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Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmar's Violence?()  

Some Muslims say Buddhist monks have been inciting followers during recent violence in Myanmar. Monk U Wirathu acknowledges that he is a Buddhist nationalist but says he has tried to prevent fighting. He's shown here at the Masoeyein monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 27.

May 17, 2013 When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That's been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of this rising Buddhist nationalism.

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Pope Francis Denounces 'Cult Of Money'()  

Pope Francis adjusts his pellegrina during his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

May 16, 2013 In his first major statement on the global financial crisis, the pontiff calls on world leaders not to forget the poor.

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Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Saudi Religious Police Say()  

In January, this Saudi man in Riyadh had Twitter open on his computer.

May 16, 2013 Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites — and especially Twitter — "has lost this world and his afterlife." Many Saudis have turned to social media sites for news and to discuss issues they might otherwise not be able to bring up.

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Boston Bombing Suspect Buried In Secret At Virginia Cemetery()  

Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, in a surveillance image taken shortly before the blasts that struck the Boston Marathon last month.

May 10, 2013 After a funeral director's two-week ordeal to find a place that would accept his body, Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried at a Muslim cemetery in central Virginia.

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A Search For Faith In 'Godless' Washington()  

The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C, is one of the world's largest cathedrals, and the seat of the Episcopal Church.

May 5, 2013 When he first moved to Washington, D.C., White House faith adviser Jonathan DuBois had heard people in the nation's capital weren't serious about their religious beliefs. Instead, he found how those in the public eye keep a private faith.

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It's A 'Tale Of Two Popes' As Benedict Returns To Vatican()  

The helicopter carrying Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lands at the Vatican on Thursday.

May 2, 2013 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI moves into his newly renovated residence inside the Vatican, where he will be a 10-minute walk from the reigning Pope Francis.

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