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• France moves to toughen ban on religion in schools
• Nigerian Anglican archbishop kidnapped
• Armed men kidnap archbishop in Nigeria
• Judge: Man competent in Utah church shooting case
• 31 killed in Indian religious violence
• Syrian army moves to retake Christian village
• Religious riots kill 31 in India, political parties trade blame
• Nigerian police say armed men kidnap archbishop in Delta
• Vatican looks into German 'luxury bishop' charges
• Church leaders urge release of abducted Syrian bishops
• Syrian army attacks hills around Christian village
• Activist group: Syrian troops attack hills around rebel-held Christian village

France moves to toughen ban on religion in schools Posted: 09 Sep 2013 04:49 PM PDT France on Monday unveiled a new charter designed to reinforce rules banning religion from schools which have been a recurring cause of tension with Muslims and other faiths.

Nigerian Anglican archbishop kidnapped Posted: 09 Sep 2013 04:28 PM PDT Nigeria's second-highest ranking Anglican archbishop was kidnapped at the weekend outside the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, a police spokeswoman said on Monday.

Armed men kidnap archbishop in Nigeria Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:14 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say armed men have kidnapped an archbishop who is the No. 2 cleric in the country's Catholic church.

Judge: Man competent in Utah church shooting case Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:51 PM PDT OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A man accused of shooting and nearly killing his father-in-law during a crowded Father's Day church service in northern Utah has been ruled competent to stand trial.

31 killed in Indian religious violence Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:07 PM PDT Hindu-Muslim violence 80 miles from Delhi in Muzaffarnagar in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, has left 31 dead and 40 more in the hospital raising fears of a return to widespread communal violence.

Syrian army moves to retake Christian village Posted: 09 Sep 2013 11:25 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops launched an offensive Monday against rebel-held positions on hills overlooking a mainly Christian village as they moved to regain control of the ancient community near the capital, Damascus, activists said.

Religious riots kill 31 in India, political parties trade blame Posted: 09 Sep 2013 10:44 AM PDT By Sharat Pradhan LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - India's political parties blamed each other for religious riots that killed at least 31 people and forced hundreds to flee their homes this weekend, in a sign of rising tension between Hindus and Muslims ahead of a general election due by May. Police evacuated Hindu and Muslim villagers on Monday in the district of Muzaffarnagar, 130 km (80 miles) northeast of New Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh, at the center of some of the worst communal violence in years. ...

Nigerian police say armed men kidnap archbishop in Delta Posted: 09 Sep 2013 10:01 AM PDT YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Armed men in Nigeria's southern Delta region have abducted Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country's second most senior Anglican cleric, police said on Monday, in a rare case targeting a religious leader. Kattey was captured along with his wife at around 10:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) on Friday near his home in Rivers state, although his wife later escaped during a police chase, according to police spokeswoman Angela Agabe. She gave no further details on the attackers, adding only that police were still hunting them. ...

Vatican looks into German 'luxury bishop' charges Posted: 09 Sep 2013 08:09 AM PDT By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - The Vatican launched a rare review of a German Catholic diocese on Monday following accusations its bishop spent lavishly on a new residence, putting him out of step with the new "church of the poor" promoted by Pope Francis. The inquiry is officially called a "fraternal visit" to Limburg diocese by Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, the former Vatican nuncio (ambassador) in Berlin, and Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst said in a statement he was looking forward to it. ...

Church leaders urge release of abducted Syrian bishops Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - A group formed to foster ties between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches appealed on Monday for the release of two prominent Syrian bishops still missing after their abduction in Aleppo province in April. The Syriac Orthodox and Greek Orthodox Archbishops of Aleppo, Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi, are the most senior Christian leaders caught up in the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad in which many prominent Muslim clerics have died. ...

Syrian army attacks hills around Christian village Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops launched an attack Monday on hills overlooking a Christian-majority village near the capital Damascus, two days after rebel forces captured the ancient community, an activist group said.

Activist group: Syrian troops attack hills around rebel-held Christian village Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:42 AM PDT BEIRUT - A Syrian activist group says the army is attacking hills overlooking a rebel-held Christian-majority village near the capital Damascus.

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