New talks between Israel and Palestine, despite obstacles, remain a source of hope.
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.
The controversy surrounding a bishop in a diocese outside of Beijing illustrates the problems facing Chinese Catholic communities.
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.
New York's proposed Islamic center could become a powerful symbol of tolerance or a recruiting tool for Al Qaeda.
The 800-member Catholic community in a village in India is facing a “social boycott” for refusing to follow traditions to appease Hindus gods.