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Pope Seeking Forgiveness
In an unprecedented gesture, former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami paid a visit to Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. He is the first Muslim cleric to meet the Pope after last year's scandal triggered by Pope's comments. The two great religious figures reiterated their commitment to peace and love between the two religions and declared that terrorism and war must be eliminated (...)

Church of England Criticizes
After growing concern towards terrorist movement in UK and after damaging the inter-religious relations of the churches, the Church of England issued a report expressing its growing concern related to the effects of British foreign policy in Middle East. The report speaks about the close relation between the violence in Britain and British foreign policy. It also has some recommendation for the next British Prime Minister (...)

Zimbabwe's Bishops Turn "Political"
It's like in the scenario of Academy Award movie "The Last King of Scotland", only in this case the opposition to the oppressive regime is held by the Catholic bishops of Zimbabwe. As a response to the letter addressed by the bishops to Mugabe, the regime has closed the communication door of the bishops with their superiors abroad and has declared some of them enemies of the regime. Mugabe stated the bishops are now "on a dangerous path" (...)

Preparing The Historical Union
On May 17th, Moscow will be packed with archbishops and priests attending the historical meeting between the heads of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The ceremony will take place in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, where the officials of the two churches will sign the Act of Canonical Communion. As a sign of joy for the event, the doors of the church's altar will stay open, a gesture usually possible only during the Holy Week (...)

A Moving Reporter's Work
Many of us know Vietnam only from Hollywood movies showing the war in the '70ies or we might know some of the country's cuisine tradition. But what about the profound Vietnam, the country most of us never saw? What is it like? Is there any Christianity still living there? How does Christianity live under a totalitarian regime in South-East Asia? Read here a material that has a "nem" flavor (...)

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