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Death Toll From Nigerian Violence Rises to 500 - NYTimes.com
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Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria sharply increased the count of the dead after a weekend of vicious ethnic violence, saying Monday that as many as 500 people — many of them women and children — may have been killed near the city of Jos, long a center of tensions between Christians and Muslims. …

Al Jazeera English - Africa - Arrests made over Nigeria attacks
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Nigerian authorities say they have arrested scores of people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that left more than 200 people dead. …

The Associated Press: Pope's brother says he would testify in abuse case
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The pope's brother says in an interview that he would be willing to testify in the sex scandal rocking the Catholic church in Germany even though he knows nothing about the alleged abuse of a former choir boy. …

BBC News - Iraq parliamentary election hit by insurgent attacks
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Iraq's second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion has been hit by multiple attacks, with at least 35 people being killed. …

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Clashes at Jerusalem's Aqsa mosque
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Israeli police have entered Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque compound to disperse Palestinian protesters who they said threw stones at police officers and Jewish worshippers nearby. …

The Associated Press: Pope's brother's choir faces abuse claims
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An ever-widening sexual abuse scandal involving Germany's Roman Catholic Church spilled into the heart of Pope Benedict XVI's homeland Friday when a former member of a boy's choir led for 30 years by his brother claimed he was a victim. …

Nun who claimed Pope John Paul II cured her of Parkinson's falls ill again World news guardian.co.uk
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It was the miracle that set Pope John Paul II on the road to sainthood and provided faithful followers with proof of his holy powers. But hopes that the former pope's canonisation would be fast-tracked by Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's recovery from Parkinson's disease have been set back by reports that the French nun has fallen ill again. …

Destination Spain for Fifth Papal Voyage of 2010
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It was announced Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI will make a fifth oversees Papal Voyage in 2010. On Nov. 6 he will be in Santiago de Compostela for the Year of St. James celebrations. On Nov 7th he will travel to the Port City of Barcelona …

Malaysia won't punish Muslims for taking Communion - washingtonpost.com
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Malaysia won't prosecute two Muslims who pretended to be Roman Catholics and took Communion, a decision a church leader said Thursday undermines peace at a time of rising tensions between Muslims and the country's religious minorities. …

13 Catholic schools to shut in June - baltimoresun.com
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Facing rising costs and falling enrollments, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will close 13 of its 64 schools at the end of the academic year, officials told employees and families Wednesday. …

Stampede for free clothes at Hindu temple in India kills at least 63 - Times Online
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A stampede at a Hindu temple in northern India killed at least 63 people today – mostly women and children – as thousands of devotees rushed to receive free clothes and food. …

The Associated Press: Pope to visit Spain in November
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The Vatican's spokesman says the pope will visit Spain in November, with a stop in Barcelona to inaugurate the famed cathedral La Sagrada Familia …

BBC News - Pope Benedict invited to Wales by first minister
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Pope Benedict XVI has been invited to visit Wales when he comes to the UK on an official visit later this year …

The Associated Press: Dutch gays, Catholic church put aside dispute
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Dutch gay rights groups have called for an end to protests against a Catholic church southwest of Amsterdam after it said it would no longer seek to bar homosexuals from taking communion. …

Uproar as Catholic Church asks parishioners to pay for sex abuse claims Irish News IrishCentral
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The Bishop of Ferns, Denis Brennan, has asked the parishioners of County Wexford to help pay the costs of compensating victims of clerical sex abuse …

BBC News - Netherlands gay protest over Catholic communion snub
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Hundreds of Dutch activists have walked out of a Mass in protest at a Roman Catholic policy of denying communion to practising homosexuals. …

1.5 Million Displaced After Chile Quake - NYTimes.com
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A strong aftershock struck Chile on Sunday, a day after a destructive 8.8-magnitude earthquake left hundreds of people dead and a long swath of the country in smoky rubble …

Pope to Iraqi Christians: Be the Leaven of Peace
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Pope Benedict XVI’s dedicated his first appointment with the general public after his week long Lenten retreat to two appeals. One for the community of peoples in Iraq, the other for the victims of Saturdays massive earthquake in Chile …

Unrest Persists Over Israel Plan for Cave of the Patriarchs - NYTimes.com
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Dozens of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli forces for a fourth day on Thursday at various locations in this volatile city over the inclusion of a hotly contested religious shrine here, the Cave of the Patriarchs, in a list of places earmarked for renovation as Jewish heritage sites. …

Pope's Pain at Christian Killings in Iraq
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Pope Benedict XVI says he is pained by the ongoing killings of Christians in Iraq. …

Faith schools opt-out gets approval Education guardian.co.uk
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Ed Balls's controversial amendment to the bill on sex education, allowing faith schools to opt out of new rules on teaching about issues such as homosexuality and contraception, was passed in the Commons yesterday by 268 votes to 177, giving the government a majority of 91. …

In Brief:

WFP Airlifts Emergency Food to Help Earthquake Victims in Chile

2010-03-07

Court Victory for Pro-Life Free Speech at Ivy League Brown University

2010-03-07

Caritas Condemns Ongoing Violence in Iraq Before the Elections

2010-03-05

WFP Reduces Rations for 460,000 Children in Cote D'Ivoire

2010-03-05

UNHCR to Help Victims of Uganda Landslide

2010-03-04

Pope to Visit Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona

2010-03-04

U.S. Bishops Offer Prayers, Assistance for Victims of Earthquake in Chile

2010-03-03

Woman Conceived in Rape Takes Message to the United Nations

2010-03-03

Pope Appeals for Help for Iraqi Christians and Chilean Earthquake Victims

2010-03-02

The Hunger Bytes! Jury is in...Aspiring Filmmakers Win Trip to Guatemala

2010-03-02

UN Urges Further Strengthening of Disaster Risk Reduction Preparedness

2010-03-02

B'Tselem Investigates Allegations Soldiers Shot to Death Wounded Man

2010-02-28

Caritas Ready to Respond to Earthquake in Chile

2010-02-28

Pope's Profound Sorrow at Death of Christians in Iraq

2010-02-26

UNICEF Saddened to Learn of Death of Childrens' Rights Advocate

2010-02-26

UNESCO Expresses Concern for Holy Sites

2010-02-26

Palestinian Rights Committee ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Israel’s Announcement

2010-02-26

Bishops Call for Bipartisan Action to Protect Human Life and Dignity

2010-02-25

White House Called on to Expand Global Health Initiative

2010-02-25

WFP Boosts Humanitarian Rapid Response Capacity in Asia

2010-02-25

UN Leader Attends Gala Honouring Victims of Slavery

2010-02-25