Yet more tensions between the Turkish Authorities and the Ecumenical Patriarchate: today permission was revoked for the concert of the famous Greek singer song writer Dallara, also well known in Turkey, which was to have closet the II Conference of Orthodox Youth organised by the Patriarchate in Ist

Protestant leaders said this was offensive and would hurt inter-denominational dialogue.
A 16-page document by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope Benedict once headed, described Christian Orthodox churches as true churches, but suffering from a "wound" since they do not reco

The decision, a victory for traditional, conservative Roman Catholics, came over the objections of liberal-minded Catholics and angered Jews because the Tridentine Mass contains a prayer for their conversion.
Benedict, who stressed that he was not negating Vatican II, issued a document authorizing

The attackers, who were from an anti-Christian group called Bajrang Dal, beat him savagely and struck him with blows.
The incident took place as Fr. Pereira was in a hospital along with a Hindu covert to Christianity and three others who had brought him there medical treatment. Then the gang shout

Peshawar: June 28, 2007. All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) held a huge public gathering at Peshawar and an oath-taking ceremony of the APMA Provincial Executive Council was also organized which was attended by over 2,500 Christian, Sikh, Hindu, Balmiks, Kalash and Bihai minorities, including w

In a press statement issued here on comments of Pastor John Barkat that Shahbaz Bhatti has done tremendous work for community, Mr. Iqbal deplored Bishop Lobo and Shahbaz Bhatti working and termed it against interests of deserving Christians.
Catholic Association was established in 1937, by His Holi

Washington, DC; June 27, 2007.For what is believed to be the first time in its history, the U.S. Senate will on July 12 be opened with a Hindu prayer, the Senate Chaplain`s Office confirmed Monday.
For more than 200 years, the Senate has opened each workday with a prayer usually delivered by the Se

In order to counter this "integral catechesis" is needed, through which the faithful can teach Christianity "which truly involves our entire existence and which makes us credible witnesses of Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man". That was the objective which Saint Cyril of Jerusalem aimed to achi

These are the rallying cries that people all over Europe are shouting far and wide to Islamists both within Europe and in other countries who seek to impose Sharia law upon European citizens.
It is not only to Muslims, who seek to expand Islam across the whole of Europe, that Europeans are saying "

Pakistan: June 19, 2007. A mob of Muslims equipped with firearms and sticks attacked Christian worshipers and injured dozens of men, women and children. The attackers were backed by area Council Chief of administration and police turned blind eye to stop Muslim attackers in remote village of distr

Gaza; June 19, 2007. Christians living in Gaza City on Monday appealed to the international community to protect them against increased attacks by Muslim extremists. Many Christians said they were prepared to leave the Gaza Strip as soon as the border crossings are reopened. The appeal came followi

Angry protesters in several cities torched British flags and beat them with their shoes in protest at the accolade for the Indian-born writer of "The Satanic Verses" and chanted "Death to Britain, death to Rushdie."
Rushdie, 59, was forced to go into hiding for a decade after Iran`s Ayatollah Ruhol

He also challenged Shahbaz Bhatti to join PCC call on government to hold referendum on Separate Electorate SE or Joint Electorate JE, that Christian may select election system for them.
Nazir Bhatti said" I will visit Pope to inform His Excellency about escalation of Christian persecution in Pakist

government agencies and working to damage Christian cause for vested interests. He said that there is no Hindu, Parsi or any other Pakistani minority community in this so-called APMA but it was formed after his meeting with military regime to sabotage popular election system of Christians " Separate

Zamboanga: June 12, 2007. Searches continue for Fr.Giancarlo Bossi, missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, kidnapped in the Southern Island chain of Mindanao June 10 last: the administrator of the of the Catholic prelature of Ipil, Fr. Nador Jasulga, has created an emergency t