What is beatification? How the Catholic church determines the path to sainthood
ON 5 November 2022, the Catholic Church will formally recognise Sister Maria Carola Cechin (1877-1925) as “Blessed”. The Italian-born nun
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RELIGION
How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
EACH year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before
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John Paul I, ‘Smiling Pope’ for a month, moves towards sainthood
PHILIP PULLELLA POPE John Paul I, who died in 1978 after only 33 days as pontiff, moved closer to sainthood
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Pope Francis appoints two African cardinals
TWO Africans are among the select group of leading Catholic Bishops who were appointed as Cardinals by Pope Francis at
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With new cardinals, pope puts stamp on Church future
POPE Francis inducted 20 cardinals from around the world, choosing men who mostly agree with his vision of a more
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Analysis: Question of who might succeed Pope Francis to loom over cardinals’ gathering
PHILIP PULLELLA ROMAN Catholic cardinals from around the world gather for events at the Vatican starting this weekend that could
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Nigeria’s sharia blasphemy law not unconstitutional, court rules
A Nigerian court ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a test-case challenge from a singer
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Why is the Anglican Church torn over same-sex relationships?
HUGO GREENHALGH THE Anglican Church has seen a simmering row over same-sex marriage erupt as leaders gathered for the Lambeth
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Christians in Nigeria feel under attack: why it’s a complicated story
NIGERIA has a long history of religious tensions against which the current spate of violence against Christians must be seen.
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Islam has a small presence in Nigeria’s Igbo region: what a new Quran translation offers
A new translation of the Quran into the Igbo language was launched on 1 July 2022 at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Mosque
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