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December 25, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Cuban faithful celebrate Christmas praying for a successful visit by Pope Benedict in 2012
Cuban faithful celebrating Christmas say they have plenty to cheer this year as they prepare for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, the first visit by a pontiff to the Communist-run island since John Paul II’s historic tour nearly 14 years ago.
December 21, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: In Israel, a higher profile for Christmas
The founders of Neve Shaanan, a neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv, planned their streets in the shape of a seven-branched candelabra - a symbol of their Jewish faith.
December 20, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: North Korea’s tears: A blend of cult, culture and coercion
Among countless mourners at a public square in North Korea, the kneeling middle-aged man in an off-white windbreaker stands out.
December 18, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Evangelicals divided on whom to support in GOP presidential race
Jenifer Bowen, the executive director of Iowa Right to Life, spent a recent evening at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater here listening to four Republican presidential candidates deliver faith-infused pitches to about 1,000 evangelicals representing one of this election’s most critical and conflicted voting blocs.
December 18, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Iraq resumes political strife in vacuum left by U.S.
The dust had barely settled from the last column of departing U.S. armoured vehicles when Iraq's rival Sunni and Shi'ite factions resumed the kind of political infighting that threatens a lurch back into turmoil.
December 17, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Pope heads into busy Christmas season tired, weak, raising questions about future
Pope Benedict XVI seems worn out.
December 15, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Stories about faith and family help Romney open up
Mitt Romney is starting to open up.
December 14, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: As Pakistan's population soars, contraceptives remain a hard sell
Shazia Shahid, a community health educator, went to the tiny house to speak with the slight young woman about birth control. It was morning, a good time because the woman’s husband was out working.
December 13, 2011 - The New York
NYT: U.S. leaving Iraqi comrades-in-arms in limbo
Meeting various neighbors and supplicants on a recent evening, America’s staunchest ally in Iraq, Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha, sat in a tent sipping tea from an implausibly tiny glass cup. He greeted each new visitor with a hearty outburst of “dear one” and a kiss on the cheek.
December 12, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Home improvement giant Lowe's threatened with boycott for yanking ads from show about Muslims
Lowe's Home Improvement has found itself facing a backlash after the retail giant pulled ads from a reality show about American Muslims.
December 12, 2011 - The Times
Times: Chief rabbi urges pope to work together to save soul of Europe
Europe is in danger of losing its soul, according to the Chief Rabbi who will today tell the Pope that leaders of all faiths must help to restore morality to the world of finance in order to regenerate the economy and society.
December 12, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: For Malaysian Christians, an anxious holiday season
Beneath windows framed with forest-green wreaths studded with red and gold baubles, worshipers at St. Mary’s Anglican Cathedral, one of the oldest churches in Malaysia, knelt and clasped their hands in prayer.
December 08, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: In Baghdad area, Shiite festival is held without incident
The balding head of Hamid Hussein had been sliced open with a sword.
December 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Palestinians' statehood bid part of Christmas
At Christmas time the world looks to Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethlehem, and this year the Palestinians hope to use some of that attention to boost their quest for independence.
December 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Moroccan justice: Sold to highest bidder
The chant thundered through the headquarters of Morocco's Islamist party as it celebrated election victory.
December 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: In GOP race, candidates woo evangelicals
At a private gathering of pastors in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a contrite Newt Gingrich pitched his story of personal redemption Thursday.
December 06, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Using Islam to counter jihad in southern Thailand
A group of men, most wearing Muslim prayer caps, stand at attention. At the front of the room, an imam leads the group as they shout, “I will sacrifice everything, even my own life, to protect the purity of Islam.”
December 05, 2011 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Opinion: Will religious tolerance in Indonesia continue?
Violence against Christians in Indonesia frequently makes news headlines.
December 05, 2011 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Sectarian tension in Sidon ahead of Ashura
Tensions ran high Sunday between members of the Sunni and Shiite communities in and around Sidon after clergy from the sects exchanged a round of insults over the weekend.
December 04, 2011 - The Tennessean
Tennessean: Southern Baptists examine role in slavery
Southerners still argue the cause of the Civil War on the 150th anniversary of its start.
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