Topic: Protestantism
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Catholics are more likely to support government intervention in the economy than Protestants and also have a stronger preference for sharing wealth equally, a European Central Bank study said.The research paper also said Max Weber's theories about the Protestant ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's visit to his German homeland was bound to provoke harsh words from his critics. The surprise of the event was how bluntly he took his own Church to task and disappointed Protestants ready to work with him.Despite ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict starts his most difficult visit yet to his German homeland on Thursday, touring mostly Protestant and atheist regions in the ex-communist east after previous visits to Catholic strongholds in the Rhineland and his native Bavaria.The country's religious ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - When Pope Benedict visits his native Germany later this week, the anarchists, gays and radicals planning to protest against his presence should be the least of his worries.His toughest critics come from the ranks of fellow German Christians.Religion in ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Sunday he would pray with German Protestants during a visit this week to the cradle of the European Reformation, but played down expectations of a breakthrough in ecumenical ties.The pope's September 22-25 visit to Germany, ...
A football fan cleared of assaulting Celtic manager Neil Lennon was on Wednesday jailed for eight months for a breach of the peace over a pitchside incident during a match last season.John Wilson, 26, was accused of a sectarian attack on Lennon, ...
US Muslims are more optimistic about the future than other faith groups, but while they overwhelmingly reject terrorism, nearly half report discrimination, a poll found.The survey was carried out ahead of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and looked at ...
BELFAST, June 21 (Reuters) - A press photographer was shot in the leg and two other people were injured when riots broke out between Protestants and Catholics in Belfast for a second successive night on Tuesday.Police said around 700 people threw fireworks, ...
BELFAST, Jun (Reuters) - Shots were fired during sectarian rioting between Protestants and Catholics in Belfast overnight, police said, in what local politicians described as the worst violence of its kind in the area for a decade.Hundreds of youths, many with their ...
Almost three-quarters of people in Northern Ireland, including a majority of Catholics, want the province to remain part of the UK, according to a poll on Friday.Some 73 percent want to remain part of the United Kingdom either with direct rule from ...