Reyes, Pagan missing from Mets starting lineup for 2nd game in a row with injuries

Reyes, Pagan again out of Mets starting lineup

Protesters end sit-in at Cleveland church being shuttered by Roman Catholic diocese

Protesters end sit-in at closing Cleveland church

Amarnath yatra begins peacefully, curfew extended across Valley (Intro Roundup)

SRINAGAR - The annual pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine kicked off Thursday under heavy security cover amid the continuing turmoil in Kashmir. There were fewer street protests but the authorities extended the curfew in this summer capital and other towns in the Valley in an attempt to stall a threatened march here by the separatists.

UAE families to get free dry fruits during Ramadan

Abu Dhabi, July 1 (IANS/WAM) Around 45,000 families in the United Arab Emirates will get free dry fruits and other food items that are consumed by Muslims observing the month-long fast during Ramadan.

Parishioners lock themselves inside closed Cleveland Catholic church in protest

Faithful refuse to leave closed Cleveland church

Britain delays new EU airport security rules over Sikh concerns

LONDON - Britain has delayed implementation of new European Union (EU) airport security rules for hand searches of passengers after concerns from the Sikh community that this could also mean searches of their religious headgear, officials Thursday said.

Amarnath yatra begins peacefully amid turmoil in Kashmir (Roundup)

SRINAGAR - The annual pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine kicked off Thursday under heavy security cover amid the continuing turmoil in Kashmir. But there were fewer street protests as compared to previous days that had forced authorities to impose curfew in parts of the valley.

Pope meets controversial German bishop

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI received controversial ex-Augsburg bishop Walter Mixa for a private audience Thursday, with the pontiff definitively ruling out Mixa regaining his post.

Pope names Swiss archbishop Koch to head Vatican office for relations with Christians, Jews

Pope names new head of ecumenical relations office

Tory MP moves private bill to outlaw ‘burqa’

LONDON - Conservative MP Philip Hollobone has introduced a private member’s bill in the British Parliament to regulate the wearing of “certain facial coverings” that would include the ‘burqa’.

Pope lays out terms for accused German bishop to resume work; urges forgiveness

Pope lays out terms for accused German bishop

Moily’s Ramayana weaves current realities into epic

NEW DELHI - Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily, also a Kannada scholar-poet-playwright, has woven burning contemporary realities into his modern re-telling of the 2,000-year-old Indian epic - Ramayana.

Millions mourn death of religious leader in West African nation of Senegal

Millions mourn death of Senegal religious leader

Vatican backs cardinal named in graft probe

Vatican City, July 1 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican has expressed its “respect and solidarity” with a cardinal who has been named in a graft probe in Italy.

15,000 start Amarnath Yatra amid Kashmir turmoil

SRINAGAR - The annual Amarnath pilgrimage kicked off from the Kashmir Valley Thursday with over 15,000 men and women beginning the climb to the cave shrine dedicated to Hindu god Shiva.

We are open to all, says Church of England after complaint

LONDON - Following complaints by South Asian Christians that they are not welcome in mainstream churches, the Church of England has assured the community that steps will be taken to reverse the situation and stressed that they are “open to all”.

15,000 pilgrims start this year’s Amarnath Yatra

SRINAGAR - The annual Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir kicked off Thursday with over 15,000 pilgrims beginning the climb to the cave shrine dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.