2010年1月25日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Usher: Suspect visited slain abortion doc's church (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:47 PM PST

Scott Roeder consults with his attorney during the second day of his murder trial, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Roeder is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller. (AP Photo/Mike Hutmacher, Pool)AP - Jurors hearing the case of a man charged with killing prominent abortion provider Dr. George Tiller heard the word abortion for the first time Monday, when an usher testified about seeing protesters at the church the doctor had attended.


Pope decries 'aversion' to Christians (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:17 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, left, walks in procession upon his arrival at St. Paul Outside the Walls' Basilica in Rome, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI says the world is marked by religious indifference and is decrying what he calls a 'growing aversion' to Christians. The pontiff is also urging Christians to overcome their differences through dialogue so that they can unite their efforts to influence debates in society on ethical issues like abortion, euthanasia and the limits of science and technology. Benedict was leading a Vespers service Monday evening in Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. The occasion drew to a close a week that the Vatican each year dedicates to prayers for Christian unity. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI decried Monday what he called "growing aversion" to the Christian faith in the world.


Rights group: Russian religious freedom in danger (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:35 AM PST

AP - Religious freedoms are being rapidly curtailed throughout Russia as the Orthodox Church seeks to boost its dominance, human rights activists warned Monday.

Cemetery project among Jewish award winners (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:17 AM PST

AP - A woman who launched a Web site to document her town's run-down Jewish cemetery and help finance its restoration was among Germans honored Monday for their efforts to preserve the country's Jewish cultural past.
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