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Security Forces Foiled Coup Plot Involving Senior Cleric, Says Armenia PM
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, amid his escalating standoff with the leadership of Armenia's Apostolic Church.
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Celebrities Head To Venice For Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Wedding
Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire's playground.
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Jaat Row: Makers Issue Clarification, Delete Controversial Church Scene After Facing Protests From Christian Bodies
The makers confirmed the immediate removal of the controversial scene and apologised for any offence caused.
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Row Over Students' Demand To Offer Namaz In Kerala's Church-Run College
A row has erupted in Kerala over a section of students protesting the denial of permission to perform 'namaz' inside the premises of a church-run college at Muvattupuzha near Kochi, which was opposed by the BJP and organisations of Catholic church me
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Music Or Misconduct? Silent Disco In UK Cathedral Sparks Protests
Despite protests, the disco will proceed, with alcohol permitted and the historic Nave transformed into a dancefloor. This clash highlights differing views on engaging younger generations and balancing reverence with financial needs in sacred spaces.
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7 Killed As Haiti Gang Opens Fire With On Christian Protest: Report
At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.
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Targeted Christians Found Shelter With Muslims During Pakistan Rampage
Pastor Javed Bhatti was roused from his sleep by the mosque's loudspeaker -- not the usual Islamic call to prayer, but a thundering call to protest against alleged blasphemy by Christians.
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Man Strips, Stands Naked In Vatican Church To Protest Ukraine War: Report
A man visiting St Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.
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Mob Tries To Attack Church In Chhattisgarh's Bastar, Cop Injured In Attack
A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday, police said.
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29 Kerala Cops Injured After Anti-Seaport Protesters Attack Police Station
A mob of agitators led by the Latin Catholic church Sunday night attacked Vizhinjam police station in protest against the construction of Adani port.
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Watch: Right-Wing Activists Sing Bhajans At Karnataka Church As "Protest"
Activists of the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad forced their way into a makeshift church in Karnataka's Hubbali on Sunday morning and sang bhajans or Hindu prayer songs as a protest, alleging forced religious conversions there.
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In French First, Same-Sex Protestant Pastors Get Married
France's Protestant church has celebrated its first wedding of same-sex pastors, authorities said Monday, six years after gay clergy first won the right to marry.
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Protesting Kerala Christians Burn Church Calendar With Rape-Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Photo
The featuring of a rape-accused bishop on the official calendar issued by a Catholic diocese in Kerala has angered a section of church-goers so much that they resorted to burning of the material in some places in the state, seeking its immediate withdrawal.
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From Pakistan To Bangladesh, Protests Flare Up Against France
France stepped up security nationwide on Friday to guard against Islamist attacks after the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while protests flared in parts of the Middle East, Asia and Africa over French caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad.
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Top US General Sorry For Joining Trump Church Walk During Protests
The top US military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets.
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Security Forces Foiled Coup Plot Involving Senior Cleric, Says Armenia PM
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, amid his escalating standoff with the leadership of Armenia's Apostolic Church.
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Celebrities Head To Venice For Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Wedding
Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire's playground.
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Jaat Row: Makers Issue Clarification, Delete Controversial Church Scene After Facing Protests From Christian Bodies
The makers confirmed the immediate removal of the controversial scene and apologised for any offence caused.
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Row Over Students' Demand To Offer Namaz In Kerala's Church-Run College
A row has erupted in Kerala over a section of students protesting the denial of permission to perform 'namaz' inside the premises of a church-run college at Muvattupuzha near Kochi, which was opposed by the BJP and organisations of Catholic church me
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Music Or Misconduct? Silent Disco In UK Cathedral Sparks Protests
Despite protests, the disco will proceed, with alcohol permitted and the historic Nave transformed into a dancefloor. This clash highlights differing views on engaging younger generations and balancing reverence with financial needs in sacred spaces.
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7 Killed As Haiti Gang Opens Fire With On Christian Protest: Report
At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.
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Targeted Christians Found Shelter With Muslims During Pakistan Rampage
Pastor Javed Bhatti was roused from his sleep by the mosque's loudspeaker -- not the usual Islamic call to prayer, but a thundering call to protest against alleged blasphemy by Christians.
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Man Strips, Stands Naked In Vatican Church To Protest Ukraine War: Report
A man visiting St Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.
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Mob Tries To Attack Church In Chhattisgarh's Bastar, Cop Injured In Attack
A church was vandalised and a senior policeman was attacked and injured during a protest by a group of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district in Bastar on Monday, police said.
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29 Kerala Cops Injured After Anti-Seaport Protesters Attack Police Station
A mob of agitators led by the Latin Catholic church Sunday night attacked Vizhinjam police station in protest against the construction of Adani port.
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Watch: Right-Wing Activists Sing Bhajans At Karnataka Church As "Protest"
Activists of the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad forced their way into a makeshift church in Karnataka's Hubbali on Sunday morning and sang bhajans or Hindu prayer songs as a protest, alleging forced religious conversions there.
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In French First, Same-Sex Protestant Pastors Get Married
France's Protestant church has celebrated its first wedding of same-sex pastors, authorities said Monday, six years after gay clergy first won the right to marry.
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Protesting Kerala Christians Burn Church Calendar With Rape-Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Photo
The featuring of a rape-accused bishop on the official calendar issued by a Catholic diocese in Kerala has angered a section of church-goers so much that they resorted to burning of the material in some places in the state, seeking its immediate withdrawal.
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From Pakistan To Bangladesh, Protests Flare Up Against France
France stepped up security nationwide on Friday to guard against Islamist attacks after the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while protests flared in parts of the Middle East, Asia and Africa over French caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad.
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Top US General Sorry For Joining Trump Church Walk During Protests
The top US military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets.
