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Kerala Church Says Can't Ban Confessions, Cites "Religious Freedom"
The protests by churchgoers in Kerala against the women's panel's recommendation to stop confessions continued today at the Malankara Orthodox church.
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Another Woman Accuses Priest Of Sexual Assault In Kerala
A case of alleged rape has been filed against yet another priest of a church in Kerala, where a string of clergymen are facing accusations of sexual misconduct, police said today.
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Pope In Mexico After Historic Talks With Russian Patriarch
Mexico greeted Pope Francis on Friday with mariachi music and throngs of Catholic faithful lining the streets after he held historic talks with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba.
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Historic Meeting of Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Head Seen Nearer
An historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is "getting closer every day," a senior Orthodox prelate said in an interview published today.
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Russian Police Arrest 3 After Dramatic Moscow Shootout
Moscow police said today they had detained three members of a criminal gang suspected of stealing more than 30 million rubles ($546,000) after a dramatic shootout close to a busy rail station.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Releases Commemorative Stamp on Kottayam Old Seminary
President Pranab Mukherjee today released a commemorative postage stamp on the bi-centennial of Kerala's Orthodox Theological Seminary or Old Seminary, Kottayam in New Delhi.
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Plea For Help to Find Fate of Missing Syria Clerics
The Eastern Orthodox church today appealed to the international community to help discover the fate of two senior clerics kidnapped in Syria's northern Aleppo province two years ago.
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Turkey Gives Go-Ahead for First New Church in 90 Years
The church is for the country's tiny Syriac community and will be built in the Istanbul suburb of Yesilkoy on the shores of the Sea of Marmara, which already has Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic churches.
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Head of Serbia Church Denounces Gay Pride March
The head of Serbia's Christian Orthodox church has denounced a gay pride march planned for the weekend, adding to tensions over the event, which has faced threats from extremists.
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Ukraine Church Leader Says Vladimir Putin 'Possessed by Satan'
The head of Ukraine's Orthodox Church yesterday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being possessed by Satan -- a comment certain to outrage tens of millions of faithful in both countries.
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Thousands March in Cyprus' First Gay Pride, Seeking Equal Rights
Thousands of people marched in Cyprus' first gay pride parade on Saturday, calling for equal rights in a country where homosexuality is still vehemently opposed by an influential Orthodox Church.
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Camouflage and candles: Easter comes to Ukraine's rebel east
Resurrection and rebellion -- in Ukraine's separatist east this weekend, those two themes collided as pro-Kremlin militants briefly subjugated their political passions to religious ones in a celebration of Easter.
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Matrimonial website for cancer survivors to be launched in Kerala
Claimed to be the first of its kind in India, a matrimonial website exclusively for cancer survivors is being launched in Kerala.
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Pope meeting Vladimir Putin, could help mend Catholic-Orthodox relations
Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, an encounter that could help mend strained relations between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Bulgarian bishop fails to sell Rolex to pay power bill
A top Bulgarian cleric on Sunday failed to sell his gold Rolex to pay the electricity bill of his cash-strapped church as there were no takers for the watch in the EU's poorest country.
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Kerala Church Says Can't Ban Confessions, Cites "Religious Freedom"
The protests by churchgoers in Kerala against the women's panel's recommendation to stop confessions continued today at the Malankara Orthodox church.
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Another Woman Accuses Priest Of Sexual Assault In Kerala
A case of alleged rape has been filed against yet another priest of a church in Kerala, where a string of clergymen are facing accusations of sexual misconduct, police said today.
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Pope In Mexico After Historic Talks With Russian Patriarch
Mexico greeted Pope Francis on Friday with mariachi music and throngs of Catholic faithful lining the streets after he held historic talks with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Cuba.
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Historic Meeting of Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Head Seen Nearer
An historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is "getting closer every day," a senior Orthodox prelate said in an interview published today.
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Russian Police Arrest 3 After Dramatic Moscow Shootout
Moscow police said today they had detained three members of a criminal gang suspected of stealing more than 30 million rubles ($546,000) after a dramatic shootout close to a busy rail station.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Releases Commemorative Stamp on Kottayam Old Seminary
President Pranab Mukherjee today released a commemorative postage stamp on the bi-centennial of Kerala's Orthodox Theological Seminary or Old Seminary, Kottayam in New Delhi.
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Plea For Help to Find Fate of Missing Syria Clerics
The Eastern Orthodox church today appealed to the international community to help discover the fate of two senior clerics kidnapped in Syria's northern Aleppo province two years ago.
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Turkey Gives Go-Ahead for First New Church in 90 Years
The church is for the country's tiny Syriac community and will be built in the Istanbul suburb of Yesilkoy on the shores of the Sea of Marmara, which already has Greek Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic churches.
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Head of Serbia Church Denounces Gay Pride March
The head of Serbia's Christian Orthodox church has denounced a gay pride march planned for the weekend, adding to tensions over the event, which has faced threats from extremists.
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Ukraine Church Leader Says Vladimir Putin 'Possessed by Satan'
The head of Ukraine's Orthodox Church yesterday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being possessed by Satan -- a comment certain to outrage tens of millions of faithful in both countries.
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Thousands March in Cyprus' First Gay Pride, Seeking Equal Rights
Thousands of people marched in Cyprus' first gay pride parade on Saturday, calling for equal rights in a country where homosexuality is still vehemently opposed by an influential Orthodox Church.
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Camouflage and candles: Easter comes to Ukraine's rebel east
Resurrection and rebellion -- in Ukraine's separatist east this weekend, those two themes collided as pro-Kremlin militants briefly subjugated their political passions to religious ones in a celebration of Easter.
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Matrimonial website for cancer survivors to be launched in Kerala
Claimed to be the first of its kind in India, a matrimonial website exclusively for cancer survivors is being launched in Kerala.
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Pope meeting Vladimir Putin, could help mend Catholic-Orthodox relations
Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, an encounter that could help mend strained relations between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Bulgarian bishop fails to sell Rolex to pay power bill
A top Bulgarian cleric on Sunday failed to sell his gold Rolex to pay the electricity bill of his cash-strapped church as there were no takers for the watch in the EU's poorest country.
