Timorese church opposes Indonesian deal on war crimes
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East Timor's new Catholic bishop has opposed a deal between Timorese and Indonesian leaders to drop trials over atrocities during the country's 1999 independence process, saying it lacks public support.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam.
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Dutch leaders on Wednesday condemned  comments by a Muslim teacher who said he hoped for the death of  a popular politician, further stoking religious tension  prompted by the murder of a filmmaker critical of Islam.
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- Seven conservative Anglican leaders refused to take Holy Communion with the head of the US branch of the church, who supports ordaining gays and blessing same-sex unions, as the fellowship struggles to avert a split.
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Indonesiaâs Christians packed tightly guarded churches to celebrate Christmas today despite fears of terrorist attacks, while the president of the Philippines appealed for an end to corruption in a seasonal message.
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The Philippines military has angrily rejected a legislator's suggestions that its top brass was like a &quot;Mafia&quot; crime family amid a widening probe into a corruption scandal in the armed forces.
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Chinese refusal to recognise the authority of the Vatican is an "act of war", Hong Kong's cardinal tells the BBC.
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ASIA/TIMOR EST - Continua la crisi dei rifugiati: la Chiesa fa appello alle autoritÃ  civili Dili (Agenzia Fides) - La crisi dei profughi a Timor Est non sembra avviata a una prossima soluzione. ÂNei 51 campi della capitale Dili sono ospitati circa 30 000 sfollati,  mentre altri 70.000 si sono spostati nei distretti dove vivono in famiglie a...
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JAKARTA : Indonesian judges Thursday rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir and ordered him to stand trial for his alleged involvement in attacks including the Bali bombings.
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Indonesian security forces have used torture and inhumane treatment to force confessions from suspected separatists and their sympathizers in the province of Aceh, where the government and rebels have fought a long-running conflict, a human rights group alleges in a report to be released Monday.
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Indonesia denies saying foreign troops involved in the tsunami relief operation must leave the country in March.
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MADRID, Spain, NOV. 24, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- The papal nuncio to the European Parliament doesn't have any reason "from the religious viewpoint" to say no to the Constitutional Treaty, even though the document ...
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CILACAP, Indonesia  - A controversial Indonesian Muslim cleric warned on Saturday that the country would suffer a big disaster if three Bali bombers on death row were executed.
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The head of Kenya's Anglican Church rejects a compromise over gay bishops by US Episcopal Church leaders.
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The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales urge the government not to replace Trident nuclear weapons.
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An international commission intent on stopping the splintering of the worldwide association of Anglican churches rebuked the US Episcopal Church Monday for electing a gay bishop
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Afghanistan's Taliban has demanded that Pope Benedict XVI apologise for remarks linking Islam with violence, adding the comment showed the Christian West was waging war against Muslims.