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A new Polish law banning almost all trade on Sundays has taken effect, with large supermarkets and most other retailers closed for the first time since liberal shopping laws were introduced in the 1990s after communism's collapse.

On the eve of International Women's day, Bulgaria's government on Wednesday voted to withdraw its January 3 decision to send the Council of Europe's convention on preventing and combating violence against women, known as the Istanbul Convention, to parliament for ratification.

Caritas Hellas has put together an exhibition of photographs taken by 28 asylum seekers aged 16 to 41 who participated in a photography workshop organized by the Catholic Church charity. "Athens: My City," is on display at the Metapolis Gallery and visiting hours are Tuesdays to Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

 Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the "evil" of fake news, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative "snake tactics" that foment division to serve political and economic interests, Reuters reported. 

"Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive

When Pope Francis goes to South America this week, he will meet with indigenous tribes in Chile and visit the native people in the Amazon in Peru, a first for any pontiff, according to ABC news. 

But the trip, the 22nd foreign trip during his tenure, could be overshadowed by security concerns, protests and church-related scandals.

A new survey based on three WIN/Gallup International polls and published in the UK Telegraph shows people in the Balkans are far more religious than their counterparts in Western Europe.

Pope Francis is expected to defend persecuted indigenous people during a trip to Chile and Peru next week that also aims to boost a flagging local Catholic church hit by child sex scandals.

Pope Francis faced criticism for maintaining silence on the 'Rohingya' issue during his recent trip to Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh. Earlier this week, the pontiff defended his silence, saying that he did so because of the Christians living in Myanmar and for the betterment of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and India.

The leader of the ancient Antioch Christian church in the Middle East said on Tuesday that Christians are essential for a lasting peace in the region.

When journalism lacks a modicum of common sense, and fails miserably to do the most basic of research then the outcome is bound to be disastrous and in some cases quite damaging for the reputation of people.