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"Idol" finalist David Archuleta to be missionary

(Reuters) - "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta has told fans he will become a full-time missionary for the Mormon Church in the next stage of his life.Archuleta, 20, made the tearful announcement at a concert in his hometown of Salt Lake City ...

Film shows spread of conservative Islam in secular Syria

DUBAI (Reuters) - A film about one of thousands of Koranic schools for girls in Syria has shocked some Syrians but impressed others with the implication that one of the bastions of Arab secularism has become a deeply religious society.In "The Light ...

India uproar at call in Russia to ban Hindu holy book

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Angry Indian lawmakers forced parliament to close Monday and protesters gathered outside a Russian consulate over a Siberian trial calling for one of Hinduism's most holy books to be put on a list of banned literature that includes ...

Amnesty says Saudi beheading for sorcery "shocking"

DUBAI (Reuters) - Rights group Amnesty International has described as "deeply shocking" Saudi Arabia's beheading of a woman convicted on charges of "sorcery and witchcraft," saying it underlined the urgent need to end executions in the kingdom.Saudi national Amina bint Abdul Halim ...

Evangelist Billy Graham released from hospital

(Reuters) - Billy Graham, one of America's best-known evangelists, was released on Tuesday from a North Carolina hospital after a bout with pneumonia, a hospital spokeswoman said.Graham, 93, returned to his home in Montreat, North Carolina, after a six-day stay in the ...

Bomb targeting pilgrims kills 16 in Iraq's Hilla

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed and 31 wounded by a car bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq's Hilla city during a major religious ritual, local police sources said on Monday.The bombing came at the height of Ashura, which ...

Episcopal bishop cleared of abandoning church doctrine

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The national Episcopal Church has cleared a conservative South Carolina diocese bishop of accusations that he abandoned the church's principles amid disagreement over the denomination's acceptance of homosexuality.The Right Reverend Mark J. Lawrence was accused in October ...

Episcopal bishop cleared of charges over gays in church

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The national Episcopal Church cleared a South Carolina diocese bishop of accusations that he abandoned the church's principles by opposing the denomination's acceptance of homosexuality.Bishop Right Reverend Mark J. Lawrence was accused in October of abandonment of ...

Catholics celebrate new Mass, return to "traditional roots"

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Catholics across the United States celebrated a new translation of Mass on Sunday that church leaders said would provide a deeper understanding of the faith, but which critics complained was unnecessary and confusing.A third edition of the Roman ...

Saudi says two killed in gunfight in eastern province

RIYADH (Reuters) - Two people were killed and three wounded in an exchange of fire between Saudi security forces in the oil-producing Eastern Province and what the interior ministry on Thursday called gunmen serving a foreign power.In a statement quoted on the ...
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