Associated Press – March 24, 2008 WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged China to consider a new policy to address Tibetans’ grievances and to start talks with the Dalai Lama. A Chinese dialogue with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, Rice said, “is going to be the only policy that is…

By Andrea Useem Religion News Service With Islam so much in the news today, experts and pundits are frequently called upon to explain the views of Muslims worldwide. But according to Dalia Mogahed, executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, Muslims should be able to speak for themselves. In the new book, “Who…

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service When Deacon Ken Finn is counseling prisoners, he often tells the story of St. Dismas. “He was the guy crucified on the right side of Christ,” Finn says. “He never took a course in (Catholic doctrine) but he gets to skip purgatory and go straight to heaven.” Finn, 72,…

Associated Press Cairo, Egypt – Osama bin Laden accused Pope Benedict XVI of helping in a “new Crusade” against Islam and warned of a “severe” reaction to European publications of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that insulted many Muslims. Bin Laden’s new audiotape message raised concerns al-Qaida was plotting new attacks in Europe. Some experts…

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