2010年10月18日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Crystal Cathedral megachurch files for bankruptcy (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 05:46 PM PDT

FILE - The Crystal Cathedral is seen   Dec. 17, 2004, in Garden Grove, Calif.  The Crystal Cathedral filed for bankruptcy on Monday in Southern California after months of trying to overcome mounting debt. The megachurch, birthplace of the 'Hour of Power' televangelist broadcast, announced its filing as it deals with a $55 million debt.  (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - Crystal Cathedral, the megachurch birthplace of the televangelist show "Hour of Power," filed for bankruptcy Monday in Southern California after struggling to emerge from debt that exceeds $43 million.


Dutch Muslims want anti-Islam lawmaker convicted (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, right, and his lawyer, Bram Moszkowicz, left, are seen inside the courtroom in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010.  Wilders is charged with inciting hate and discrimination against Muslims, in a case seen as testing the limits of free speech versus religious freedom.  (AP Photo/Marcel Antonisse, Pool)AP - Muslim witnesses said Monday that a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Islamic comments had led to attacks and intimidation, and they pleaded with judges to convict him and give him a symbolic fine of one euro ($1.40).


Pope defends priestly celibacy (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, in front of the relics of six new saints, blesses the faithful at the end of a Canonization Mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI gave Australia its first saint on Sunday, canonizing a nun who was briefly excommunicated and also declaring five other saints in a Mass attended by tens of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI has defended the celibate priesthood, saying that while abusive priests have caused shameful damage they can't discredit the priestly mission, which "remains great and pure."


EU ministers struggle over budget rules (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:54 AM PDT

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet gestures during a round table meeting of eurogroup finance ministers at the Kiem Center in Luxembourg on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. European finance ministers  plan to hash out a deal on stricter budget rules to avoid another government debt crisis, as a surging euro casts doubt on the continent's fragile economic recovery. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - European finance ministers locked horns Monday over stricter budget rules to avoid another government debt crisis as protests against spending cutbacks rattled France and Italy — a sign of the politically difficult choices ahead.


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