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French Muslim mason immortalized as gargoyle at Catholic cathedral in message of toleranceA Muslim stone mason who spent nearly four decades helping to restore an ancient Roman Catholic cathedral has been immortalized, as a winged gargoyle peering from the facade of the ...

Religion news in briefIn a move that stunned parishioners, the Boston Archdiocese shut down a Quincy church last weekend, five years after it was allowed to remain open as a chapel. Star of the Sea Church was one of dozens of parishes ...

Pope thanks Britain for 'vast' security, communications efforts in upcoming visitPope Benedict XVI thanked the British on Wednesday for the "vast amount of work" they have put into his upcoming visit and said he hoped their efforts would pay off. Benedict's Sept. ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A Church of England vicar who oversaw hundreds of sham marriages to help migrants settle illegally in Britain was jailed for four years on Monday. The Reverend Alex Brown, 61, presided over 360 bogus ceremonies over four years ...

French diplomats face fallout abroad as bid to ban Islamic veils irks allies _ and touristsProtests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders. A bill to outlaw ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday. Wilders' Freedom Party scored the biggest gains in June 9 polls and is currently negotiating to form a ...

Judaism is making a comeback in Germany 65 years after the Holocaust, thanks largely to immigration from the ex-Soviet Union, as shown by the ordination in Leipzig this week of two rabbis. The ordination as Orthodox rabbis of the men originally from ...

Main Paris mosque criticizes burger chain's efforts to offer food tailored to MuslimsNote to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of complaints from the far-right. As ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Radical U.S. Muslim discussion groups are growing in influence much as similar forums did in 1990s Britain, a hardline British preacher said on Wednesday, referring to a period when London was Europe's Islamist hub. Anjem Choudary, accused by his ...

The Catholic leader of England and Wales denied Tuesday that asking the faithful to pay a contribution to see the pope when he visits Britain next month would "dampen enthusiasm" for the trip. "I don't think it will dampen enthusiasm at all. ...

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Topic: Western Europe

Muslim mason immortalized at French cathedral

Religion news in brief

Pope thanks UK for 'vast' efforts for trip

Church of England vicar jailed for marriage scam

French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists

Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician

Back from the USSR, Judaism enjoys German renaissance

Paris mosque slams burger chain's Muslim outreach

Interview: UK Islamist says like-minded U.S. groups expanding

Church denies pope payments will dampen visit

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