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On Jan 1, Benedict, worried by increasing inter-religious violence in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, announced that he would host a summit of world religious leaders in Assisi in October to discuss how they can better promote peace.
The Assisi meeting will take place on the 25th anniversary of a similar encounter hosted by the late Pope John Paul in 1986 in the birthplace of St Francis. It was attended by Muslim and Jewish leaders and heads of other religions, including the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Last month the pope said Christians were today's most persecuted religious group and that it was unacceptable that many had to risk their lives to practise their faith.
Read several authors' thoughts on papal Rome's history.
This article highlights quotes from historical and Catholic sources proving the Papacy's aggressive nature.
An Italian mystic. A minister to a British king. An Augustine monk. A Swiss farmer's boy. What do these men have in common? They were used by God in powerful ways to bring about the Protestant Reformation. Enter into the lives of these ordinary people with extraordinary stories.
Inspiration for these articles comes from Gideon and Hilda Hagstoz' Heroes of the Reformation