2009年7月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Obama believes pope will share view on Middle East: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:06 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims during his weekly general audience on July 1, 2009 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Friday he thought the pope would AFP - US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Friday he thought Pope Benedict XVI would "share my approach" on policy in the Middle East.


Pope OKs miracle to beatify UK Cardinal Newman (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:23 AM PDT

AP - Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, moved a step closer to possible sainthood Friday after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession.

Vatican newspaper praises French Protestant John Calvin (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:45 AM PDT

This picture released by the Institute for Reformation Research in Apeldoorn in June 2009 shows a statue of French theologist John Calvin created by Reymond, to mark on July 10, the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an AFP - The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential French Protestant John Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an "extraordinary" figure.


NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:25 AM PDT

This July 1, 2009 photo shows Moneeb Hassan, 17, posing for a picture in front of  his high school, Benjamin N. Cardozo, in New York. Hassan, 17, is one of thousands of Muslim students in the city who must perform a balancing act between his academic and religious obligations during his holidays. But the nation's largest school district hasn't sanctioned official Muslim holidays.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both.


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