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Local NGO's report that inhabitants of a Christian village were killed when floodwaters were diverted into their community.

A spokesman for Cardinal Godfried Danneels said the transcript of a meeting in April with a victim of clerical sexual abuse has been taken out of context.

As France continues its campaign to expel foreign-born Roma, Pope Benedict XVI called on Aug. 22 for greater acceptance of cultural differences and urged parents to teach their children “universal fraternity.”

New talks between Israel and Palestine, despite obstacles, remain a source of hope.

New York's proposed Islamic center could become a powerful symbol of tolerance or a recruiting tool for Al Qaeda.

The California Catholic bishops’ conference alerts parents of public school children of ways to “opt out” of classes that contradict their family’s values.

A visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to a church in China is not a sign that the secretive communist regime’s stance toward religion is softening.