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Global Church News - Cardinal Schonborn warns of 'Islamic conquest' of Europe Sep 16, 2016 Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has warned that Europe risks forfeiting its “Christian inheritance” and that an “Islamic conquest” could be in its future. - St. [1]

AFP Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit. [2]

Samae San has opened a new Migrant Children’s Center to care for kids whose Burmese parents work on local fishing boats. Mayor Prasert Pitakkorn welcomed Chonburi Gov. [3]

YANGON — The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has asked the public for a “tolerant interpretation” of the minister’s recent remarks after he appeared to refer to Islam as an “extreme” religion putting Myanmar’s majority Buddhists in danger. [4]

RANGOON – Religious leaders from four of Burma’s major faiths have called for a change in community attitudes in order to end discrimination and violence against women and girls. [5]

RANGOON — Aung Ko, Burma’s new religious affairs minister, has twice in less than a week stirred controversy, with the latest involving his visit to nationalist Buddhist monks from the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion on Monday in ... [6]

MANDALAY — Unresolved religious tensions in Karen State could affect national peace, stability and reconciliation, according to Religious Affairs and Culture Minister Aung Ko, who was referring to one monk’s recent spree of pagoda-building on other f... [7]

On this day in 1954 2,500 years after the Buddha’s death, the state-sponsored sixty-five years ago today, 2,500 years after the Buddha’s death, the state-sponsored Sixth Buddhist Council opened in Yangon to review and settle doctrinal disputes relati... [9]

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[1] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 85% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Cardinal Schonborn warns of 'Islamic conquest' of Europe Sep 16, 2016 Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has warned that Europe risks forfeiting its “Christian inheritance” and that an “Islamic conquest” could be in its future. - St.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-07 · 75% match

‘Blessed’ Papua New Guinea welcomes Pope during landmark tour

AFP Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2015-06-24 · 36% match

Samae San opens day care center for migrant workers’ children

Samae San has opened a new Migrant Children’s Center to care for kids whose Burmese parents work on local fishing boats. Mayor Prasert Pitakkorn welcomed Chonburi Gov.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-11-30 · 35% match

Religion Ministry Defends Minister After Labeling Unnamed Faith ‘Extreme’

YANGON — The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture has asked the public for a “tolerant interpretation” of the minister’s recent remarks after he appeared to refer to Islam as an “extreme” religion putting Myanmar’s majority Buddhists in danger.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-03-07 · 35% match

‘No Religion Sanctions Violence Against Women’: Interfaith Leaders

RANGOON – Religious leaders from four of Burma’s major faiths have called for a change in community attitudes in order to end discrimination and violence against women and girls.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-04-05 · 34% match

New Religion Minister Visits Firebrand Monk Wirathu

RANGOON — Aung Ko, Burma’s new religious affairs minister, has twice in less than a week stirred controversy, with the latest involving his visit to nationalist Buddhist monks from the Association for the Protection of Race and Religion on Monday in

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-05-04 · 33% match

Religion Minister Raises Concerns Over Pagoda-Crazed Monk

MANDALAY — Unresolved religious tensions in Karen State could affect national peace, stability and reconciliation, according to Religious Affairs and Culture Minister Aung Ko, who was referring to one monk’s recent spree of pagoda-building on other f

[8] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 33% match

Kingdom a pioneer in protecting LGBTQ+ rights

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-05-17 · 33% match

The Day Thousands of Monks Began Sixth Buddhist Council in Yangon

On this day in 1954 2,500 years after the Buddha’s death, the state-sponsored sixty-five years ago today, 2,500 years after the Buddha’s death, the state-sponsored Sixth Buddhist Council opened in Yangon to review and settle doctrinal disputes relati

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-22 · 33% match

Japan launches G-7 focus group for LGBTQ rights ahead of summit

TOKYO -- Japanese LGBTQ rights advocates announced the launch of a new G-7 engagement group dedicated to protecting sexual minorities on Wednesday, ahead of the annual leaders' summit in Hiroshima in May.

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