Religia

The United States issued its annual religious freedom report on Tuesday, slamming allies and foes alike for their shortcomings at a time when its own record has come under fire.more

The leader of Australia's far-right One Nation party has worn a burka on the floor of the nation's Senate. Pauline Hanson's entrance drew audible shock from other senators ahead of a bid by her party to ban the garment in Australia.more

A group of trainee priests were turned away from a pub in Cardiff after a member of staff thought they were on a stag do. The seven seminarians were initially barred from the City Arms in Cardiff on Saturday despite insisting their clothes were not fancy dress.more

An Islamic faith school that had books promoting domestic violence and marital rape is to be taken over by the Government.more

THE CHURCH OF Scientology is expected to open a European base in south Dublin after spending money to refurbish a state-of-the-art community centre in Firhouse. TheJournal.ie has learned that the movement is investing here by buying fittings for the Victory Centre - a large community centre and church which was at one time owned by the Victory Christian Fellowship.more

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION Richard Bruton has announced that he will remove religion as a criteria in a schools' admissions process. The so-called baptism barrier, for non-Catholic children attending Catholic schools, will be eliminated, he said.more

A burglar who sat down to have scrambled eggs with his victim after lunging at the man with a knife and stealing his phones will be allowed attend residential drug treatment prior to sentencing. Stefan Boyle (28) was spotted by Ali Yassine hiding under a table in a mosque and was told to leave.more

Shots were fired outside a mosque in south France, leaving at least eight injured, according to French media reports.more

A journalist in Saudi Arabia has been suspended for overly complimenting the king.more

Only 4 in 100 Poles belong to a religious community. Of this group, more than half are members of the rosary associations, according to a report by the Center for Social Opinion Research.more

For the first time in over two decades, the White House did not host an Iftar or Eid celebration dinner to mark the month of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month when Muslims fast during daylight hours.more

Special postmortem on Makram Ali, 51, who died at the scene of the attack on Monday, reveals multiple injuries.more

Finnish police said they had launched an operation on Sunday in response to the threat of a terror attack targeting a church in center of Helsinki.more

Police have this morning confirmed that one person died during a terror attack outside a Muslim welfare centre in Finsbury Park, North London.more

The ban applies to all garments that cover the face including nikab, masks and finnish caps. It does not include hijab and caps or hat.more

A London-based Imam has said that there is not a single mosque in the UK that promotes extremism or violence. Imam Yunus Dudhwala, Head of Chaplaincy & Bereavement at Barts Health NHS Trust, claims not one mosque preaches hate, violence or extremism.more

The Scottish Episcopal Church has become the first mainstream Christian denomination in the UK to allow same-sex couples to marry.more

After three attackers responsible for Saturday night's London Bridge attack met their fate - being shot dead by police - they will not receive an Islamic funeral prayer as declared by a group of 130 imams and religious leaders. The leaders said they would not perform the rituals that every Muslim gets after he passes away.more

The imam of a Galway mosque which was attacked during the hour of prayer on Monday evening has appealed for "calm" in the wake of the London terrorist attack.more

Sajid Javid has insisted British Muslims must do more than simply condemn terror as he said they have a "unique burden" to tackle extremism after the London Bridge attack. more

Posters, showing the student chalking the slogan "School is not a church" appeared in 30 Polish cities.more

A priest has hit out at parents for reducing their child's First Communion to "an orgy of materialism with miniature brides". Fr Paddy O'Kane also claimed many children never return to Mass after receiving the sacrament.more

Thousands of volunteers needed for the Pope's visit to Ireland next year will be Garda-vetted amid security concerns. The Catholic Church has just launched a recruitment drive for 3,000 helpers to organise and run the World Meeting of Families which will be held in Dublin in 2018.more

A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said on Saturday.more

Finance Minister Schäuble sees the cohabitation with Muslims in Germany as an opportunity for the Federal Republic.more