2009年5月28日星期四

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Fla.'s 'Father Oprah' joins Episcopal Church (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2009 05:15 PM PDT

Father Alberto Cutie talks to reporters during a news conference at the Trinity Cathedral in Miami, Thursday, May 28, 2009. Cutie, a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, has become a member of the Episcopal Church and will pursue the priesthood. The popular Miami priest and media personality says he is leaving the Catholic Church and joining the Episcopal church after he was photographed cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - A popular priest known as "Father Oprah" has left the Roman Catholic Church and joined the Episcopal Church less than a month after a tabloid published photos of him cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend in a scandal that rocked South Florida's Spanish-speaking community.


Obama to outline outreach to Muslims next week (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2009 03:13 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says he will use next week's speech in Egypt as an effort to improve the United States' image in the Muslim world.

Sex scandal Miami priest quits Catholic Church (Reuters)

Posted: 28 May 2009 02:28 PM PDT

Father Alberto Cutie, center, talks to reporters during a news conference at the Trinity Cathedral in Miami, Thursday, May 28, 2009. Cutie, a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, has become a member of the Episcopal Church and will pursue the priesthood. The popular Miami priest and media personality says he is leaving the Catholic Church and joining the Episcopal church after he was photographed cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)Reuters - A popular U.S. Roman Catholic priest photographed frolicking with a woman on a Florida beach announced on Thursday he had joined the Episcopal Church to pursue the priesthood in a faith that allows married clergy.


Atheists lose lawsuit over Detroit's downtown aid (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2009 10:44 AM PDT

AP - A federal appeals court says the city of Detroit did not violate the Constitution when it partially reimbursed churches for renovations before the Super Bowl and other major sporting events.

EU sees wide discrimination against Muslims (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2009 05:05 AM PDT

AP - Muslims still face substantial discrimination in Europe, especially at work, and many fail to report racist incidents because of a lack of trust in authorities, a European Union human rights agency said Thursday.
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