A Muslim pilgrim reads a copy of the Quran at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca,…
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Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, is a religious obligation involving rituals and acts of worship that every…
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Read More »The announcement that US Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named Pope Leo XIV has caused excitement tinged with hope around…
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Read More »Vatican says about 250,000 mourners filed through St Peter’s Basilica during a three-day lying in state. Tens of thousands of…
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