Pope confronts China over religious freedom, bishops
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Pope Benedict XVI pressed China on Saturday to respect religious freedom and the Vatican&#39;s right to appoint its own bishops, dismissing Beijing&#39;s nominees as &quot;illegitimate.&quot;
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Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam and holy war that have angered much of the Muslim world are in line with his efforts to spare religion from violence and extremism.
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ROME, Sep 19 (IPS) - The Vatican, seat of the Roman Catholic faith,  launched a diplomatic drive this week to explain the Pope's  controversial references to Islam.
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BEIJING, Nov. 28 -- China's state-sanctioned Catholic church said Tuesday that it plans to ordain another bishop without approval from the pope, despite renewed diplomatic efforts to end long-standing hostility between China and the Vatican.
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China's new restrictions on foreign media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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The Vatican's new secretary of state urged diplomats Friday to work for religious freedom everywhere, touching on a sensitive issue between the Holy See and some countries, including Muslim ones, where people are not allowed to worship freely.
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In his most significant address on China to date, Pope Benedict on Saturday decried state restrictions on religious freedom that "suffocate" the Church and sow division among the country's Catholics.
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China assailed the United States on Monday for listing it as a country that violates religious freedoms. The State Department list released last week included China among Myanmar, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan as places where people cannot practice their faiths freely.
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Pope Benedict has given his  backing to Beijing&#39;s new state-approved Catholic bishop, the  official Vatican newspaper L&#39;Osservatore Romano said on Friday,  hours after Li Shan was installed in the Chinese capital.
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Chinese authorities have told senior  religious leaders in a Tibetan area to urge the faithful to  show more support for a top monk anointed by Beijing and on  whom the future of the restive region may ride.
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The Dalai Lama said Thursday that China is taking an increasingly harsh stance on Tibet and he appealed for international help during a visit to Rome.
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Leaders across the Muslim world demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologize for his remarks on Islam and jihad, unmoved by the Vatican's assurances that he meant only to emphasize the incompatibility between faith and ...
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A government advisory panel on religious freedom denounced on Friday new regulations issued by China that appear aimed at undermining the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.
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The Vatican is worried its opposition to abortion, embryonic stem cell research and gay marriage could one day land it before an international court of justice, a senior Vatican official said in an interview published Wednesday.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans opened a crucial meeting yesterday as the church struggles to reconcile Scripture and homosexuality, with the American wing coming under increasing pressure to reconsider its liberal stance on gays.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury hears concerns from the Pope on the future of the Anglican Communion.
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Pope Benedict said on Tuesday states had to set ethical limits to what can be done to protect their people from terrorism and that some countries have flouted international humanitarian law in recent wars.