“Guns make unwelcome return to Belfast murals”
“When graffiti artists painted over a huge mural of Northern Ireland’s soccer heroes with two armed men in balaclavas…police in east Belfast took notice.”
Faith: Christianity
“Exclusive: Orthodox leader urges Vatican to resolve dispute”
“A senior leader of the Russian Orthodox Church…called on the Vatican to do more to resolve outstanding disputes so that a meeting between Pope Benedict and the Russian Patriarch could take place.”
Russia & the CIS – Belarus/Ukraine
Aggregated news related to religion in Belarus and/or Ukraine.
Africa – Eastern Africa
Aggregated news related to religion in countries in and near Eastern Africa.
“Somali militants order schools to teach Arabic”
“Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels have banned English from schools in the southern port city of Kismayu they control and demanded teachers switch the curriculum to include Arabic and Islamic studies.”
“Religion in South Africa 15 Years After the End of Apartheid”
Information graphic based on “Spirit and Power: A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals” (2006) by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.