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Pope John Paul II (file photo)
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Late Pope John Paul II To Be Beatified May 1

St. Peter’s Square celebration is centerpiece of a three-day celebration that begins with a prayer vigil April 30

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A young girl waves the opposition flag as an angry but peaceful crowd demonstrates outside the Tibesty Hotel where an African Union delegation was meeting with opposition leaders in Benghazi, Libya, April 11, 2011

Libyan Opposition Leaders Debate Role of Religion in Government

Observers say because of religion’s importance in society, they expect it to play a significant role in any new constitution, government

Tibetan students pray outside Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, during a march demanding immediate withdrawal of Chinese troops from Kirti Monastery in Tibet, in New Delhi, India, April 19, 2011

China Labels US 'Irresponsible' About Monastery Reaction

Beijing accuses US of having 'wrong facts' about a stand-off between monks at Tibetan monastery and security forces in western China

President Barack Obama talks with Texas-based evangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes during a Easter Prayer breakfast with Christian leaders in the East Room of the White House, April 19, 2011

Obama Hosts Easter Prayer Breakfast

US president says the day is reminder to maintain 'perspective' in middle of critical national debates, busy lives

Plainclothes security personnel film as they gather to load detained worshippers onto a waiting bus near a building that leaders of the unregistered Shouwang house church had told parishioners to gather in Beijing, China, April 10, 2011

China Detains Worshippers at Unsanctioned Church

Rights group says police rounded up at least 30 members of the Shouwang Church Sunday

Catholic clergy carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City, April 17, 2011

Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem

Pilgrims pack Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City, the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, April 17, 2011

Pope Celebrates Palm Sunday

Thousands of pilgrims come to Rome to take part in the events at the Vatican to mark the start of Christianity's Holy Week

Jezebel gets a more sympathetic portrayal in author Martha Shelley's 'The Throne in the Heart of the Sea.'

Biblical Bad Girls Get a Makeover

Ancient male perspectives shaped views on Biblical women, which are now being re-examined through female eyes

An unidentified veiled woman is taken away by plain clothed and uniformed police officers in Paris, Monday, April 11, 2011

Two Arrested After France Imposes Full Face Veil Ban

Women were protesting ban at a demonstration in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

A woman named Yamina at the Fraternite, or Brotherhood mosque in Aubervilliers

France's Veil Ban Goes into Effect

Many Muslims - including those who do not wear or approve of the face veil - claim they are being unfairly targeted

Plainclothes security personnel film as they gather to load detained worshippers onto a waiting bus near a building that leaders of the unregistered Shouwang house church had told parishioners to gather in Beijing, China, April 10, 2011

China Breaks Up Christian Worship Services

China evicts worshippers from unregistered, Christian, Shouwang House Church in latest crackdown

Effigy of the American pastor Terry Jones is seen burning during a demonstration in Shinwar, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, after protests erupted in Afghanistan again Monday against the Florida pastor's burning of the Quran, April 4, 201

Religious Leaders Appeal for Calm After Quran Burning

Christian, Muslim religious leaders in America condemn actions of Florida pastor, deadly violence triggered in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Pastor Martin Ssempa (pointing) and Julius Oyet arrive at the Ugandan Parliament to discuss the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, April 6, 2011

Religious Groups Demand Debate on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Religious leaders, activists gather in parliament to defend anti-homosexuality bill as a tool of protecting Ugandan children

UMP right wing party general secretary Jean-Francois Cope

French Conservatives to Debate Role of Religion, Secularity

Many people see it as a debate about Islam, a debate that has divided the country

The Islamic Center of America mosque in Dearborn, Michigan (file photo)

Analysts: Efforts to Ban Sharia in US States Reflect Continued Anxiety Over Islam

Lawmakers in number of US states have been trying to ban Sharia, arguing that it inspires home-grown terrorism

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