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Pakistan: New Offensive against the Taliban

Image of Peter Jacob, executive secretary of the Pakistani Catholic Church’s National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), condemned the attacks in Lahore and Peshawar.

Peter Jacob of the Pakistani Catholic ChurchÂ’s National Commission for Justice and Peace says military actions alone will not beat ... continue reading

Election in Iran: Protests and Inquiry. Was Election a 'Coup'?

Image of In an interview with Iranian movie director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, published in the Persian-language webzine Rooz, Khamenei’s decision to give the victory to Ahmadinejad amounts to a 'coup.'

Despite an Interior Ministry ban thousands of Mousavi supporters continue to take to the streets of Tehran. TEHRAN (AsiaNews/Agencies) – ... continue reading

Iranian elections Heat Up, Outcome Uncertain

Image of No one is venturing to guess who will win, especially in a country of 46 million voters, half of whom under the age of 30 and many voting for the very first time.

Tensions are rising in Iran after former President Rafsanjani sent a letter to the supreme leader attacking Ahmadinejad. TEHRAN ... continue reading

Suicide bomb Destroys Hotel in Pakistan, 15 dead

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Two UN employees among the victims. 500 kgs of explosives were packed in the car.Taliban Suspected. PESHWAR (AsiaNews) – The latest toll ... continue reading

Pakistan: Catholics Oppose Taliban, Imposition of 'jizya'

Image of Religious Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti reacted to the appeals of Catholic leaders by strongly condemning the demand on non-Muslims to pay the jizya.

Tax on non-Muslims is a threat that violates basic human rights.700 non-Muslim families are persecuted and forced to pay. LAHORE ... continue reading

Hezbollah and Allies Defeated in Lebanon

The election result will spare the Obama administration from the immediate dilemma of how to relate to a government led by Hezbollah. ... continue reading

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Israel Will Not Seize Funds From Catholic Schools

The fiscal status of the Church in Israel is currently being negotiated between the Holy See and the State of Israel. VATICAN CITY (Zenit) ... continue reading

Interview with Father Zakaria Botros, 'Radical Islam's Bane'

Image of I am a Copt. In my early 20s, I became a priest. Of course, in predominantly Muslim Egypt, Christians—priests or otherwise—do not talk about religion with Muslims. My older brother, a passionate Christian learned that lesson too late: after preaching to Muslims, he was eventually ambushed by Muslims who cut out his tongue and murdered him.

An interview with the Coptic Orthodox Priest with a 60 million dollar bounty on his head from al Qaeda. WASHINGTON (Jihad Watch) - Father ... continue reading

Israel rescinds order to freeze Church funds in the Holy Land

IsraelÂ’s Embassy to the Holy See releases statement saying that Church funds will not be frozen, that the current 'situation remains ... continue reading

Israeli Ministry for Finance seizes Catholic Church funds

Image of (Pope and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pictured) <br>An expert on Church-State relations in Israel, reached by AsiaNews, says he is confident that the Government knows nothing of what he says must be the idea of a single individual. The expert foresees that when the Head of the Government is informed of the matter, the functionary will be reprimanded and the attachment orders annulled, with apologies.

Tax Chief Yehezkel Abrahamoff has seized church funds to force ecclesial institutions to pay tax, instead of waiting for the outcome of ... continue reading

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