2011年4月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Texas governor calls for prayers for rain amid fires (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT

Roland McMinn, a manager of a local ranch, watches one of the out of control wild fires in Palo Pinto County, Texas, April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Tim SharpReuters - Texas Governor Rick Perry called on Texans to pray for rain as cooler temperatures on Thursday helped firefighters contain wildfires that have charred more than 1.5 million acres across the state.

Pope warns of falling belief in West (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds the book of the gospels as he leads the Chrismal mass in Saint Peter's basilica at the Vatican April 21, 2011. REUTERS/Stefano RellandiniReuters - Pope Benedict lamented the widespread abandonment of faith in the West on Holy Thursday before he washed and dried the feet of 12 men to mark Christ's gesture of humility to his apostles on the night before he died.

Pope praises John Paul II ahead of beatification (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT

A Krakow resident watches a sculpture of late of Pope John Paul II in Krakow, Poland, Monday, April 18, 2011. The bronze sculptures of the Polish born pope that have been created by different artists attract many people prior to the the beatification on May 1. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Pope Benedict XVI warmly praised his predecessor Pope John Paul II in a Holy Thursday address days before John Paul's May 1 beatification, holding him up as a example of faith amid Western indifference to Christianity.

Pope warns that West is weary of its faith (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 08:07 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of a mass to celebrate Maundy Thursday at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. The pontiff has spoken of his regret that Christians have largely become a population of nonbelievers, with the West weary of its own culture and history.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI spoke of his regret on Thursday that Christians have largely become a population of nonbelievers, with the West weary of its own culture and history.

Spain court bans atheist march on Holy Thursday (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:12 AM PDT

AP - A court has barred atheists from holding a march on Holy Thursday, saying that would be offensive to Spanish Catholics who mark Easter with processions of their own.

Filipinos observe Lent with chants, self-flagellation (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:26 AM PDT

A hooded penitent with a bloodied back prays while lying on his belly at the entrance of a church during Maundy Thursday Lenten rites in Angeles city, north of Manila, April 21, 2011. REUTERS/Erik de CastroReuters - Hundreds of half-naked Filipinos marched on narrow roads, whipping their backs until they were bloody in a religious ritual Thursday as the mainly Roman Catholic state observed the Lenten season.

BP sues partners as Gulf marks year since spill (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:33 AM PDT

In this two picture combo, nesting pelicans are seen on May 22, 2010, left, as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore on Cat Island, home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills, in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of Lousiana. The second photo, taken at the same spot on April 8, 2011, shows the shoreline heavily eroded, and the lush marsh grass and mangrove trees mostly dead or dying. Biologists from the Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife say this is largely because the island was completely overwashed by the oil, and poorly maintained oil booms contributed to the damage as well. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - BP marked the first anniversary of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill by filing lawsuits claiming its business partners caused the disaster.

Nigeria election riots: How leaders stoke Muslim-Christian violence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:45 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In anticipation of the results of Nigeria's remarkably smooth presidential vote over the weekend, angry young men took to the streets across the country's mainly Muslim north on Monday with knives and clubs.

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