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The Azerbaijani authorities refused to register the evangelical communities under the new “Law on Religion”


Due to legislative innovations and ensuing bureaucratic obstacles many religious communities in Azerbaijan failed to re-register within the prescribed period before January 1, 2010. As a result, most of them have been banned from conducting any of the religious activities and threatened with liquidation the status of "juridical entity", said the Institute of Religious Freedom, Kyiv based on the documents obtained from city Baku.

Pakistani Christians protest against murder of Christians


More than 150 Pakistani Christians gathered on Sunday (August 1, 2010) in front of the Sargodha Press Club (SPC) under the auspice of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), to protest against the brutal murders of the Emmanuel brothers -- Rashid Emmanuel, 30, and his brother Sajid, 27 -- who were gunned down as they were leaving a court in Faisalabad on July 19, 2010, on blasphemy charges, which they had both denied. They also protested in the searing heat of the day against the alleged rape last month of trainee nurse Magdalene Ashraf from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, reports Dan Wooding, founder of ASSIST Ministries.

On anniversary of anti-Christian attacks, thousands march in Pakistan


Faisalabad, Pakistan, Aug 3, 2010 / 02:56 am (CNA).- Over 2,000 people took part in a march in Pakistan to mark the first anniversary of some of the country's worst anti-Christian violence. A leading police official admitted to marchers that security forces had failed to protect Christians, while some prominent Muslim leaders said they deplored the violence.

Fired Catholic professor reinstated at University of Illinois


Champaign, Ill., Jul 29, 2010 / 05:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A professor who was recently fired for explaining the Catholic teaching on homosexuality will be reinstated, according to the University of Illinois. Dr. Kenneth Howell's position at the school was terminated at the end of the Spring Semester this year after teaching in a class on Catholicism that the Church believes homosexual behavior violates natural law.

Why 20 Nations Are Defending the Crucifix


STRASBOURG, France, JULY 21, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Last November's ruling against the display of crucifixes in Italian schools has caused the most widespread opposition in the history of the European Court of Human Rights: 20 countries are officially opposed and have joined Italy in defense of the crucifix.

Future of Venezuela's Catholic TV in Peril


CARACAS, Venezuela, JULY 21, 2010 (Zenit.org).- In the latest move of an escalating conflict between Church and government leaders in Venezuela, President Hugo Chávez is taking back a television channel run by the Caracas Archdiocese.

Vatican Targeted in Cyber Attack on Google


VATICAN CITY, JULY 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- This weekend the Vatican was targeted in a cyber attack by an unknown person who used the Google Internet search engine to misdirect Web browsers searching for information.

Cardinal Bagnasco says misunderstood secularism led to crucifix ruling


Rome, Italy, Jul 14, 2010 / 03:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Under the title of "Credible witnesses in a society in crisis," the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano published an interview with the president of the Italian Bishops Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, in which he tackled a number of current issues in the Church. In particular, he stressed the importance for European identity of being able to display the cross in public places.

Dictatorship of Relativism. Catholic Professor Fired for Being Catholic


Professor Howell is a victim of the "Dictatorship of Relativism" which Pope Benedict XVI warned of. This is an egregious violation of constitutional rights and overt censorship of speech unpopular to the Cultural revolutionaries who have grabbed the reigns of Western society. Warning to all who hold that truth exists in an age which has followed the pied piper of relativism.

Nigeria: new attacks on Christians in Kaduna state


At least seven people, including a mother of six, have been killed by Islamic militants in Nigeria's Kaduna state just four months after attacks left more than 500 dead in neighbouring Plateau.

Christian Nurse Killed in Mosul


MOSUL, Iraq, JULY 8, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A Christian nurse who worked at the state hospital was killed Monday in Mosul by a bomb that was attached to the underside of his car.

Malaysia: church firebombing trial begins


Three young Malaysian Muslims have gone on trial for firebombing a Protestant church in the Asian nation in January. The spate of anti-Christian violence-- which included the firebombing of eight churches and vandalism against two others-- followed a court decision that permitted a Catholic publication to use the word "Allah" to refer to God.

Italian government optimistic court ruling on crucifixes in classrooms will be overturned


Rome, Italy, Jul 2, 2010 / 08:19 pm (CNA).- The Italian government has expressed optimism about the outcome of an appeal against a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling barring the display of crucifixes in school classrooms. Officials said the crucifix is not a threat to "secularity" and is not used for indoctrination.

Nigeria: Catholic university vice chancellor kidnapped


Concerns are growing for the safety of the Vice Chancellor of the Veritas Catholic University of Nigeria, Fr Professor Justin Ukpong and his driver, who have not been seen since they were abducted last Thursday.

Pope decries search of Belgian archbishop's offices as 'surprising and deplorable'


Vatican City, Jun 28, 2010 / 07:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a message to Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard after the June 24 raid of the Cathedral of Mechelen and the archbishop's office, Pope Benedict expressed his solidarity with the Belgian bishops for the "surprising and deplorable manner" in which the police search was carried out.

Christianophobia at Work in "Crucifix Trial," Says Cardinal


VATICAN CITY, JUNE 23, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The decision of the European Court of Human Rights to ban the crucifix from Italian classrooms is a result of the encroachment of "secularist fundamentalism" and "Christianophobia," says the former president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.

Pakistan: another Catholic accused of 'blasphemy'


After another Christian in Pakistan was accused of blasphemy, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan has defended him and said the government is failing to protect religious minority groups in the country.

English official bans religious talk at World Cup


England soccer striker Wayne Rooney has been banned from discussing his Catholic faith by an English Football Association official at the World Cup, according to a number of media reports.

Turkey: 'in killing bishop they've symbolically beheaded the Church'


"With the brutal murder of Bishop Padovese, they have symbolically beheaded the Church in Turkey," Fr Martin Kmetec OFM Conv Franciscan missionary and Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Turkey told Fides.

Cardinal Calls for Truth Regarding Tiananmen


HONG KONG, JUNE 9, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Joseph Zen says it is time to clarify history and give merited respect to the pro-democracy protestors who died in Tiananmen Square in 1989.

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