"enlightened moderation", and encourage a better understanding between the country`s Muslim majority and its beleaguered Christian minority.
His itinerary will include meetings with the country`s senior Christian leader, Anglican Bishop Alexander John Malik, who is caught in the crossfire between

Dr. Joseph D`Souza, President, All India Christian Council, and India Chairman, Transform World Conference, said, "Chief Minister Dr. Y.S. Rajshekar Reddy is a very appropriate leader to inaugurate this global conference, called Transform World. He focuses on the majority peoples who have missed out

VATICAN CITY, Oct 22: Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday sent his "cordial greetings" to the world's Muslims on Eidul Fitr and voiced concern for the "innocent victims" of the violence in Iraq.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church offered his greetings during his weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican.
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Caste conflict continues to create divisions in Bihar`s Kalyanpatti village where Dalit children are being deprived of education because of caste prejudice. They are enrolled in school, but none of them have attended classes for the past two years.
"We went to school. But they beat us and asked us

Bishop Andrew Smith`s decision does not allow Episcopal clergy to officiate at civil union ceremonies but permits priests, through a blessing ceremony in the church, to acknowledge gay and lesbian couples who have had a civil union granted by the state.
"At the heart of the matter is whether we as

The abducted man, Gabriele Torsello, "spoke directly" with Rahmatullah Hanefi, an official at the hospital in Lashkar Gah, capital of the volatile southern province of Helmand, a report on the news website PeaceReporter said.
"He said that he was well, but that he was `worried`, confirming the ulti

BAHAWLNAGAR, PAKISTAN (ANS) October 18, 2006. A Christian man who was sentenced to seven years in prison by a lower court in February 2005 for profaning the Quran, the Muslim holy book, was found dead in a prison cell in the Central Jail in Bahawlnagar, Pakistan, on September 30, ANS has learnt.
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It came in to notice of SLMP that Deputy Superintendent of Police (D.S.P) called both of parties in his office on the same day. Team reached the village and met with Rani Bibi, she told that she did not passed any derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad or the Holy temple (Khana Kahbah). She tol

Rev. Irianto Kongkoli was shot in the head while shopping with his wife in Palu, the provincial capital of Central Sulawesi, said the region`s police chief Brig. Gen. Badrudin Haiti.
The gunman sped off on a motorcycle with an accomplice, he said, adding that the motive of the attack was not yet cl

Lahore: October 14, 2006. Mr. Sohail Johnson, Chief coordinator, Sharing Life Ministry makes initial reports for press that a Chirstian lady named Rani Bibi resident of Chack No. 32/1-R Renala Khurd has been accused for passing derogatory remarks against Khana Kahbah.
According to given informatio

The ceremonies took place in the central city of Nagpur to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the conversion to Buddhism of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a low-caste Hindu and the founder of India`s democratic constitution.
Buddhist monks in orange robes and Christian priests administered religious vo

The Living Word of God commands, "-------------thou shalt make no covenant with them, -------------: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they

Adviser on Islam, Ameer Ali, has attacked Muslims who "blindly" follow their faith and fail to question the veracity of the Koran, saying that even Mohammed had "flaws".
The chairman of John Howard`s Muslim advisory board yesterday warned that Islamists would continue to breed jihadis unless the Ko

Salvin from Tamil Nadu and Simon from West Bengal are two young Christians residing in Kasipur for last eight months involve in preaching of the gospel. "In their rented house met with 20 members of Christian communities for prayer on September 24, 2006, where the activists of Bajrang Dal brought gr

The pontiff also quoted from his predecessor, John Paul II, who had close relations with the Muslim world, calling for "reciprocity in all fields," including religious freedom. Benedict spoke in French to a roomful of diplomats from 21 countries and the Arab League in his summer residence in Castel