2008年10月10日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Britons flock to Church of England's prayer for credit crunch (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 05:38 PM CDT

The exterior of Manchester cathedral is pictured in Manchester. Britons fearful about the global financial crisis are turning to God -- at least online, flocking in their thousands to a special prayer on the Church of England's website, the Church said Thursday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Britons fearful about the global financial crisis are turning to God -- at least online, flocking in their thousands to a special prayer on the Church of England's website, the Church said Thursday.

Pro-Obama Catholic lawyer resigns board (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 03:45 PM CDT

AP - A Catholic law professor who served on a high-profile panel formed to address the church's clergy sexual scandal has resigned from the board of a conservative Catholic university after writing a column supporting Democrat Barack Obama and declaring the abortion battle lost.

Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 01:52 PM CDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI, fourth from the bottom of the stairs at left, makes his way to a crypt below the main alter in St. Peter's Basilica, to pray before Pope Pius XII tomb, after a mass to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the late pontiff, at the Vatican Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Benedict XVI has given a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII, as he defended the World War II pontiff Thursday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust. Benedict contends his predecessor acted silently to save as many Jews as possible and expressed hope that efforts aimed at his beatification would proceed 'smoothly.' Beatification is the last formal step before sainthood. Some writers and Jewish leaders others have accused Pius of not doing enough to try to stop the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews died. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)AP - Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust.

Religion today (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 06:52 AM CDT

Dancer Payal Vasa performs during a ceremony at the Jain Center, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Buena Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - In a suburban landscape dotted with evangelical megachurches and auto malls, followers of an Indian religion thousands of years old spent days decorating marble idols and lighting incense to herald the opening of one of their faith's largest temples.

Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 06:51 AM CDT

AP - Mormons should strive for unity at home, in the church and with those whose backgrounds and opinions differ from Latter-day Saints, a senior church leader said.

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