Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Praying man in custody after car prompts Pa. alert (AP)
• Racy Catholic calendar angers Spain church leaders (AP)
• EU action urged following attacks on Christians (AP)
• Russia marks Christmas amid church revival (AFP)

Praying man in custody after car prompts Pa. alert (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 01:51 PM PST AP - Authorities say a man who recited a prayer, kissed the ground and told befuddled witnesses he worked for Jesus before abandoning his car at a subway construction site has been arrested.

Racy Catholic calendar angers Spain church leaders (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:50 AM PST AP - Seeking to raise money for their Roman Catholic youth group on the Spanish tourist destination island of Mallorca, members came up with a risque idea: Pose nearly nude for a calendar recreating scenes from the Passion of Christ.

EU action urged following attacks on Christians (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 08:32 AM PST AP - Poland's Foreign Ministry says four EU governments have asked the bloc's foreign policy chief to take up the issue of recent attacks against Christians.

Russia marks Christmas amid church revival (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2011 08:24 AM PST AFP - President Dmitry Medvedev celebrated the spread of religion across Russia on Friday as the country marked Orthodox Christmas in ceremonies highlighting the rising role of the Church.

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