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A muslim protester shouts slogans during a protest against Jakarta's Christian Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
FaithNews
Indonesians call for jailing of Christian governor
Niniek Karmini - Associated Press
Thousands of conservative Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital to call for the jailing of its minority Christian governor.
Pope Francis greets Al-Azhar's Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb during a meeting in Cairo on April 28, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany
FaithShort Take
Why Pope Francis’ approach to Islam breaks the mold of Benedict and previous popes
Christopher Lamb - Religion News Service
Francis has made it his business to try to build bridges with the Muslim world with the energy of a missionary. Benedict also delivered his message to Islam from afar.
Politics & Society
In Cairo, Pope Francis calls on Christians and Muslims to build “a new civilization of peace.”
Gerard O’Connell
“What is needed are peacemakers, not fomenters of conflict; firefighters not arsonists; preachers of reconciliation and not instigators of destruction.”
A billboard with a picture of Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II, left, welcomes Pope Francis, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, April 27, 2017.  (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
FaithNews
The pope has landed in Egypt. Here's what he plans to do.
Nicole Winfield - Associated PressBrian Rohan, Associated Press
Pope Francis came to Egypt on Friday for a historic two-day visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God's name.
In this Feb. 20, 2017 file photo, an Indonesian al-Azhar university student, center, and an elderly Egyptian woman pray at al-Azhar Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Politics & SocietyNews
Pope Francis enters Egypt at a time of intense conflict between religion and politics
Hamza Hendawi - Associated PressLee Keath - Associated PressMariam Fam - Associated Press
This weekend, Pope Francis meets in Cairo with Al-Azhar's grand imam, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, their second meeting in a historic initiative to improve Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Politics & SocietyVideo
America interviews Franklin Graham
America Video
The often controversial evangelical leader Franklin Graham speaks to Father Matt Malone about his new documentary and the Gospel's mandate to care for the poor and refugees.
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