Religion

An off-duty policeman boarded a train and opened fire on Tuesday, killing a 71-year-old Christian man and wounding his wife and four others, the Interior Ministry said. The attack, less than two weeks after the […] […]

CAIRO—Egypt recalled its ambassador to the Vatican after Pope Benedict XVI demanded that certain countries, including Egypt, do more to ensure Christians can practice their faith without discrimination or violence, a spokesman said Tuesday. In […] […]

PAKISTANI politicians have accused the Pope of interfering in state matters after he called for controversial blasphemy laws to be scrapped. Benedict XVI urged the Islamic nation to repeal the legislation — which carries the […] […]

The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to one of the most comprehensive attempts to estimate how many people have embraced Islam. Since the global spread […] […]

CAIRO—Iranian state television said Wednesday that leaders of the country’s Christian minority have been arrested and accused of spreading a hard-line version of their faith. The report did not give the number of people arrested. […] […]

PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak urged Egypt’s Christians and Muslims to unite and confront terrorism after a New Year’s day car bomb killed 21 people. The incident occurred at a Coptic church in Alexandria, in the latest […] […]

NEW YORK CITY—If the adventures of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks have lulled you into believing censorship is a quaint fly we’re swatting into the past, then spare a moment for a young Palestinian man who’s […] […]

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA — Dozens of armed men attacked the church on Christmas Eve, dragging the pastor out of his home and shooting him to death. Two young men from the choir rehearsing for a late-night […] […]

VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI urged loyal Catholics in China to have courage in the face of communist limits on religious freedom and conscience, a Christmas Day message highlighting the tensions between Beijing and the Vatican. […] […]

THE leader of the world’s Anglicans urges people today to remember those across the globe who face persecution because of their Christian faith, in his Christmas Day sermon. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will say […] […]