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Chinese immigrant attacked US church over ‘hatred of Taiwan’, probe finds
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He also hid bags containing Molotov cocktails and spare ammunition around the building, before opening fire with two handguns.
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One dead, five critically injured in US church shooting
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This comes just one day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state.
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Religious whipping marks Good Friday in the Philippines
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Scores of men walk barefoot as they flog themselves with bamboo whips under a blazing sun near the capital Manila, while others carried wooden crosses as they were beaten, in a ritual frowned upon by the Church.
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Peace and goodwill in Kelantan as churches celebrate Christmas
Christians in Kelantan are a minority group but have never been bothered by anyone, they say.
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Philippine churchman ‘extorted sex with threats of damnation’ in US indictment
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The indictment alleges the sex trafficking scheme ran for at least 16 years to 2018.
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French Catholic Church inquiry finds 216,000 sex abuse victims from 1950
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The landmark report, released Tuesday after two and a half years of investigations, follows widespread outrage over a string of sex abuse claims and prosecutions against Church officials worldwide.
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The tangled business of tying the knot during the Covid-19 crisis
Those who place high value on the presence of family and loved ones may have to wait until the pandemic subsides in order to sign on the dotted line.
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Church criticises Austrian govt’s ‘Islam map’
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The highly controversial map shows details of more than 600 Muslim associations including details on their location and photos of members.
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Brazil Supreme Court backs Covid bans on religious gatherings
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The issue has triggered widespread legal and political debate as Brazil faces its worst phase of the pandemic yet.
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Sarawak Christians flock online for Good Friday, Easter
Health SOPs keep physical congregations skeletal but not everyone has the internet access needed to follow church services online.
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Indonesian cops step up Easter security at churches after terror attacks
President Joko Widodo says there is no place for terrorism in Indonesia.
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Indonesia cathedral suicide bombers were newlyweds
Authorities say the weapon was a pressure cooker bomb which the couple had learned to assemble online from social media.