Pope Benedict XVI called Wednesday for the release of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy.
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November 17th, 2010
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November 17th, 2010
Muslim and Christian human rights campaigners are seeking clemency for Asia Bibi - a Christian woman sentenced to death under Muslim law for supposedly blaspheming Islam.
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November 17th, 2010
Two more Christians murdered in Iraq on Monday night and another three yesterday, as the community is driven to extinction.
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November 17th, 2010
A new community group in Watford that aims to give a voice to Muslim women in the town will host a launch party this weekend.
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November 16th, 2010
The numbers of men entering English seminaries to become Catholic priests have hit a ten year high.
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November 16th, 2010
Christians have again been targeted in Iraq in an attack that killed seven people on Monday including two Christians in the latest in a spate of violence against the minority community.
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November 16th, 2010
Teachers have been advised that up to 2,000 Sikh students in schools across a county should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger - to school!
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November 16th, 2010
In recent months, tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt have flared in the wake of several incidents, including demonstrations following the disappearance of Camilia Shehata Zakher, the wife of a Coptic bishop who allegedly converted to Islam and is being held by the Coptic Church; the capture of an alleged "arms ship" owned by the son of a Coptic Church official, which arrived in Egypt in August 2010 and was reportedly carrying a cargo of explosives from Israel.
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November 16th, 2010
Today, in the last part, a Daily Mail survey unveils the disturbing truth about abortion and promiscuity.
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November 16th, 2010
A toy pig was withdrawn from a children's farm set by its makers to avoid the risk of causing offence to Muslim and Jewish parents, it has been reported.