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  11 March 2010











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Questions arise as 'most godless place' gets first saint

Australia - described in the 19th century by a Scottish church minister as "the most Godless place under heaven" - will get its first saint when Sister Mary MacKillop is canonised by Pope Benedict XVI later in the year.

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» Bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki want nuclear weapons' ban
The Roman Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the only cities to have endured war-time nuclear bombings - are urging world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons.

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» Climate leadership from rich nations 'can build common agenda'
Rich and powerful countries must accept equity as the basis for international climate change negotiations and if they do, they can help bring all nations to a common agenda, says Kenyan theologian and ecologist Jesse Mugambi.

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» Zimbabwe trade union leader forced to flee, say Christian students
The World Student Christian Federation and its Zimbabwe Advocacy Office say they are shocked at recent attacks on trade union leaders by police and security forces in Zimbabwe during a period when the southern African country is trying to reconcile bitter divides.

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» Women play secondary role in news, global media project finds
The Chinese proverb that women hold up half the sky does not apply to the news arena, results of the 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project suggest.

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» Washington Cathedral hosts Christian-Muslim summit
Washington National Cathedral is currently hosting a summit of Christian and Muslim faith leaders, which seeks to promote understanding and reconciliation between the two traditions, and is due to culminate in a public dialogue on 3 March.

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» Protest to go on against Israeli occupation of Christian-owned land
Palestinian activists say they will continue protests against an apparent re-occupation of an abandoned Israeli army outpost on the outskirts of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, despite being repelled by the Israel Defence Forces.

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Some faith leaders see religion behind violence in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria (ENI). Some religious leaders in Nigeria are viewing the latest outbreak of lethal violence in the country's central region - a part of the country once seen as a haven of tolerance - as religiously motivated. .

World Council of Churches, World Evangelical Alliance heads meet
Geneva (ENI). Leaders of the World Evangelical Alliance and the World Council of Churches and have met in Geneva to discuss common concerns around Christian unity such as evangelism and religious liberty.

Group seeks to restore Hinduism as secular Nepal's State religion
Kathmandu (ENI). The marquees near Nepal's Pashupatinath temple in the Himalayan country's capital resembled a carnival with people trooping in from morning to night.

Korean church leaders liken death penalty ruling to 'State violence'
Tokyo (ENI). Korean church leaders have criticised a ruling that the death penalty is constitutional, calling it "an expression of violence committed by State power".

Theologian hailed as pioneer in church activism in South Africa
Johannesburg (ENI). South African theologian Steve de Gruchy, who died in a river accident near the Drakensberg mountains, has been hailed as a pioneer in church activism, economic and ecological justice.