Twenty years ago, Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomenei issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on the faithful to kill author Salman Rushdie, a British citizen, over his book The Satanic Verses.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

But he needs to be faithful and true, can take care of property and invest money with good judgment.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

But religious leaders, like Pope Benedict, have been reminding the faithful that consumption is not the way to find meaning.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

Speaking to the party faithful in the eastern state of Sabah on Sunday,Anwar says Malaysia is witnessing a battle between the common interests of the people against the ruling elites.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

The Vatican says he had acted properly. Pope Benedict has spoken out publicly about the scandal in Ireland in a letter to the faithful in which he criticized Irish bishops for their handling of such cases.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28