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June 23, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: New China-Vatican row brewing over bishops
China's state-controlled Catholic church says it will move swiftly to appoint new bishops in dioceses where there are none, in a step that is certain to worsen tensions with the Vatican.
June 22, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Belfast riots renew calls for Protestant-Catholic dialogue
Rioting engulfed the Short Strand district of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday night, as pro-British loyalists and Irish republican residents of the area clashed for the second consecutive day.
June 21, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Vatican lends iPods to pilgrims
The Vatican is betting an iPod beats "Shush!" in lowering the tour guide noise level in basilicas.
June 20, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Over half Catholics surveyed want North to stay in UK
More than half of Catholics in Northern Ireland want the long-term future of the North to be as part of the United Kingdom, while only 16 per cent of the overall population favour a united Ireland, according to a new survey.
June 18, 2011 - The Telegraph
Telegraph: Christians are more militant than Muslims, says Government's equalities boss
Trevor Phillips warned that "an old time religion incompatible with modern society" is driving the revival in the Anglican and Catholic Churches and clashing with mainstream views, especially on homosexuality.
June 17, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Rowan Williams sparks a political row in England
Nearly a millennium ago, four unruly knights crossed the English Channel from France and confronted the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, over his feud with King Henry II.
June 17, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Russia’s best-known gay activist has an uphill fight
At first glance, it seemed like a breakthrough for homosexual equality in Russia. After years of battling the authorities, here was Nikolai Alekseyev, Russia’s most visible gay-rights campaigner, on a popular prime-time debate show called “Duel” recently talking about plans to hold a gay pride rally in Moscow.
June 16, 2011 - The Times
The Times: Mass suicide fears as French worry that it's Apocalypse, now
So many people in France believe that the world is about to end that a government agency yesterday alerted the country to the risk of mass suicides by converts to prophesies of imminent Armageddon.
June 14, 2011 - Irish Times
Irish Times: Attention needs to be paid to spiritual needs
A lack of respect, dignity, compassion and failure to look beyond the clinical condition is evident in nursing today, according to a senior lecturer in nursing who spoke at a conference in Dublin at the weekend.
June 14, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Eastern Europe new battleground in Mideast rift
Warsaw and Prague might seem like unlikely battlegrounds in the Middle East conflict.
June 08, 2011 - The Guardian
Guardian: Bill limiting sharia law is motivated by 'concern for Muslim women'
Islamic courts would be forced to acknowledge the primacy of English law under a bill being introduced in the House of Lords.
June 06, 2011 - The Independent
The Independent: Cameron's Cabinet split on Islamic extremist crackdown
A crackdown on Islamist extremists, centring on a ban on hardline groups at universities, is set to be approved this week by David Cameron.
June 06, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Rabbi praises Spain's progress in Jewish relations
To mark the first visit to Granada by a Jewish religious leader since Jews were expelled from Spain over five centuries ago, the city authorities had hoped to be host to a luncheon for Shlomo Moshe Amar, the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel.
June 05, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope denounces 'disintegration' of Europe families
Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up his visit to Croatia on Sunday by denouncing the "disintegration" of family life in Europe and calling for couples to make a commitment to marry and have children, not just live together.
June 04, 2011 - The Irish Times
Irish Times: Our 256,000 (and counting) atheists, agnostics, humanists and non-religious
A few weeks ago Brian Whiteside of the Humanist Association of Ireland addressed a gathering that included Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter as well as various religious leaders.
June 04, 2011 - The Guardian
Guardian: PM wins row with Nick Clegg over crackdown on Muslim extremists
David Cameron will emerge as the victor from a bitter cabinet battle over multiculturalism this week as the government unveils a hardline approach to tackling Islamist extremism.
June 03, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Pope heads to Balkans with pro-EU message
Pope Benedict XVI heads to the Balkans this weekend with a pro-European Union message for a region being forced to account for its bloody past to join the EU bloc.
May 31, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: UK delays release of anti-terror cartoon movie
It was supposed to be a warning about the perils of joining the international jihad. But those behind "Wish You Waziristan" — a cartoon take on two young Britons' tortured journey to the heart of the Taliban insurgency — say officials have put the brakes on their government-funded counter-extremism project after being spooked by negative press.
May 30, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Russia's church, lawmakers want to limit abortion
Russia's Orthodox Church teamed with Conservative parliamentarians Monday to push legislation that would radically restrict abortions in a nation struggling to cope with one of the world's lowest birthrates.
May 29, 2011 - The Star
Star: Malta votes ‘yes’ to divorce in referendum
This deeply religious island nation has shaken the Roman Catholic Church by voting in favour of legalizing divorce.
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