrian state media says 30 people have been killed in rocket fire overnight in Aleppo, the country's largest city and the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's civil war, now in its sixth year.