A delegation of religious leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
is visiting the U.S and Canada as part of a tour seeking to build awareness
of a re-emerging war at the border of the D
A bail hearing is set for today, Aug. 28, in Islamabad in the case of a girl
charged with blasphemy for allegedly burning pages of the Quran, Islam's holy
scriptures.
The leader of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church has urged citizens to observe
peace, love and tolerance as the country mourns the death of Prime Minister
Meles
The United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant denomination,
has approved a recommendation to boycott products produced in Israeli
settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.
Africa has topped the list of most devout regions of the world, with 89
percent calling themselves religious, according to a worldwide poll called
"The Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism."
A top church historian has said he believes Christianity faces a "bright
future" worldwide, but predicted the Roman Catholic church will undergo a
major schism over its moral and social teaching.**
