Russia/Eurasia: Religious freedom the focus of briefing in Washington
Religious freedom is waning in the former Soviet Union and Eurasia. You've heard the stories. Churches liquidated, fathers arrested for holding a prayer meeting, pastors arrested for not registering the church, and families restricted to owning just one Bible. As a result of these alarming trends, Russian Ministries in cooperation…
Russia urges global struggle against Afghan heroin
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says the international community must accept responsibility for the fight against illicit drugs from Afghanistan. He told an anti-drug conference in Moscow that worldwide Afghan heroine has killed nearly one-million people under the age of 35 in the past eight years. Speaking at an international anti-drug…
Rome: Pope urges governments to protect Christians
Pope Benedict XVI appealed to governments on Monday to protect Christians against violence and discrimination. He also called on Pakistan to reverse its blasphemy laws, saying they were a pretext for ‘acts of injustice and violence’ against religious minorities. He was addressing not only Muslim majority countries, including Egypt, Iraq…
Rome: Pope denounces attacks in Nigeria, Philippines
Pope Benedict XVI deplored on Sunday the ‘absurd violence’ against Christians after attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines over the Christmas holiday. ‘It was with great sadness that I learnt about the attack on a Catholic Church in the Philippines during the celebrations for Christmas and also against…
