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Religion in China
Is religion in China back from the dead?
Nazareth's Controversial New Mosque
Plans for controversial mosque in Nazareth gets government go-ahead
Indonesia's New President
Unrest in Indonesia as Megawati Sukarnoputri fails to take office after general election
Defiance in Tiananmen Square
Falun Gong protestors arrested in Tiananmen Square
Hindu Call for Pope Apology
Hindu nationalists call on Pope John Paul II to apologise for alleged Christian atrocities
Faith and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Did the church have an important role in the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Scientologist Jailed for Fraud in France
Jail sentence for French Scientologist charged with fraud and coercion
Holy Land Churches Shut Up Shop
Christian churches in the Holy Land close their doors to tourists and pilgrims
The Changing Role of Religion
International symposium on the changing role of religion held in Cape Town
Parliament of the World's Religions
The Parliament of the World's Religions meeting in Cape Town
Scientists seek religious Advice
Scientists on the brink of creating a new life form are seeing relgious and ethical advice
Christmas stories
Talking about Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth
New Millennium in Bethlehem
Back to the beginning – starting the third millennium in Bethlehem
Religious tensions in Egypt and Indonesia
Violence between Muslims and Christians has broken out in Egypt and Indonesia
Karmapa Lama flees to India
The 17th Karmapa Lama has fled from China to India, ruffling diplomatic feathers all round
From Aum Shinrikyo to Aleph – what's in a Name?
Is the Aum Shinrikyo Doomsday cult in Japan really changing more than its name?
Can Nigeria really incorporate Sharia?
President's plea for peace in Nigeria after inter-religious riots
Jews on trial in Iran for spying
The puzzling trial in Iran of 13 Jews accused of spying for Israel and the USA
Can Democracy and Religion work together?
Can Iranians arrive at a democratic version of political Islam in next week's elections?
Jordanian protests over 'Honour Killings'
Members of Jordon's royal family support protests over "honour killings"
Nigerian conflict over Sharia Law
The causes of inter-religious conflict in Kaduna, Nigeria
Pope's Mass of Apology
Apologising for the past – does the Pope's symbolic gesture make theological sense?
Sikhs dispute new Calendar
Rival Sikh factions at the Golden Temple at Amritsar are in dispute over a new calendar
The Pope visits the Holy Land
Report on the Pope's pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Jerusalem
The Appeal of extreme religious Groups
What is the appeal of extreme religious groups like millennial cults?
What does it take to become a Saint?
A special programme on the making of saints in the Roman Catholic Church.
Violence in Zimbabwe
Roman Catholic bishops condemn the current outbreak of violence in Zimbabwe
What will happen to Ethiopians of Jewish Origin?
What will happen to the 26,000 Ethiopians of Jewish origin who want to settle in Israel?
Archbishop urges calm debate on Refugees
UK Catholic archbishop warns against using refugees and assylum seekers as propaganda
Reformers and Conservatives go to the polls in Iran
Relgious tensions in the run-up to the second round of voting in the Iranian elections
Aids education in the Islamic World
Campaigners claim there is an Aids crisis in the Islamic world