2011年1月7日星期五

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


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

Pere Mestre, left, and Joan Bauza, right, pose pointing to their places in the calendar photo at a bar, in Sant Joan, Mallorca, Spain on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.  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. (AP Photo/Manu Mielniezuk)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

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Sveltana attend the Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow's Christ The Savior Cathedral. 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.(AFP/POOL/Vladimir Rodionov)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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