2008年12月1日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News

NYC cathedral damaged in 2001 fire rededicated (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 08:31 PM CST

The Cathedral of St. John Divine in New York is seen following a Service of Rededication celebrating the reopening of the entire 601-foot-long interior, Sunday Nov. 30, 2008. More than 5 years were spent in the cleaning and restoration of the space because of a six-alarm fire that destroyed the Cathedral's north transept in 2001. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - African drums boomed and pipe organ music swelled as the Cathedral of St. John the Divine opened for worship Sunday after years of cleanup from a fire that struck the world's largest Gothic cathedral in 2001.


Muslim convert turns to politics in Italy (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 10:23 AM CST

AP - An Egyptian-born writer who renounced Islam and was baptized by Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that he has formed a political party that would enter candidates in next year's EU elections.
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