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• Pope announces day of fasting for peace for Syria
• Pope announces world day of fasting, prayer for Syria
• Attackers torch Saudi religious police building
• Pope asks other faiths to join day of prayer for peace in Syria
• Pope calls international day of prayer for peace in Syria
• Pope announces day of fasting, prayer for Syria
• Indian religious leader arrested on rape charge

Pope announces day of fasting for peace for Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:38 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace there on Sept. 7.

Pope announces world day of fasting, prayer for Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT Pope Francis called Sunday for the world to unite in a day of fasting and prayer for Syria and said "God and history" would judge anyone using chemical weapons.

Attackers torch Saudi religious police building Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:40 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - The entrance of a Saudi religious police building has been set on fire, Saudi media reported on Sunday, in a rare attack on a force criticized by the public for its heavy-handed tactics. Formally known as the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, religious police officers patrol the streets to enforce gender segregation and ensure the public behave in accordance with their strict interpretation of Islamic teachings. ...

Pope asks other faiths to join day of prayer for peace in Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 04:58 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday invited people of all faiths to join him and the world's Catholics in a day of prayer and fasting on September 7 to end the conflict in Syria. Addressing tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, he issued a long, impassioned appeal for peace in Syria and across the Middle East, saying God and history would be the judge of those who promoted violence or prevented peace. Francis condemned the use of chemical weapons, blamed by Western powers on Syrian government forces, but added: "War, never again". ...

Pope calls international day of prayer for peace in Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 03:45 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday urged the international community to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict in Syria and announced he would lead a worldwide day of prayer for peace in the country on September 7. Francis condemned the use of chemical weapons, blamed by Western powers on Syrian government forces, but added: "war, never again". The United States and France are considering military action against Damascus in response to the chemical attack. The pope asked the 1. ...

Pope announces day of fasting, prayer for Syria Posted: 01 Sep 2013 03:36 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is asking people to join him next weekend in a day of fasting for peace in Syria.

Indian religious leader arrested on rape charge Posted: 01 Sep 2013 12:05 AM PDT JAIPUR, India (AP) — A controversial spiritual guru was arrested early Sunday on a rape charge filed by a teen-age girl in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.

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