• National Muslim-Christian Initiative Launches in N. America

  Christian and Muslim leaders met this past week to launch the National Muslim-Christian Initiative in North America aimed at facilitating greater understanding between the two religious communities.

  

• Persecution on the Rise in War-Ravaged Sri Lanka

  Minority Christians are facing unusually high incidents of persecution recently in Sri Lanka, where Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus make up the majority of the population.

• China's Crackdown on Christians Worsens

  China stepped up its crackdown on Christians last year compared to 2006, with an overall increase in reported persecutions of believers, according to the China Aid annual report released Wednesday

  

• Protestant Head, Pope Unite to Close 100th Christian Unity Week

  Representatives of the two largest Christian bodies in the world will come together Friday evening in Rome to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and close the worldwide event.

  

• Evangelicals Rebuke NAE Leaders over Islam Letter

  Some prominent evangelical leaders are criticizing the heads of the National Association of Evangelicals for signing a letter to Muslim leaders containing controversial language.