2011年5月1日星期日

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Day of prayer as US south mourns tornado victims (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT

A sign announcing survivors from the Zimmerman home is seen in the Alberta City neighbourhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.


Polygamous church dispute may head to Utah court (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, Warren Jeffs sits in the Third District Court in Salt Lake City. Utah and state court officials are treading a constitutional tightrope in efforts to resolve a fight for control of jailed polygamous sect leader Jeffs' southern Utah-based church without infringing on federally protected religious rights.  (AP Photo/Trent Nelson, Pool, File)AP - An internal tug-of-war over control of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs' southern Utah-based church may force Utah courts to walk a constitutional tightrope that experts say could tread a little too close to separation of church and state.


Pope beatifies John Paul II before 1.5M faithful (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Viviana Camano, 67, holds a photograph of the late Pope John Paul II during an open-air Mass commemorating his beatification, in Panama City, Sunday May 1, 2011.  Catholics worldwide celebrated the beatification of Polish-born Karol Wojtyla on Sunday, with the faithful jamming churches to pray and witnessing on TV screens the Vatican ceremony that brought him one step closer to possible sainthood. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)AP - Some 1.5 million pilgrims flooded Rome Sunday to watch Pope John Paul II move a step closer to sainthood in one of the largest Vatican Masses in history, an outpouring of adoration for a beloved and historic figure after years marred by church scandal.


Tornado victims seek comfort in Sunday services (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Jean Croft worships at an outdoor service at Mt. Peria Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga. Sunday, May 1, 2011 after thke church was damaged by a tornado on Wednesday night.  (AP Photo/Billy Weeks)AP - Macolee Muhammed accepted the prayer of a relief worker who stopped by what was left of her Birmingham home. It didn't matter that she was Muslim and he was a Southern Baptist.


Pope John Paul II beatified before massive crowd (Reuters)

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Pilgrims hold a candles during a prayer vigil at the ancient Circus Maximus arena in Rome April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - The late Pope John Paul II was moved a major step closer to sainthood on Sunday at a ceremony that drew about a million and a half people to Rome and was celebrated by Catholics around the world.


Will the Muslim Brotherhood soon control Egypt's parliament? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:01 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Muslim Brotherhood’s new political party will field candidates in about half the parliamentary seats in Egypt’s first post-revolution elections, leaders announced Saturday.

A million cheers as John Paul II declared 'blessed' (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The giant banner bearing John Paul's portrait is unveiled over the facade of St Peter's basilica during the ceremony of beatification for late pope John Paul II at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI declared John Paul II AFP - Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on his predecessor John Paul II on Sunday in front of a million people in a ceremony that puts the late pope one step away from sainthood.


Catholics around the world celebrate John Paul II (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:58 PM PDT

A Filipino devotee and her baby receive a picture of Pope John Paul II as they celebrate his beatification at Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 1, 2011. Filipinos who adored John Paul II celebrated his beatification with prayers and treasured mementos. The popular pontiff has a large following in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Catholics worldwide celebrated the planned beatification of the late Pope John Paul II, with the faithful turning out to pray, share treasured memories and watch Sunday's Vatican ceremony on giant televisions.


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