2010年2月9日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Italian Catholic scandal draws in Pope Benedict (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:16 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for the weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall  at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - A scandal in Italy's Catholic Church has morphed into a tale of Vatican intrigue complete with forged documents, reports of dueling cardinals and a papal admonishment Tuesday to put the matter to rest.


ATF blames Texas church fires on serial arsonist (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, investigators talk in front of the burned Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point, Texas. The seventh church fire this year in east Texas destroyed the sanctuary of the church. A federal official says a fire that destroyed a church last week was the eighth case of arson against a house of worship in Texas this year.  (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes, File)AP - A spate of recent fires that destroyed or damaged several churches in eastern Texas were intentionally set, likely by the same person or group, federal authorities said Tuesday.


Clinton asked to intervene in Haiti kidnap case (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:41 AM PST

Laura Silsby, the detained head of New Life Children's Refuge, is the leader of a group of 10 Americans accused of trying to smuggle children out of quake-stricken Haiti. The group is waiting to hear if they will be charged with child trafficking for trying to take children out of the quake-hit nation, where the death toll has risen above 200,000.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AP - The U.S.-based lawyer for one of 10 American Baptists charged with child kidnapping in Haiti appealed Tuesday for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to personally intervene in the case.


Polish church uses TV motto to lure young (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 06:34 AM PST

Reuters - A Roman Catholic order in Poland has started to advertise its religious retreats by using the motto of a popular TV program "I've Got Talent."

Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:49 PM PST

Supporters of evangelist preacher and presidential candidate Eddie Villanueva unfurl a Philippine flag, measuring 180 m by 92 m, during the start of campaign period at Luneta park in Manila February 9, 2010. REUTERS/ Cheryl RaveloReuters - Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago.


Singapore denounces pastor for ridiculing Buddhists (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 09:48 PM PST

Reuters - Singapore has warned a Christian pastor that his online videos are offensive to Buddhists and Taoists, underlining the city-state's concerns that religion is a potential faultline for its multicultural society.
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