2010年5月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Astronomer Copernicus reburied as hero in Poland (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 03:57 PM PDT

People and priests gather beside the coffin with the remains of  astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, in the catherdral in Frombork, northern Poland, Saturday, May 22, 2010. Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave. (AP Photo/Jerzy Mytka)**POLAND OUT**AP - Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.


Sharpton: Detroit girl's death is 'breaking point' (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Rev. Al Sharpton gives a  eulogy during the funeral services for seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones at Second Ebenezer Baptist Church in Detroit on Saturday, May 22, 2010.    Michigan State Police are investigating Aiyana Stanley-Jones death. Police say she was shot Sunday when an officer's gun discharged inside the house after he was jostled by, or collided with, the girl's grandmother. An attorney for the family has filed two lawsuits in the case and claims the shot was fired from outside on the porch.  (AP Photo/The Detroit News, John T. Greilick)AP - Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a rousing eulogy Saturday for a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid, challenging the hundreds of mourners to take responsibility and help stop a spiral of violence that has swept the city.


Pope calls for ethics in world economy (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:54 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, right, poses with Macedonian Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski prior to their private audience in the pontiff's studio, at the Vatican, Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Ettore Ferrari, pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for ethics and solidarity in the world's financial system, rebuking governments he said failed to act properly in the face of speculation that hurts poorer nations.


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