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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has refused calls to resign over a damning Church of England child sex assault inquiry's 'shameful and disgraceful' findings.
Wrexham Council has outlined proposed changes to the constitution of the county borough's Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) after it was described as being "not fit for purpose". Currently the panel is only made up of figures from Christian denominations.
China plans to establish its biggest diplomatic mission in the world at a site by the residential streets of Tower Hamlets, where four in 10 residents are Muslim. It is already facing opposition from some local councillors and residents.
The investigation into Vatican finances that led to the abrupt ousting of a cardinal last month has also uncovered payments to a Sardinian woman who is alleged to have used money intended for the rescue of Catholic hostages to buy luxury handbags and clothing.
Irate Orthodox Jewish demonstrators stopped traffic, torched face masks and assaulted a reporter as they continued protests against coronavirus restrictions on Brooklyn streets Wednesday.
If the court expands its new "religious freedom" exception, local leaders will be forced to choose between funding discrimination against their residents and taking these services back from faith-based organisations at tremendous tax payer expense, says Michael Vargas.
A proposed amendment to Sri Lanka's Constitution that would consolidate power in the president's hands has raised concerns about the impact on ethnic minorities who fear their rights could be undermined by a nationalistic Sinhala Buddhist parliamentary majority.
South Korea on Wednesday proposed allowing abortion up until the fourteenth week of pregnancy as part of a new law designed to comply with a landmark ruling by the constitutional court that struck down a decades-long ban.
Following a call for a greater role for religion in public services, Stephen Evans argues that any expansion of faith-based provision mustn't see equality and fair treatment relegated to secondary or dispensable matters.
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