Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Kuwait.

Legislation being drafted in Kuwait could make it illegal to build any new churches in the Gulf state – as lawmakers attempt to introduce a death penalty for blasphemy.
Kuwaiti MP Osama Al-Munawer is reportedly drafting a law banning the construction of any new churches or non-Islamic places of worship. Existing churches would be permitted to remain. (Release International.)

Taybeh.

  Cardinal visits struggling Taybeh in solidarity. The ruins of the Church of St George lie in the Christian West Bank town of Taybeh. (Phot...