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• Sudan, South Sudan swap accusations of attacks, church raided
• Muslim mob burns Catholic church in Sudan capital
• Orthodox Church under attack: Russian Patriarch
• Tens of thousands pray for Russia's church
• Muslim mob torches Catholic church in Sudanese capital amid border tensions with south
• Muslim mob torches Khartoum church
• Thousands pray in defence of Russian Orthodox Church in controversy over jailed punk rockers
• Boxing hero Pacquiao mixes religion and training

Sudan, South Sudan swap accusations of attacks, church raided Posted: KHARTOUM/BENTIU, South Sudan (Reuters) - Sudan and newly-independent South Sudan accused each other of launching fresh attacks on their territories on Sunday as neither side showed any sign of bowing to global pressure to return to the negotiating table. South Sudan said Sudanese troops attacked settlements about 10km (6 miles) on its side of the border and carried out air raids in a range of areas including its oil-producing Unity state. ...

Muslim mob burns Catholic church in Sudan capital Posted: A Muslim mob set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday.

Orthodox Church under attack: Russian Patriarch Posted: MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church warned tens of thousands of believers on Sunday they were "under attack by persecutors" on a nationwide day of prayer intended to heal divisions over a protest at the altar by a women's punk band. At least 40,000 people came to hear Patriarch Kirill lead them in prayer at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, where Pussy Riot performed a "punk prayer" on February 21 deriding the Church's close relationship with President-elect Vladimir Putin. ...

Tens of thousands pray for Russia's church Posted: Tens of thousands prayed outside Moscow's main cathedral on Sunday to show their support for the Russian Orthodox Church in a controversy over a punk rock protest that has added to the political tensions in Russia.

Muslim mob torches Catholic church in Sudanese capital amid border tensions with south Posted: KHARTOUM, Sudan - A Muslim mob has set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday.

Muslim mob torches Khartoum church Posted: A Muslim mob has set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday.

Thousands pray in defence of Russian Orthodox Church in controversy over jailed punk rockers Posted: MOSCOW - Thousands have gathered at Moscow's main cathedral to pray for the defence of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Boxing hero Pacquiao mixes religion and training Posted: Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has combined his new-found religious fervour with his training for an upcoming fight, holding bible-reading sessions after daily workouts.

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