2010年4月4日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Easter service at DC church draws Obama family (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:42 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama and his family marked the Easter holiday by attending a music-filled service at a historically black Methodist church in southeast Washington, an area that was rocked by violence last week.

Flooded RI residents hear Easter renewal messages (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:54 PM PDT

John Wojnowski stands with a sign outside the Vatican embassy on April 2, in Washington. For the past 12 years, come rain, or snow or wind, he is there every day with his banner denouncing the pedophile scandals shaking the Roman Catholic church.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - A stream of water flowing from the basement of St. Vincent De Paul Church to the parking lot outside welcomed parishioners arriving for Easter services on Sunday, a pesky reminder of the flooding that devastated this town and others in the Northeast in the past week.


Vatican's Easter Mass infused with defense of pope (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:11 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, right, is greeted by Cardinal Angelo Sodano during an Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - It was the Catholic calendar's holiest moment -- the Mass celebrating the resurrection of Christ. But with Pope Benedict XVI accused of failing to protect children from abusive priests, Easter Sunday also was a high-profile opportunity to play defense.


Obama attends Easter service at historic black church (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:14 AM PDT

People watch from the windows of their apartments as US President Barack Obama arrives to attend Easter services at Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington. Obama attended an Easter worship service on Sunday in one of Washington's poorest communities, making an appearance at a historic black church founded during the American Civil War.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - President Barack Obama attended an Easter worship service on Sunday in one of Washington's poorest communities, making an appearance at a historic black church founded during the American Civil War.


Pope's immunity could be challenged in Britain (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI looks on during an Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Protests are growing against Pope Benedict XVI's planned trip to Britain, where some lawyers question whether the Vatican's implicit statehood status should shield the pope from prosecution over sex crimes by pedophile priests.


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