Opponents united in protest against &#39;pilgrim&#39; Madonna
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Madonna was due to arrive in Israel last night on a five-day pilgrimage to practise her new-found faith, Kabbalah, an ancient form of Jewish mysticism.
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By The Associated Press, Reuters, Army Radio and Haaretz Service. After midnight prayers at the grave of a rabbinical sage, songstress Madonna on Monday called for world peace at a conference on Kabbalah, Jewish
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Pop icon Madonna is on her way to Israel so she can delve deeper into her newfound Kabbalah faith. However, the trip is likely to stir up controversy among those who believe Madonnaâs involvement in the
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Thousands of Italians rallied on Saturday for legal rights for unmarried gay and heterosexual couples while Roman Catholics launched a movement against what many of them consider an attack on the "traditional" ...Comment
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Crowds have begun converging in central Istanbul for a demonstration called by a small Islamist party against the visit to Turkey by Pope Benedict XVI, which starts on Tuesday.
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Music videos have become a collective effort, with artists competing with fans.
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London - Madonna has rejected Elton John&#39;s scathing accusations that she lip-synchs during her stage performances. &quot;Madonna does not lip-synch nor does she spend her time trashing other artists.
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Madonna is due to take the stage of Moscow's biggest stadium on Tuesday night for the latest concert in her round-the-world "Confessions" tour in spite of religious protesters' threats to disrupt the performance.
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After midnight prayers at the grave of a rabbinical sage, songstress Madonna yesterday called for world peace at a conference on Jewish mysticism, a highlight of her five-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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There is an interesting new twist in the age-old "We poor Christians are being attacked!" movement this year: The "keep Christ in Christmas" movement, attracting wannabe-martyrs from churches including  Catholic to Methodist ; Baptists, strangely enough, seem divided on the issue. Some others are threatening to boycott Macy's if they do not replace "Happy Holidays" signs with "Merry Christmas" ones. No information is available from Macy's website about whether the Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannukah, or Saturnalia signs will be replaced.
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A protester has attacked a controversial  waxwork nativity scene featuring England soccer captain David  Beckham as Joseph and his pop star wife "Posh Spice" Victoria  as the Virgin Mary.
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Thousands rally in Ankara to protest against a plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
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Several hundred people rallied Wednesday to demand an end to what they said was the persecution of Christians in the Middle East that has forced thousands to flee the region.
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Hundreds of Danish Muslims demonstrate against the reprinting of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Parishioners in Newton planned to join the growing number of Catholic communities that have occupied their churches in protest of their planned closure, while such demonstrations continued at two other Boston-area parishes.
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Man Utd fans stage a demonstration at Old Trafford to protest against Malcolm Glazer's takeover bid.
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One of Judaism&#39;s holiest sites - the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem - has been visited by pop singer Madonna. She has been joined by her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie on a spiritual mission to Israel.