2011年4月13日星期三

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Mass. jurors weigh Obama-related church fire case (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 02:59 PM PDT

In this cell photo photo, Michael Jacques leaves federal court in Springfield, Mass., Wednesday, April 13, 2011, where a jury has been deliberating charges that Jacques was among those who set fire to the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield shortly after President Barack Obama' was elected in November 2008. (AP Photo/Dave Collins)AP - A federal jury on Wednesday told a judge that it was deadlocked on two of the three charges in the trial of a white man accused of burning down a predominantly black church hours after President Barack Obama's election in 2008.


Most Catholic women use birth control banned by church (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Some 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women have used contraceptive methods banned by the church, research published on Wednesday showed.

As John Paul beatification nears, criticism mounts (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 01:21 PM PDT

FILE - In a Oct. 22, 1978 file photo, Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful in St. Peter's Square from a Vatican City balcony after he was named Pontiff. Few deny that Pope John Paul II was a towering figure of the 20th century, a great pope of great consequence. His record-fast beatification, though, has prompted questions even from some supporters who suggest the Vatican should first answer lingering concerns about the flaws of his papacy.  (AP Photo, File )AP - Few deny that Pope John Paul II was a towering figure of the 20th century, a great pope of great consequence. His record-fast beatification, though, has prompted questions even from some supporters who suggest the Vatican should first answer lingering concerns about the flaws of his papacy.


Religion news in brief (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT

AP - Chicago allows protests during religious services

Libyan foreign minister heading to Cyprus: spokesman (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 06:48 AM PDT

Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi leaves the office of Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi in Valletta April 4, 2011. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiReuters - Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi is to visit Cyprus to meet Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou, Cypriot government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said on Wednesday.


Jewish community given back books stolen by Nazis (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 06:09 AM PDT

Old Jewish books are pictured in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 8, 2011. Books plundered by the Nazis that recently resurfaced are being turned back over to Berlin's Jewish community. The Berlin Central and Regional Library came across the books while going through 200,000 volumes as part of a project to establish their origin.Books plundered by the Nazis that recently resurfaced are being turned back over to Berlin's Jewish community. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - Recently rediscovered books plundered by the Nazis more than six decades ago were returned to Berlin's Jewish community on Wednesday in a ceremony at the city's landmark synagogue.


McDonald's pulls Philippine ad amid church anger (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 05:29 AM PDT

A mother and her son leave a local McDonald's outlet in the central Philippines city of Cebu in 2006. US fast-food chain McDonald's said Wednesday it had scrapped a television commercial in the devoutly Catholic Philippines after facing a barrage of criticism from church leaders.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - US fast-food chain McDonald's said Wednesday it had scrapped a television commercial in the devoutly Catholic Philippines after facing a barrage of criticism from church leaders.


Vatican embarrassed by error-filled catechism book (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his message from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, during his Angelus prayer, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - The Vatican has again been embarrassed by a botched translation of its teachings, with the launch Wednesday of an error-plagued book that implies the Holy See approves of contraception and euthanasia.


Kate Middleton confirmed in Church of England (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 03:29 AM PDT

AP - Kate Middleton has been confirmed as a member of the Church of England as she prepares to marry Prince William.

Synagogue blast suspect will return to Calif. (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 01:27 PM PDT

This undated photo released Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by the Cleveland Heights Police Department shows Ron Hirsch. Hirsch is believed to be a suspect in the explosion outside a Santa Monica, Ca. synagogue last week. Hirsch, 60, was taken into custody in Cleveland Heights, Ohio late Monday. (AP Photo/Cleveland Heights Police Department)AP - The suspect in an explosion at a Santa Monica, Calif., synagogue agreed Wednesday to return from Ohio to face charges.


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