2009年4月5日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Obama seeks to boost ties with Muslim ally Turkey (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 03:58 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama, disembarks Air Force One, at the Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, April 5, 2009. Turkey deployed snipers and riot police and set up barricades in the capital Sunday as part of tight security measures for President Barack Obama's first visit to a predominantly Muslim country. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)Reuters - President Barack Obama will seek on Monday to shore up ties with Turkey, a Muslim country with growing clout whose help Washington needs to solve confrontations and conflicts from Iran to Afghanistan.


Monson: Protesters shouldn't discourage faithful (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

AP - Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson told members Sunday to not be discouraged by those who may malign or ridicule the church as it seeks to uphold its moral values in a changing world.

Michelle Obama visits cathedral, Jewish cemetery (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 11:19 AM PDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) walks with her Czech counterpart Livia Klausova at the St. Vitus Cathedral at Hradcany Square of Czech capital. Michelle Obama toured Prague's hulking Saint Vitus Cathedral and historic Jewish Cemetery on Sunday as her husband met with European leaders.(AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama toured Prague's hulking Saint Vitus Cathedral and historic Jewish Cemetery on Sunday as her husband met with European leaders.


Pope demands action to stop migrant trafficking (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2009 10:19 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds a woven palm frond while celebrating an open-air Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican Sunday, April 5, 2009. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and is the start of the church's most solemn week, which includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion and death and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo / Pier Paolo Cito, pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI demanded urgent action by the European Union and African nations on Sunday to stop the trafficking in migrants, saying the global economic crisis was driving more people to make the perilous voyage.


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