A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations.
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A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ
A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations.
A Long Fight to Keep a Closer Eye on Madrasas Unravels in Pakistan
In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western officials as a potential threat, register with the government.
Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.
Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls a source of organized crime.
Vatican and China Extend Agreement on Catholic Bishops
Critics argue the pact legitimizes China’s control over church affairs, while defenders say it helps support Catholics faithful to the Vatican in the Communist country.
Fugitive Televangelist Wanted by F.B.I. Is Caught in the Philippines
Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls.
Pope Lands in Indonesia, Where Muslim-Christian Harmony Is Under Strain
Indonesia is proud of its religious diversity and its reputation for tolerance, but minorities, including Catholics, still face discrimination.
Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Bill Aiming to Ban Russian-Aligned Church
The measure, which awaits President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signature, would further a long, post-Soviet split between two of the world’s largest Orthodox communities.
Nicaragua Shutters 1,500 NGOs, Many of Them Churches
The government of President Daniel Ortega revoked the legal status of hundreds of evangelical groups as part of its crackdown on institutions that do not bow to its authority.
Survivors of Doomsday Starvation Cult Testify Against Pastor and 93 Associates
An evangelical pastor in Kenya ordered his flock to shun education and medicine and starve their children to death in order to meet Jesus, witnesses in a manslaughter trial said.