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THE INSTITUTE News Update

May 12 - May 18, 2011

 

 

 

 

 



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Americas

 

Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook is Obama's ambassador for religious freedom


A pastor with Harlem and Bronx roots who calmed religious tensions after 9/11 was sworn in yesterday as President Obama's ambassador for religious freedom. The Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook is the first woman and first African-American to hold the post.

 

ACLU-NM Charges Española hospital with religious Discrimination 

 

 

Europe

 

'Pope plot' men not involved in terrorism 


David Anderson QC said police acted appropriately and the arrests were partly prompted by mistaken identity. The six Westminster street cleaners were seized amid fears they wanted to attack the Pope mobile. The men were released without charge amid reports that a canteen joke had been misunderstood.

 

 

 

 

Patriotic Association threatens 10 episcopal ordinations without papal mandate

 

Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - The honorary chairman of the Patriotic Association, Anthony Liu Bainian has demanded that the Vatican "not interfere with the self-election and self-ordination" of bishops, [ie without papal mandate-ed] and recognize and support the elected bishops in their work of evangelization. "

 

 

 

 


The creation of a new "metropolia" in Abkhazia announced late last week will only make it more difficult to resolve the Abkhaz church issue, the Moscow Patriarchate has said.

"The church canon laws do not involve the making of decisions to create new metropolitanates, let alone autocephalous churches, at "clerical-laic" congresses.

 

Orthodox Christians to march through Lvov on May 9, 2012

 

 

South Asia

 

Christian journalist appointed to lower castes and minority programme monitoring body

 

New Delhi (AsiaNews) - A.J. Philip, a well-known Christian journalist and editorial writer, was appointed to the Assessment and Monitoring Authority (AAM) of the Government of India's Planning Commission. Indian Christians have received the decision with satisfaction and hope.

 

Bangladesh: pastoral activity tailor made for man 

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