2009年10月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at LA synagogue (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 03:32 PM PDT

Police tape is shown stretched across the entrance of the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Orthodox synagogue where a gunman shot and wounded two men Thursday Oct. 29, 2009 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)AP - A gunman shot and wounded two men in the parking garage of a North Hollywood synagogue Thursday, frightening worshippers who heard gunshots and screams before the bleeding victims stumbled in during morning services.


In macabre Rome, it's Halloween all year round (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:08 AM PDT

A detail of the facade of Santa Maria dell'Orazione e delle Morte church in Rome. Whether their souls were headed for heaven or hell, Rome's legions of unidentified dead had a home at Santa Maria dell'Orazione e delle Morte, built by a charity, the Company of Good Death, that buried abandoned corpses or those of the poor.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - Romans don't have to wait for Halloween to enjoy the macabre. The spirit of Halloween stalks the city's myriad churches, from skeletons galore to mummified monks, embalmed papal hearts to a purported piece of John the Baptist's head.


Malaysia seizes 15,000 copies of the bible: church leader (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:06 AM PDT

A lone churchgoer prays among empty benches at a cathedral in downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2006. Malaysian authorities have seized some 15,000 bibles imported from Indonesia because they use the word AFP - Malaysian authorities have seized some 15,000 bibles imported from Indonesia because they use the word "Allah" as a translation for God which is banned here, a church leader said Thursday.


US judge: Russia defaults on Jewish document suit (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:06 AM PDT

AP - A federal judge has issued a default order against Russia in a lawsuit seeking to force the country to hand over historic Jewish documents.

Pope seeks more freedom for Catholics in Iran (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:12 AM PDT

In this photo released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope Benedict XVI, left, meets Iran's new ambassador to the Holy See Ali Akbar Naseri, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI is calling on Iranian authorities to let Catholics in the country have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith. Benedict also told Iran's new ambassador to the Holy See on Thursday that Iran's rich spiritual heritage makes it a prime candidate for international collaboration on peace initiatives. Benedict didn't mention concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions in a speech accepting the ambassador's credentials. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)AP - Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country.


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