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By Michele Chabin Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS) After seeing how successful Birthright Israel has been in acquainting young Diaspora Jews with Israel and Judaism, a Palestinian group has established Birthright Palestine to help youths of Palestinian descent connect with their roots. The program is organized by the Palestine Center for National Strategic Studies (PCNSS),…

By Chris Herlinger c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK — Michael (Michal) Heller, a Polish cosmologist and Roman Catholic priest whose commitment to combining the insights of science and religion stretches back to his youth in war-torn Europe, has won the 2008 Templeton Prize. The $1.6 million award is the largest annual monetary prize…

Ian Wilhelm Religion News Service Polish officials have announced that they will allow Jews who fled the country four decades ago to reclaim their Polish citizenship. After anti-communist protests erupted in Warsaw and other cities in 1968, the authorities blamed “Zionists” for the social unrest and expelled about 20,000 Jews. They were stripped of their…

Associated Press Lahore, Pakistan – The spread of terrorism across Pakistan from its wild tribal regions to the cultural capital of Lahore on Tuesday adds to the pressure for a reconsideration of its U.S.-allied president’s approach to countering al-Qaida and the Taliban as its new government prepares to take office. After two deadly suicide bombings…
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