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Ukrain Orthodox leaders declare independence, reject Russian control
The leaders of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine that were affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church have adopted measures declaring the church's full independence
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French clergy sexually abused over 200K children since 1950: Report
Most of the victims were boys, he said, many of them aged between 10 and 13
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Was told that DDA razed church; Delhi govt as no control over it: Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal assured justice in a matter related to the demolition of a church in Chattarpur area of Delhi saying the action was taken by the DDA which comes under the Central government
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Supreme head of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India passes away
The supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India, Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, passed away in the early hours of Monday, a church spokesman said here. He was 74. His end came at 2.35 am at a private hospital in Parumala in Pathanamthitta district while undergoing treatment for post-COVID-19 complications, he said. The senior priest, who had been suffering from lung cancer since December 2019, had recovered from the COVID-19 infection in February this year. Baselios Marthoma Paulose II was the eighth Catholicos of the East in Malankara and 91st primate on the Apostolic Throne of St Thomas, the church said. He was enthroned as the Catholicos of the East & Malankara Metropolitan in November 2010.
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Former head of Mar Thoma Church Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom passes away
Former head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and the longest-serving bishop in India Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom died due to age-related ailments on Wednesday, a church spokesman said
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Explosion outside Catholic church in Indonesia's Makassar, cordon set
An explosion occurred outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, The Jakarta Post reported citing police
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Pope Francis says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, while reaffirming they cannot be priests
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Predawn fire guts old church housing New York's Liberty Bell
A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city's settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread from a five-story vacant building adjacent to the church around 5 a.m. Video posted on Twitter shows flames shooting from the roof and the church's stately front window glowing from the conflagration inside. We are devastated. We are gutted like our building is gutted; our hearts are crushed like our doors are crushed, said the Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis. "But we know how to be the church, and we know that God is God, yesterday, today and tomorrow. City Council member Carlina Rivera tweeted that no injuries were reported. Built in 1892, the church is home to the oldest congregation of the Collegiate Churches of New York, which date to the Dutch settlement of the isl
Biden as 2nd Catholic president to offer refresh in church's political role
The Roman Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was 60 years ago
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Over 50% respondents say won't visit religious places once open: Survey
The survey, conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, looked at people's willingness to visit various public spaces when they are opened post relaxations.
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Cries of abuse in Catholic churches being heard as Pope lands in Japan
The two are among a handful of people who have gone public as survivors of Catholic clergy sexual abuse in Japan, where values of conformity and harmony have resulted in a strong code of silence
Youth vandalise church in Raipur, thrash worshippers; five arrested
The accused were allegedly sporting saffron bands on their forehead and belonged to right wing Hindu outfit Bajrang Dal
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Youths vandalise church, thrash worshippers
The attackers, allegedly belonging to Bajrang Dal, vandalised the church premises and thrashed those present
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