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Pope tells new cardinals: Be humble, help poor, fight injustice
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 28, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Appointing new cardinals is one of the most significant powers of the papacy, allowing a pontiff to put his stamp on the future of the 1.2 billion-member church.
Mosque under construction in Mali to honor US teen slain during Ramadan
By Lauren Markoe — June 22, 2017
(RNS) It took less than 24 hours to crowdsource the funds to build a mosque that will be called Masjid Nabra, which is already under construction.
Eyeing Catholic demographics, and maybe his successor, Pope Francis shakes up his cardinals
By Christopher Lamb — May 25, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) By next month he will have made cardinals in 13 countries who’ve never had them before, including places such as the Pacific island of Tonga, Haiti, and Myanmar.
Pope names five new cardinals, all from outside Italy and the Vatican
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 21, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Pope Francis, making the surprise announcement during his weekly Sunday address (May 21), said the men came from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador.
Outside Paris, a clinic aims to tackle an age-old practice
By Lauren Markoe — August 25, 2016
ST.-DENIS, France (RNS) A mother, cut as a child, seeks help to make sure her own daughter doesn't suffer the same fate.
Hague court weighs destruction of Timbuktu religious sites
By Reuters — March 1, 2016
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, who prosecutors say belonged to an ally of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, is the first person to be charged with destroying cultural artifacts by the International Criminal Court.
Swiss missionary kidnapped a second time in Timbuktu
By Reuters — January 9, 2016
Beatrice Stockly had returned to her work as a missionary after she was kidnapped for several days in April 2012.
Mali hotel hostages rescued by commandos, 27 reported dead in attack by Islamist gunmen
By Reuters — November 20, 2015
Before Mali commandos retook the hotel, some hostages escaped and others were freed by the terrorists after showing they could recite verses from the Quran.
Video: Music in Mali
By Brian Pellot — October 16, 2013
The documentary "They Will Have To Kill Us First" focuses on the censorship of music in Mali and how musicians are reacting.
Timbuktu artifacts destroyed in Northern Mali fighting
By Omar Sacirbey — June 11, 2013
(RNS) Fighting in Mali has destroyed or damaged many religious artifacts and buildings in Timbuktu, an ancient Islamic learning center.
Fighting threatens Islamic artifacts in troubled Timbuktu
By Omar Sacirbey — February 28, 2013
(RNS) Fighting in the Muslim country of Mali in northern Africa has delayed the American tour of a unique exhibit featuring centuries-old texts and artifacts from Timbuktu, an ancient center of Islamic learning.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Timbuktu Mali Manuscripts
By Sally Morrow — February 6, 2013
The fabled Saharan city of Timbuktu has been designated a world heritage site, largely because of its priceless collection of Islamic manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. The international community was outraged by reports that the departing militants had ransacked a major library and torched it, destroying some of the documents. Outside experts spent […]
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