Pope Benedict XVI Takes Message of Tolerance to Lebanon
Pope Benedict XVI, standing next to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, waves to the crowd at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday. The pope urged peace during a time of great...
View ArticleProtests over Muhammad video: Indonesia’s moderate Muslims call for calm
Protests over Muhammad video in Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, September 15, 2012: The leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest moderate Muslim organization in the country, condemns the violence...
View ArticleCardinal Gracias appointed Synod Father
Cardinal Oswald Gracias Vatican City, September 19, 2012: Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Bombay, as one of the 34 Synod Fathers for the next month’s Bishops...
View ArticleHezbollah launches a week of protests against anti-Islam film
Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah Lebanon, September 17, 2012: A few hours after the conclusion of Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon, in a televised address the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah,...
View ArticleWhy calls for a global blasphemy law must be resisted
September 27, 2012: Violent protests against the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims have sparked renewed calls for an international law banning the defamation of religion, chiefly Islam. These have...
View ArticleDalai Lama: Marxism is finished, the world hungers for religion
Himachal Pradesh, September 27, 2012: The spiritual leader meets a delegation of liberal Vietnamese executives. “Sharing wealth is an attractive principle, but regimes have always sought to control...
View ArticleUN: Muslim world questions Western freedom of speech
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 28, 2012 United Nations, September 28, 2012: Muslim leaders...
View ArticleNigerian Terrorist attack on Catholics condemned by US lawmakers
Boko Haram is now officially affiliated with Al-Qaeda and is believed to be a threat to the United States mainland Nigeria, September 28, 2012: On Thursday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chairman of the...
View ArticleMuslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
A temple burnt by Muslims is seen in Cox's Bazar September 30, 2012 Bangladesh, September 30, 2012: Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on...
View ArticleThe forgotten tragedy of Syria’s Christians; World leaders ignore their plight
Syria, October 4, 2012 : British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama last week made key statements at the UN about the conflict in Syria. They both spoke strongly against...
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