Topic: Africa
Islamists who swept to victory in the first stage of Egypt's parliamentary elections were looking to consolidate their winning streak in a second round of voting Wednesday.Some 18.8 million Egyptians are eligible to cast their ballots in this round of the first ...
Egypt's Islamists said on Sunday they would not accept any interference from the ruling military council over the future constitution amid uncertainty about the army's role in the process."No one except the elected parliament has the right to draft legislation," Khairat al-Shater, ...
Egyptian Copts, the Middle East's biggest Christian community, headed to mass on Sunday fearful of what an Islamist landslide in the country's election will mean for their community.In churches across the capital, the community gathered for its first Sunday service since the ...
BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN, Jordan (Reuters) - Only five years ago, critical remarks by Pope Benedict about Islam sparked off violent protests in several Muslim countries.Never very good, relations between the world's two largest religions sank to new lows in modern times.This ...
Pope Benedict XVI ended his second visit to Africa on Sunday after a trip that saw him present the continent's Catholic Church as a source of hope at a time of waning faith in parts of the West.Several times during his three-day ...
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass at a stadium hosting tens of thousands on Sunday in Benin, wrapping up a visit that saw him sign off on a grand vision for his church's future in Africa.Some 50,000 people filled the stadium in Cotonou, ...
OUIDAH, Benin (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday visited the city considered the capital of voodoo in West Africa, praying at a Catholic cathedral just across the street from a large voodoo temple with a pit full of pythons.While the pope was ...
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Benin to a joyous welcome from thousands Friday in a nation considered a voodoo heartland and warned against "unconditional submission" to the market and finance.Residents lined the streets as Benedict passed in his popemobile, including women wearing ...
COTONOU (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, arriving on his second trip to Africa as Roman Catholic leader, on Friday urged African nations to resist the temptation to surrender to market forces as they grow and modernize.The pope arrived in the largest city in ...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Benin on Friday, marking his second visit to Africa in a nation considered the heartland of voodoo and after his 2009 trip to the continent led to an outcry over condoms.He is expected to be welcomed by ...
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