2009年7月27日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Anglican Church may have 'two track' structure (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:44 PM PDT

AP - The worldwide Anglican Communion may have to accept a "two track" system in which churches can hold different opinions about gay clergy and same-sex unions, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Monday in a bid to keep the church unified.

Patriarch Kirill: No independent church in Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 10:06 AM PDT

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko, right, welcomes Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, July 27, 2009.The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in Ukraine Monday for a 10-day visit aimed reasserting Moscow's dominance over a key Orthodox land whose leaders seek to shake off Russia's spiritual and political grip. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church rejected calls from Ukraine's president to create a local Orthodox church that would be independent from Moscow, saying he firmly supports the status quo.


Hundreds of Vietnam Catholics march after arrests: priest (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 09:11 AM PDT

Handout photo taken July 26, 2009 shows Catholics from Thuan Nghia church in Vietnam's central province of Nghe An marching in support of fellow believers arrested last week after a violent dispute at the site of a church bombed during the Vietnam War.(AFP/HO)AFP - Hundreds of Vietnamese Catholics have marched in support of fellow believers arrested last week after a violent dispute at the site of a church bombed during the Vietnam War, a priest said Monday.


Vatican says pope fell looking for light switch (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:06 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI was looking for a light switch in the bedroom of his Alpine chalet when he tripped and broke his wrist while on vacation 10 days ago.
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