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Europe May 29, 2016

Pope rules out retiring like his predecessor

Pope Francis says he has no intention of quitting the papacy — a possibility opened up by his predecessor Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.

Europe May 28, 2016

Putin visits Orthodox monastic community at Mount Athos

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern Greek peninsula of Mount Athos, on a visit to the autonomous Orthodox Christian monastic community here.

Europe May 28, 2016

Catholic priest says Colombia rebels free Spanish journalist

A Roman Catholic priest says the National Liberation Army has freed a Spanish journalist who went missing a week ago in a lawless region of Colombia.

RELIGION May 27, 2016

Muslim mob attacks, torches Christian homes in Egyptian province

A Muslim mob ransacked and torched seven Christian homes in a province south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after rumors spread that a Christian man had an affair with a Muslim woman, according to a statement by the local Orthodox Coptic church.

Europe May 27, 2016

Putin heads to Greece for business, Orthodox Christian site

Russia's president is travelling to financially struggling Greece for a visit that will include a trip to a secluded, male-only Christian Orthodox sanctuary in the country's north.

VIDEO May 27, 2016

How one woman saved thousands of lives in Vietnam

A journey from tragedy to triumph

VIDEO May 27, 2016

Why the military needs more Catholic priests

Military chaplain numbers are dwindling

RELIGION May 27, 2016

Israeli Christian wins first 'Miss Trans Israel' pageant

An Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant.

Europe May 27, 2016

G-7 in sync with Japanese Prime Minister Abe's own agenda

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and fellow leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies will begin their summit Thursday with a visit to Ise Shrine, the most hallowed site for Japan's indigenous Shinto religion — one of many aspects of the gathering that dovetail with Abe's long-term diplomatic and political agenda.

Europe May 27, 2016

Things to know about Mount Athos: 1,500 monks, no women

Christian Orthodox believers know Greece's heavily-forested northern peninsula of Mount Athos as the "Orchard of the Virgin Mary," but women have been strictly barred from entering it for more than a thousand years.