Clinton ends China visit with church, Web chat (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:42 AM CST Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended her visit to China on Sunday by attending services at a state-sanctioned church, having a conversation with women's rights activists and doing a brief Web chat. |
Why Catholic Indulgences Are Making a Comeback (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:05 PM CST Time.com - The Catholic equivalent of a get-out-of-purgatory-free card, indulgences are being used to encourage churchgoers to do more good works |
Misuse of genetics an 'attack on humanity', says pope (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 04:19 PM CST AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday freshly condemned the practice of discriminating through genetic selection as an "attack against all of humanity". |
Gruesome killing poses another test for US Muslims (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:27 PM CST AP - The crime was so brutal, shocking and rife with the worst possible stereotypes about their faith that some U.S. Muslims thought the initial reports were a hoax. |
Pope decries discrimination based on genetics (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 08:19 AM CST AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that any type of discrimination based on genetic factors, such as a risk for cancer or other ailments, is an attack against all of humanity. |