Topic: Religion

Holy Land clerics launch interfaith Earth forum

Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in the Holy Land joined forces Monday to launch a multi-faith environmental campaign, citing religious injunctions to protect the Earth across their three faiths.Among their plans are the convening of an international conference of religious leaders in ...

Pope urges Norwegians to reject hatred and conflict

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict expressed sympathy Saturday for the victims of a suspected right-wing zealot who killed up to 98 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack and urged Norwegians to reject hatred and violence.In a message to Norway's King ...

Exorcists meet in Poland, tackle vampires

Vampires, the devil's deceit and mental illness are among the hot topics for some 300 exorcists who flocked to Poland this week from as far away as Africa and India for a week-long congress.Held at Poland's Roman Catholic Jasna Gora monastery, home ...

Police send "holy" Roman robber to Queen of Heaven

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Italian police said on Thursday they had found a fitting temporary home for an accused jewelry robber whose priestly disguise failed to help him slip past their dragnet.Police said they tracked down and arrested the 37-year-old male suspect ...

In Ahmadis's desert city, Pakistan closes in

RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - At the office of what claims to be one of Pakistan's oldest newspapers, workers scan copy for words it is not allowed to use -- words like Muslim and Islam."The government is constantly monitoring this publication to make ...

In Ahmadis' desert city, Pakistan closes in

RABWAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - At the office of what claims to be one of Pakistan's oldest newspapers, workers scan copy for words it is not allowed to use -- words like Muslim and Islam. "The government is constantly monitoring this publication to ...

South Sudan prays, fields soccer team after split

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese prayed for the prosperity of their new nation on Sunday and kicked off their first soccer match as an independent country after seceding from Sudan's north on Saturday.Southerners voted to split in two Africa's largest nation by ...

Medieval pilgrim's guide missing from Spain church

MADRID (Reuters Life!) - Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of the Codex Calixtinus, a valuable 12th century manuscript, from the Santiago de Compostela cathedral in northwestern region of Galicia, a spokesman said on Thursday.The manuscript is a collection of sermons and ...

Israel targets top rabbis for anti-Arab incitement

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police briefly detained a leading rabbi Sunday as part of a widening probe into a treatise suspected of inciting the murder of Arabs.The investigation has pitted authorities in the Jewish state against far-right West Bank settlers and has ...

Christians issue rule book for spreading faith

GENEVA (Reuters) - A coalition of major Christian churches including the Vatican launched a rule book on Tuesday for spreading their faith that aims to reduce hostility from Islam and other religions to efforts to convert their followers.The five-page code of conduct, ...