2009年1月24日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Vatican 2.0: Pope gets his own YouTube channel (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST

This screenshot downloaded from YouTube in London on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 shows the Vatican's channel on YouTube, the video-sharing Website. Pope Benedict XVI joined U.S. President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II on Friday by launching his own YouTube channel, the latest Vatican effort to reach out to the digital generation. The Vatican said it was launching the channel to broaden Benedict's audience while also giving the Holy See better control over the papal image online. (AP Photo)AP - Puffs of smoke, speeches in Latin and multipage encyclicals have all been used by the Vatican to communicate with the faithful.


Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:23 AM CST

This image taken from video, supplied by Magnolia Pictures, shows the Rev. Ted Haggard  preaching in the documentary film 'Jesus Camp'. Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.  (AP Photo/Magnolia Pictures,File)AP - Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.


St. Francis prayer was modern creation (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:26 AM CST

AP - A simple prayer for peace attributed to St. Francis, widely quoted by leaders and cherished by many Christians, probably had nothing to do with the medieval friar.
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