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Pope Francis: Catholics can use condoms to prevent spread of Zika virus

"Avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil", said Pope on flight to Latin America.

Atheism thrived in ancient world: Humans not 'wired' for religion

Cambridge Professor says atheism dates back beyond Ancient Greece and Rome.

Pope Francis calls well-wisher 'selfish' after being knocked onto wheelchair-bound child

The pontiff will complete his tour with a visit to the Mexico-US border.

Pope Francis in Mexico: Pontiff delivers mass in three indigenous languages during Chiapas visit

Pope Francis travels to Chiapas state, centre of Mexico's poor, indigenous south, to preside over a mass in native languages.

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Full text of Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill's Cuba joint statement on Christianity, conflict and gay marriage

Heads of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches signed a declaration during historic Havana meeting.

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill put 1,000-year enmity to rest in historic Cuba meeting

Leaders call for renewed Christian unity and appeal for protection of Christians in the Middle East.

Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill: Watch live historic Cuba summit

Pontiff to meet Russian Orthodox Church head at Havana airport for the first time in history.

Valentine's Day 2016: Where did the romantic card-giving holiday come from?

A short history of St Valentine and Valentine's Day, marked on 14 February.

Aeromexico to teach staff significance of Sikh turban after US actor banned from plane

Waris Ahluwalia was stopped from boarding because he refused to remove his turban for religious reasons.

Nigeria: Fears of a new Boko Haram after massacre of Shia Muslims in Zaria

Tensions are rising in Zaria after clashes between the army and Shia Muslims in December 2015.

Is Sharia law good for the UK? Islamic code helps Muslims and non-Muslims live in peace, believes top scholar

Indian-born scholar says non-Muslims misunderstand the term 'sharia' just as badly as 'jihad'.

The top 10 things people are giving up for Lent

Openbible.info's data sets give an insight into changing interests since 2009

Lent 2016: How and why do people celebrate Ash Wednesday?

Lent starts on Feb 10, known as Ash Wednesday, and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, on March 26.

New York Sikh actor Waris Ahluwalia banned from plane to US because he refused to remove turban

The Grand Budapest Hotel actor offered to remove turban in private room but was still not allowed onboard.

Amazon Japan offers low-cost rent-a-monk services to rival temples

Obo San Bin or Mr Monk Delivery service aims to fill in supply gap.

Pope meets Patriarch: What is the difference between Orthodoxy and Catholicism?

The meeting of the Pontiff and Patriarch Kirill will be the first ever between the faiths.

Pope Francis to meet Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill in historic coming together

Heads of the Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church to meet for first time since split.

Obama calls on Americans to fight Islamophobia in first presidential visit to a US mosque

Barack Obama calls for religious tolerance as Republicans marginalise American Muslims in campaign trail.

Egypt: Fears grow for Christian convert held captive in brutal Cairo prison for his religious beliefs

Bishoy Hegazy was convicted of blasphemy under current Egypt president, general Abdel Fatah el-Sisi.

A father witnessed a Chick-fil-A manager's prayer with homeless man and the story went viral

Joey Mustain was at the fast food spot with his daughter when he witnessed the act of kindness.

Indian lawyer to sue Hindu god Lord Ram over his 'cruel' treatment of wife Sita

Lord Ram has been criticised by a lawyer for banishing his wife to the forest during her pregnancy.

A member of "Women of the Wall" group wears a prayer shawl and Tefillin

Israeli government approves mixed-sex plaza at Jerusalem's Western Wall for non-orthodox Jews

The plans were approved by Netanyahu's cabinet over objections despite concerns by Orthodox Jews

Greater Manchester Unitarian church first in the UK to offer transgender baptisms

New Chapel Unitarian and Free Christian in Denton agreed the move at its AGM.

Scottish Independence: Richard Dawkins and Mick Jagger Amid 200 Public Figures Against Union Break

Sceptics drop atheist Richard Dawkins for retweeting video mocking feminists and Islamists

NECSS declares that 'hateful speech runs counter to our mission' as group disinvites keynote speaker

Singapore's Foreign Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam

Singapore: Foreign preachers intolerant of other faiths will be barred

Those promoting values contrary to Singapore's social harmony and cohesion to be treated as security risk.

Sharia law UK: 'Muslim divorce gave me my freedom' says mother who fled abuse in Pakistan

Sharia courts have been accused of being discriminatory towards women.

Revenant star Leonardo DiCaprio treated to 15 minutes with Pope Francis

The star handed a book of drawings of Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch to Catholic Church figure as a gift.

British Jews fear state crackdown on circumcision, kosher meat and religious schools

Beth Din's David Frei said there is rising hostility to people of all faiths in the UK.

Sharia law UK: Britain's Jewish Beth Din court 'an example' for Muslim legal system

Jewish courts in the UK have faced many of the same challenges as Sharia.

Egyptian writer Fatima Naoot gets 3-year sentence for insulting Islam

She was also fined $2,550 by an Egyptian court on charges of blasphemy.

Sharia law UK: 'Ban Sharia? Say goodbye to chicken tikka masala' says Muslim leader

Sheikh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi said criticism of religious courts in Britain is nonsense.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2016: 10 reasons it's essential we never forget this uniquely evil event

Anti-semitism and intolerance are again poisoning society. That's why we must never forget the Holocaust.

Nigeria Zaria killings: IMN releases names of 700 missing Shias as Zakzaky returns to Abuja

Shia Muslims claim 705 people have gone missing following army raid in Zaria in December 2015.

Sharia law UK: 'Things are getting ugly for British Muslims' says Islamic court scholar Khola Hasan

Hasan is one of the only female Sharia council 'judges' in Britain.

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