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United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee places a note given to him by US President Donald Trump in the cracks of the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City

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New US envoy prays, delivers Trump ‘peace’ message at Western Wall

The new US ambassador to Israel prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Friday, delivering a handwritten message from President Donald Trump calling...

AFPApril 18, 2025

Buddhist devotees are flocking to the city of Kandy for a rare glimpse of a Buddhist relic on displace for the first time in 16 years

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Sri Lankans throng to Kandy for rare display of Buddhist relic

Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday’s display of a prized relic that will be shown...

AFPApril 18, 2025

Pope Francis paid a visit Maundy Thursday to inmates inside Rome's central jail.

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Pope says doing ‘best he can’ on jail visit before Easter

A still-convalescing Pope Francis said Thursday he was doing “as best I can” as he visited inmates at Rome’s central jail before Easter. The...

AFPApril 17, 2025

Penitents from the 'Cofradia de Jesus del Via Crucis' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora

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Spanish youth keep vibrant Holy Week processions alive

Clad in a traditional white tunic and purple sash, four-year-old Thiago could barely contain his excitement before taking part as a drummer in a...

AFPApril 17, 2025

Bats fly over a church tower in Jos, capital of the religiously mixed Plateau state, Nigeria

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Nigerian mixed-faith families sense danger as violence flares

When the news came through of yet another massacre in the countryside in Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state, local Christian Jamaima Haruna was terrified for...

AFPApril 17, 2025

Less than a month after his release from Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis is likely to sit out the bulk of the week's events

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Pope leaves faithful guessing over Easter appearances

Pope Francis may be on the mend, but as Easter nears, Catholic faithful are wondering how much of the celebrations the 88-year-old will be...

AFPApril 16, 2025

A devastating fire broke out at the Gothic masterpiece on April 15, 2019

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Macron to honour craftspeople who rebuilt Notre Dame

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday will bestow awards on around 100 craftspeople and officials who helped restore Notre Dame to its former glory after...

AFPApril 15, 2025

Francis recognised the "heroic virtues" of the Catalan architect, who designed Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica

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Pope recognises ‘God’s architect’ Gaudi as ‘venerable’

The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed “God’s architect”, on the path to sainthood, the Vatican...

AFPApril 14, 2025