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China rejects Dalai Lama’s succession plan

Days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced the Gaden Phodrang Trust, a non-profit he founded, will have the sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, but China insists it will choose the successor of the Tibetan ...

CBC News

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How will the Dalai Lama's successor be chosen?

The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of deep interest not only for followers of his religion, but also China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons.

Reuters

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Erdogan condemns magazine over alleged prophet cartoon

Turkish President Erdogan lashed out at a satirical magazine following allegations that it had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, calling it a "vile provocation". As protests erupted in Istanbul, the magazine's editor said the...

France 24

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Dalai Lama says he intends to reincarnate after death

The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future. In a declaration ahead of his...

CNN

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Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist once mired in sex scandal, dies at 90

Jimmy Swaggart, one of the country's best-known televangelists who apologized after he was caught in a sex scandal, has died, his ministry's SonLife Broadcasting Network announced in a statement shared with CBS News. He was 90.

CBS America

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Turkey detains cartoonists over satirical drawing

Turkish authorities on Monday (June 30) detained three people over a satirical drawing published by weekly magazine Leman allegedly depicting Prophets Moses and Muhammad.

Reuters

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FBI: Attacks against religious institutions have surged in U.S.

Attacks against religious institutions in the U.S. have surged recently, FBI crime reports reviewed by CBS News show. Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more details.

CBS America

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Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help bridge the chasm between religion and scie...

CBS News

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First Friday prayers held in Iran since U.S. strikes

Many attending Friday prayers in the Iranian capital expressed their anger at the United States and Israel. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen was there.

CNN

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Deir el-Zor’s churches in Syria bear witness to war and hope

In the devastated landscape of Deir el-Zor, the Christian community that once thrived in eastern Syria is facing near extinction.

Reuters

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Pope affirms priest celibacy, demands 'firm' action on abuse

Leo XIV was speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday.

Africanews

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Syria: Over 20 killed in suicide bomb attack on church

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus.

Euronews

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Saint Peter Basilica's cupola gets a makeover

Saint Peter’s Basilica is getting a makeover as part of the current jubilee, the holy year celebrated by the Catholic church every 25 years. Improvements began several months ago.

France 24

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Rebuilding one of America's first Black churches on original site

One of America's first Black churches is being rebuilt in Williamsburg, Virginia.

CBS America

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Charleston church marks 10 years since deadly shooting

It's been 10 years since a deadly mass shooting at the oldest Black church in the South. On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist gunned down nine people at the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina. One of them was Pastor...

CBS America

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Pope Leo is distantly related to Justin Bieber

Genealogists researching Pope Leo's family tree cast a wide net and found he has some very distant, but very famous cousins.

CBS News

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Southern Baptist delegates call for same-sex marriage ban

Delegates for the Southern Baptist Church voted to push for a national ban on same-sex marriage. CBS News reporter Karen Hua has the details.

CBS America

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Near quarter of world's population no longer affiliates with religion

Nearly a quarter of the world's population no longer affiliates with any religion, a new report by the Pew Research Center shows. The study also revealed that while Christianity is the largest religion worldwide, Islam was the fastest gr...

CBS News

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Pilgrims flock to Romania for Catholic Pentecost event

Following the centuries-old tradition, some of the faithful stopped first at the Franciscan cathedral to pray before walking up to the Șumuleu Hill to the open-air altar where the mass was held.

Euronews

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Muslim pilgrims share deep spiritual fulfillment after completing Hajj

Over 1.7 million Muslims share moving stories after Hajj in Mecca, describing unity, renewal, and the profound impact on their lives.

Al Jazeera

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Pilgrims observe traditional Pentecost at Șumuleu Ciuc in Romania

Following the centuries-old tradition, some of the faithful stopped first at the Franciscan cathedral to pray before walking up to the Șumuleu Hill to the open-air altar where the mass was held.

Euronews

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Millennial and Gen Z pilgrims embark on hajj journeys

Against the backdrop of the Kaaba and the bustling Grand Mosque, young pilgrims from across the globe are redefining the traditional perception of hajj as a journey for older people.

Reuters

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Pope Leo XIV welcomes Argentine President Javier Milei at Vatican

Milei's visit to the Vatican comes as part of his 10-day European tour, including visits to Spain and France, and Israel.

Euronews

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Follow a CNN producer’s personal pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site

Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate Eid as the annual pilgrimage of Hajj reaches its end. Among the 2 million worshippers is one of CNN’s producers, Kareem El Damanhoury, who is sharing his journey with you.

CNN

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Khartoum's Eid al Adah: Celebrations amid relative calm in the capital

For the first time since 2022, people in the capital of Sudan are able to mark Eid al Adha in safety. The army retook control last month from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Al Jazeera

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Eid al Adha under siege: Displacement overshadows muslim holiday

A Palestinian family faces the pain of separation during Eid al-Adha amid occupation and war. Hannah Gabbayan and her daughter Ghayda, are forcibly separated between Gaza and the occupied West Bank despite being only two hours apart.

Al Jazeera

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A personal pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest site

CNN

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Scorching heat challenges pilgrims at mount Arafat during sacred Hajj ritual

This year’s Hajj has attracted over 1.5 million international pilgrims, though officials have yet to release a final count.

Africanews

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Survivors of Spain's Catholic moral rehabilitation seek apology

Survivors of Catholic moral rehabilitation institutes in Spain, where thousands of women and girls endured harsh treatment during Francisco Franco's dictatorship, are seeking recognition and a national apology for their suffering as the ...

Reuters

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Hajj pilgrims gather for symbolic ‘stoning of the devil’

More than 1.6 million Muslims have arrived in Mina outside the holy city of Mecca on the third day of hajj as part of the annual pilgrimage. Some of the rites they perform have roots going back to the time of Prophet Abraham, the Patriar...

Al Jazeera