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On Tuesday Iranian Ambassador to the Vatican Mohammad Taher Rabbani called a press conference to address media on a number of issues including inter-religious dialogue, the role of religions in international diplomacy, the challenges that Islam and Christianity can address today side by side. During the meeting Ambassador Rabbani praised Pope Francis for his modesty and high morality. The Ambassador also stressed the importance of a collaboration between the Holy See for promotion of peace. The press conference was attended by Italian and foreign media. Journalists and correspondents found the meeting with Iran\'s ambassador to the Holy See extremely useful and constructive.

The leader of the Catholic Church has suspended a German bishop for his extravagant lifestyle, which included spending over 42 million dollars on his residence.

The head of Poland\'s Catholic Church has come under fire for suggesting that children are to blame for being sexually abused by priests. In defense of the church\'s pedophile priests, Archbishop Jozef Michalik said children from troubled families seek closeness to the priests and may get lost and get the priests involved. The words triggered an immediate backlash in the media. Michalik then tried to soothe them by saying that he had been misunderstood. Afterwards, he corrected himself and said child victims were not in any way responsible. The latest uproar came amid a tide of allegations that Poland\'s church is covering up cases of sex abuse.

Lebanon condemns Quran burning plan Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has condemned a US church\'s plan to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of 9/11 attacks. Speaking on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Sleiman said on Wednesday that the controversial decision contradicts Christian teachings and humanitarian values such as love and respect, a Press TV correspondent reported. \"The president condemns the announcement of a religious group in the United States of its intention to openly burn copies of the Quran,\" read a statement released by the president\'s office. Burning the Quran \"is a clear contradiction of the teachings of the three Abrahamic religions and of dialogue among the three faiths,\" Christianity, Islam and Judaism, AFP quoted the Christian president as saying. Pastor Terry Jones, who is part of the Dove World Outreach Center, a small evangelical Christian church in Gainesville, Florida, with an anti-Islam philosophy, has threatened to burn some 200 copies of the Quran on Saturday evening, the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The threat has drawn international condemnation with Muslims launching protest rallies around the globe. US officials have also denounced the plan but no legal measure has been taken yet to block the blasphemous move. The US State Department also called the move \"un-American,\" while the US Attorney General Eric Holder called the idea \"idiotic and dangerous.\" EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton condemned the planned act, while Arab League chief Amr Mussa dubbed Jones a \"fanatic\". The Vatican council has blasted the Florida church\'s scheme as an \"outrageous and grave gesture against a book considered sacred by a religious community.\" Many Muslim countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Indonesia have already held massive demonstrations against the US church\'s intent. Article Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/141762.html

Would you accept being implanted with an implantable RFID chip And as far as the Fourth Reich. Well it can certainly be said that Germany is faring far better economically than all of Europe. Although Germany does not have a standing Army they do happen to supply most of Europe and other country with various kinds of advanced weaponry. Who knows what cards will be dealt and when, but mark my words Germany is going to be a most vital player. Germany also ties in with the Vatican.

\'The Prophet\' is an Iranian documentary produced in reaction to the blasphemous US movie \'Innoncence of Muslims\'. It was filmed in a number of countries including Australia, Iran, India, Armenia, Vatican City, Italy and Saudi Arabia. Some Muslim countries had already announced their intention to make a film in response to sacrilegious US movie but failed to do so, making the Iranian documentary the sole media reaction to the American movie by the Islamic countries. \'The Prophet\' is a joint production of the Society of Dialogue between Islam and Christianity and the Association of Islamic TV and Radio Channels.

[28 Mar 2013] Controversy over Pope Francis\' political past - English

Latest media reports from Syria say insurgents fighting against the government plan to use a group of nuns kidnapped from their convent in the town of Ma\'loula as human shields. The 12 Syrian and Lebanese nuns were kidnapped from a Greek Orthodox convent after the notorious al-Nusra Front militants took over parts of the Christian town. The nuns were then taken to Yabrud - a town under insurgent control north of Damascus. This, as Syrian forces have been deployed to the historic town to restore security there. The militants took over the town on Monday after rolling explosive-filled tires down the hills onto government forces, following three days of intense fighting. The kidnappings have drawn condemnation from the Vatican. Iran has also slammed the assault on the Christian religious site and called for the immediate release of the nuns. It\'s also urged the international community to take immediate action to prevent such criminal acts from taking place in the future.

[17 Mar 2014] Christians, Muslims urge freedom of millions from modern-day slavery - English