London vigil to address religious persecution

The plight of Christians in South Asia will be highlighted at a “night of witness” in London this month.

Pakistan interfaith council condemns Qur’an burning

The National Council for Interfaith Dialogue in Pakistan Monday condemned the alleged burning of a Qur’an by a US-based pastor.

Poverty and violence whisk Mindanao women to trafficking

More than 40 percent of families in Central Mindanao had been displaced from 2000-2010 due to violent conflict in the area. One in ten families had been displaced five times or more, according to a study.

Priest avert church attack in Pakistan

A PRIEST in Gojira in Pakistan’s Punjab province is urging local Christians to marry in their own faith to avoid being killed.

Muslim clerics back gun amnesty in ARMM

MUSLIM clerics are ready to support the enforcement of a general firearm registration amnesty program in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

‘Arab spring’ turning into winter, says Maronite patriarch

VIOLENCE is turning the “Arab Spring” into winter, the head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church said, threatening Christians and Muslims alike across the Middle East.

Egyptian Muslims kicking out Christian families

RADICAL Muslims are trying to forcibly empty a village near Alexandria of its Coptic Christian population, setting homes and shops on fire and threatening further violence, the Catholic Online said in a report posted on its website Sunday.

Radical Islam on the rise, says Sarajevo cardinal

RADICAL Islam is increasing in Bosnia-Herzegovina because authorities are not challenging it and money is being sent to its followers by extremists in the Middle East, Cardinal Vinko Puljic of Sarajevo says.

Muslims join Catholic feast in Mindanao

MUSLIMS in Mindanao took part in a traditional Catholic festival for the first time at the weekend highlighting a growing desire for reconciliation and peaceful coexistence on the restive island.

Suicide bomber kills more than 50 pilgrims in Iraq

A SUICIDE bomber disguised as a policeman targeted Shiite pilgrims Saturday outside the southern Iraqi city of Basra, killing at least 53 people and wounding 137, the Interior Ministry said.

Indian Islamic court convicts Christian cleric

AN Islamic court in Kashmir has convicted a Protestant pastor of converting Muslims to Christianity, while another pastor and a Catholic priest have been indicted on similar charges.

Muslim rebels: Early peace pact unlikely

THE largest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines said an early peace pact with the government is unlikely, citing remaining key differences.

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