The pastoral letter from Mexico's bishops addresses centuries-old divisions over ethnicity and the often strained relationship between church and state.

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

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.

Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the floods have made their way to the major cities of Karachi and Lahore.

Remarks from a senior Paksitani official to mark the first anniversary of some of Pakistan’s worst anti-Christian violence.