Associated Press – April 21, 2008 NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit left behind the impression of a compassionate and candid leader who has made a successful transition from professor to pope. But it’s uncertain whether the pontiff’s six-day pilgrimage, which ended Sunday, will make a lasting imprint on a country he obviously…

By Rachel Pomerance Religion News Service Atlanta – Moses may be a central character in the Jewish exodus from Egyptian slavery, but the old Negro spiritual “Go Down, Moses” isn’t exactly standard musical fare for a Passover Seder. Yet on a recent night here, some 150 blacks and Jews erupted in the chorus as they…

Associated Press Damascus, Syria – Former President Carter met Friday with the exiled leader of Hamas and the militant group’s deputy chief, men the U.S. government has labeled as global terrorists and Israel accuses of masterminding suicide bombings and kidnappings. Carter’s meeting with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal followed two other meetings between the former American…

Associated Press United Nations – Pope Benedict XVI told diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that respect for human rights was the key to solving many of the world’s problems, while cautioning that international cooperation was threatened by “the decisions of a small number.” The pontiff, addressing the U.N. General Assembly on his first…

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