Mark Riedemann has interviewed Jesuit Fr. Samir Khali about the increasing radicalization of Islam and the implications for Western policy.This interview was conducted for “Where God Weeps,” a weekly TV and radio show produced by Catholic Radio and Television Network in conjunction with the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need. Following is the text of the interview

Q: Unfortunately we start to see an increasing radicalization in Islam. Why is this radicalization occurring and where is this leading us?

I believe that people today need a role model to encourage and influence their lives positively, thus they are advised to choose theirs wisely. A correct role model will change your life, inspire, and give self-confidence. I chose our Lord and savior Jesus Christ as my personal role model in the past five years, an issue that involved reading Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John over and over, pondering on Lord Jesus Christ’s words, they way He reacted to situations, and His style of thinking.

The Vicariate of St. James celebrates 60 years in Jerusalem. And in a pastoral letter the Vicar Father David indicates today's challenges for this community.

Legal action against hate speech involving Bentzi Gopstein who stated in a public debate that “idolatrous places must be destroyed”.

In this exclusive interview, Ambassador Ken Hackett speaks about the Pope’s visit to the US Congress and the White House, his talks to the United Nations and the World Meeting of Families, and the question of security.

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What is the relationship between President Barack Obama and Pope Francis? Which are the areas of agreement and difference between them? Apart from the fact that Francis will make history by addressing Congress, what are the other high points of this much anticipated visit that is sparking such enthusiasm and interest?

Facing fundamentalism and its massacres, persecution, enslavement, corruption, wars, and the plight of refugees and forced migrants.

The Catholic Center for Studies and Media has issued a report which recommends that the school curricula of the Jordanian Ministry of Education be updated. The study states that these curricula contain historical mistakes and fail to mention Christian presence in this homeland.

By Fr. Rif'at Bader

he woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, while her trial is before the Supreme Court, sends a message from prison and calls for continued prayer.

“I cannot wait to feel the sun and the cold again, to see the open sky, the stars and the moon. Please continue to pray for my release from this darkness, so I can be with you in the sunlight.” Dreamy, mournful but full of hope, this is the latest message from Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death and jailed for six years on false charges of blasphemy towards the Prophet Muhammad.

One year ago, Islamic State militants captured the town of Qaraqosh in Iraq, forcing thousands, many of them Christian,to flee. Kurdish troops withdrew on August 6, 2014, leaving ISIS free to move in overnight and take four Christian-majority towns, less than a month after the group overran nearby Mosul.

The Knights of Columbus has launched an awareness campaign to raise funds for humanitarian aid to Christians in the Middle East, because Christians are more persecuted today than "ever in their history," announced Supreme Knight, Carl Anderson, opening the international convention which takes place from yesterday through Thursday in Philadelphia, in the United States.