Qaiser Felix

It means "knowledge": the title was chosen after weeks of proposals and discussion. The first issue of the weekly will be out within two weeks.

The meeting will open tomorrow in Chang Mai. Pakistani delegates will talk about how difficult the mission is in a Muslim country standing by the marginalised of every faith. "Christians are steadfast in their faith," says bishop of Lahore.

Awards were conferred upon Caritas and Catholic Relief Services during a ceremony that took place exactly a year after the quake that killed 80,000 people in the north of the country.

Mgr Joseph Coutts has called on the Pakistani authorities to ensure a proper high level investigation into the case of James and Buta Masih, accused without proof or witnesses. The local press has been accused of seeking to foment extremist hatred.

The parish priest of Warispura wanted to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary with three days of Marian devotion. During his Sunday homily, Fr Yousaf George recalled the figure of Mary, unique in history, and her presence in the contemporary world.

James Masih and Buta Masih, both 70, are accused of burning some pages of the Qur'an. The two illiterate men are jailed despite the lack of witnesses. The Bishop of Faisalabad protests the vulnerability Pakistani Christians must endure. He calls on the faithful to pray for those jailed on the basis of lies.

The Alfazal daily, published by a Muslim sect held to be heretical, has been accused of "inciting hatred". The police arrested without charge three people who had nothing to do with the paper. One of them has serious medical problems.

In relating their visit to young Shahid Masih, relatives says he is holding up well. They encouraged him to be strong but are afraid of what Muslim extremists might do. The teenager's defence attorney is demanding a more thorough investigation into the case.

The archdiocese has given the go ahead for Fr Charles' project. No title has been announced for the paper yet, the first of its kind in the national language.

Local Church is behind the meeting in Faisalabad. Muslims appreciate the initiative. The Pope's Regensburg speech will be translated into Urdu so that Muslim clerics can greater comprehension.

There are no witnesses or evidence against him. The charge violates the law because it is based on the statement of someone accused of committing the crime together with the boy.

Mgr Saldanha, chairman of the Bishops' Conference of Pakistan, calls Benedict XVI's clarification "a positive and courageous step" and hopes that the unfortunate incident would not negatively affect relations between Muslims and Christians.