Religion

A Ugandan church has set the Guinness World Record for the longest applause after its members clapped non-stop for more than three hours, local media reported. “The congregation clapped for a total of three hours 16 minutes, maintaining an average sound level of 88.5 dB. For the attempt to be …

Swedish police arrested more than ten people this Sunday after scenes of violence in Malmö following a rally during which a copy of the Koran was once again burned. According to public television channel SVT, around 200 people came to watch the scene. “Spectators showed their emotion after the organizer …

Pope Francis deplored the “deeply reactionary attitude” of some Catholics in the United States during an exchange with a group of Jesuits published Monday by the magazine Civilta Cattolica. “In the United States, the situation is not easy: there is a deeply reactionary attitude,” said the 86-year-old Argentine pope during …

The Danish government announced on Sunday that it wanted to limit possible new demonstrations planning desecrations of the Koran, which have fueled tensions with the Muslim world, highlighting the security problems they imply. Several recent demonstrations in Sweden or Denmark involving burnings or other desecrations of the Muslim holy book …

A video showing a man believed to be a Ugandan pastor, his wife and their daughter walking completely naked in public to allegedly follow the footsteps of Adam and Eve has emerged online and sparked numerous reactions, Pulse agency reported. A Twitter user identified as @EricJimmyLevi shared the explicit footage …

Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has pardoned jailed rights activist Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohammed al-Baqer, state media reported. The news comes a day after an emergency court found Mr Zaki guilty of “spreading false news” and sentenced him to three years in prison. The judgement, based on an article …

A Zion Christian Church bishop sent nude photos and asked for love from his nephew’s wife in Zimbabwe, according to reports. The church is at the brink of splitting after the act of the bishop. “The bishop wanted his nephew’s wife to be his fourth lover, as he already has three …

A court in Kenya has acquitted Gilbert Deya, a controversial self-styled preacher who was accused of abducting five children, the BBC reported. Prosecutors had accused Gilbert Deya of using the children to back up his claim that he could help infertile couples conceive babies through prayer. The magistrate said the …

Pope Francis said he was outraged by the burning of a copy of the Koran in Sweden, adding that the use of freedom of expression as an excuse for disregarding others must be rejected and condemned. “Any book considered sacred by its authors must be respected out of respect for …

South Sudan’s Catholic bishops are calling for urgent intervention by the international community to help resolve the conflict in neighbouring Sudan and to provide humanitarian assistance to the needy people, local media reported. A letter signed by eight bishops addressed to the government of South Sudan, the international community and …