RELIGION

Liverpool, only about 130 miles from Dublin across the Irish Sea, has long attracted immigrants from Eire.

Polish migrants in Northern Ireland principally work in blue-collar jobs (cleaners, construction site workers, warehouses, etc.), or they work in hospitality services

They are using the holy place, a prime centre of religious belief, for purely commercial purposes and for degrading moral values among people.”

The Roman Catholic Church and other large religious organizations in the U.S. have experienced flat or even falling memberships, while the number of Americans who report being atheist, agnostic, or believing in nothing in particular has risen to almost one-fifth of the country's population.

Now that much of the shock from the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes divorce has somewhat subsided, many are wondering who the actor will date next. According to the National Enquier, Cruise's next love interest will likely be a Scientologist.

Tom Cruise is lashing out via his attorney, Bert Fields, yet again. TMZ reports that Fields is outraged over Life & Style's latest cover story, which alleges that Cruise has neglected his 6-year-old daughter, Suri.

About 700,000 Finnish Americans live in the United States today. And now, one of them runs one of the most powerful tech and media companies in the country.

The notoriously homophobic church has declared Sylvester Stallone has blood on his hands because he was married three times.

Christians in the Gaza Strip staged public protests earlier this week, claiming that five members of their small community had been kidnapped by Islamists with the intention of forcibly converting them to Islam.

Banking in line with the Koran's prohibition on paying interest is an expanding sector, and the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt is going to help it grow faster.

At least 1 million evangelical Christians took part in Saturday's annual March for Jesus in Sao Paulo, demonstrating the growing trend of Protestantism in Brazil.

The controversy surrounding Daniel Tosh's comments might be a surprise to anyone who has spent time in a comedy club.

A court ruling against circumcision in Germany's Cologne region last month has sparked indignation.

Reported incidents of discrimination by Apple Store employees against people of Iranian descent are increasing, raising the likelihood that what appeared to be a few cases of prejudice may turn into a legal and diplomatic scandal. Further, the company's virtual non-response to the reports exposes it to being played by Tehran, which has already become involved.

A German court's ban on circumcision has drawn severe criticism from Jews, Muslims and Christians who perceive it as an infringement of religious freedom, while medical practitioners said the ban could encourage unauthorized and untrained people performing illegal circumcisions leading to health risks.

Although Florida's school prayer bill -- technically known as an inspiration message law -- technically went into effect on Sunday, state officials say only one school district has even considered implementing the law.

Widespread poverty, an under-educated populace, underpaid police, extensive criminal gangs, vigilante justice, lynchings and corrupt politicians all conspire to make rural Bihar a dangerous place.

After studying Scientology for five years, Katie Holmes has decided to return to the Catholic Church amidst her split from Scientologist husband Tom Cruise.

With his divorce from Katie Holmes putting Tom Cruise and his Scientologist beliefs back in the spotlight, a review of the actor's greatest YouTube hits shows his growing reputation for eccentricity, at best.

It is difficult to reconcile the accusations that TomKat was merely a contractual agreement with the way the split has played out so far -- with Cruise convincingly playing the role of the jilted husband and Holmes the long-suffering wife who can't get away from him fast enough. On the other hand, the hasty settlement is more suggestive of a premeditated ending than a knock-down, drag-out fight would have been.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered that security forces in the country find the Taliban who executed a woman in public.