Obama Condemns Pastor’s Remarks
Sen. Barack Obama, a Christian who has battled rumors that he is Muslim, is now facing criticism for the fiery sermons of his former pastor at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, which he has attended for nearly 20 years.
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Chinese Security Forces Surround Monasteries in Tibet
Police, soldiers crack down on monks in wake of Tibetan protests against Beijing’s rule.
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Religious Leaders Help Renters Buy in New Orleans
The Jeremiah Group has developed a loan plan to turn the city’s low-income renters into homeowners. Instead of rejecting the idea as an impractical suggestion by idealistic do-gooders, the state embraced it.

The Jeremiah Group has developed a loan plan to turn the city’s low-income renters into homeowners. Instead of rejecting the idea as an impractical suggestion by idealistic do-gooders, the state embraced it.

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Catholic College Leaders Expect Pope to Deliver Stern Message
After years of Vatican frustration over what it views as the failure of many U.S. Catholic colleges to adhere to church teachings, school leaders are intently watching for a rebuke from Pope Benedict XVI during his Washington visit next month.
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Archbishop’s Slaying Rocks Iraq’s Christian Minority
The body of a kidnapped Chaldean Catholic archbishop was discovered buried near the northern city of Mosul on Thursday. Paulos Faraj Rahho was taken in late February as he was leaving Mass in Mosul. Christians constitute a tiny portion of Iraq’s mainly Muslim population. Still, they have been the victims of repeated violence. Many have fled the country and others have joined the ranks of Iraq’s 2.5 million internally displaced people.

The body of a kidnapped Chaldean Catholic archbishop was discovered buried near the northern city of Mosul on Thursday. Paulos Faraj Rahho was taken in late February as he was leaving Mass in Mosul. Christians constitute a tiny portion of Iraq’s mainly Muslim population. Still, they have been the victims of repeated violence. Many have fled the country and others have joined the ranks of Iraq’s 2.5 million internally displaced people.

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Reconciling Science and Religion
Roman Catholic priest and cosmologist Michael Heller won this year’s Templeton Prize. “Science without religion is not only meaningless, it’s lame,” he says.

Roman Catholic priest and cosmologist Michael Heller won this year’s Templeton Prize. “Science without religion is not only meaningless, it’s lame,” he says.

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Egypt Islamists in Hiding Ahead of Vote
A government crackdown has forced dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members into hiding ahead of local elections in Egypt, where the banned group has become the U.S.-allied country’s most powerful opposition force by agitating for Islamic law and democratic reform.
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Qatar Hosts Its First Christian Church
The first Christian church in Qatar has no cross, no bell and no steeple.
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