One tough challenge that Catholic shepherds face, Pope Benedict XVI said this past Lent, is that their flocks live in an age "in which the loss of the sense of sin is unfortunately becoming increasingly more widespread."

Dubai: Dubai World launched a media centre website on Tuesday. Dubai World Media Centre will be an online destination for comprehensive information on all its businesses.

Angelina Church of Christ. Weekly events. Sept. 7. Sunday, September 7, at 9:30 a.m., Bible classes for all ages. The adult class is studying the book of Acts taught by Tom Crater. At 10 a.m., Hershel Bearden's topic is "Dare to Dream" based on Ephesia

Six Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel.

Is John McCain like George W. Bush, someone who has learned that the mainstream news media is hesitant to call a prominent Republican politician a liar, regardless of the facts and the circumstances? Asks Robert Parry .