Religion
Pope bids cardinals goodbye
February 27th, 2013 | Religion
Pope Benedict XVI addresses his cardinals at a final farewell ceremony in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace
Changing the Vatican guard
January 22nd, 2013 | Crafts, Religion, World
The Pontifical Swiss Guard have outgrown their armour at the Vatican, which has hired an ancient firm to remedy the issue
Hindu ‘Kumbh Mela’ festival, Allahabad, India
Religious rituals heralding 2013
January 3rd, 2013 | Religion, World
Images of how the faithful of various religions were observing rituals and praying around the world at the transition to 2013
Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Adha
October 26th, 2012 | Religion, World
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-al-Adha marking the end of the haj to commemorate the prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God’s command
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon
September 15th, 2012 | History, Libya, Photography, Politics, Religion
Pope Benedict urged multi-faith Lebanon to be a model of peace and religious coexistence for the Middle East, which he called a turbulent region that “seems to endure interminable birth pangs”
Anti-American rage
September 15th, 2012 | Libya, Photography, Politics, Religion, World
Fury about a film that insults Islam tore across the Middle East this week with protesters attacking US embassies and burning American flags. The obscure California-made film triggered an attack on the US consulate in Libya’s city of Benghazi that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans on Tuesday, the anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 al-Qaeda attacks on the United States.
Parades held in Belfast
July 12th, 2012 | Ireland, Politics, Religion, Society
Security forces are on the alert for violence in the north today as the Orange Order stages a series of parades and bonfires to mark the traditional Twelfth of July celebrations
