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Priest wants church painting removed because ‘angels look gay’

Santo Domingo - A Catholic priest at a Dominican Republic resort town wants to destroy artwork in his parish because the painting shows angels with “a homosexual expression”. This confuses the faithful, he argues.

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Resurgence of Pakistan's religious right

The rise of a new extremist alliance in Pakistan

Obama changes contraception rule

President Obama says insurers - and not religious institutions - will provide contraception to women free of charge, amid a row with religious leaders.

Libya lifts religious parties ban

Libya's NTC lifts its ban on religious parties as Libyans register to vote in June's congressional elections.

Catholic bishops denounce threats to religious freedom

Canada's Roman Catholic bishops say religious voices have a right to be heard in public debates. In a 12-page pastoral letter, they also encourage civil disobedience when public policy runs afoul of religious beliefs, citing abortion, contraception and gay marriage as examples.

French PM prompts religious row

Muslim and Jewish groups react with dismay after French PM Francois Fillon suggests the religious slaughter of animals is out of date.