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Sculpture of Pope John Paul II decried as 'ugly' (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:41 PM PDT

A giant bronze sculpture portraying Pope John Paul II is displayed outside Rome's Termini train Station, Friday, May 20, 2011. The Vatican is dismayed by a giant new sculpture portraying Pope John Paul II, saying the towering bronze work outside Rome's main train station doesn't even look like the late pontiff. Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano says Friday the towering modernistic statue gives the impression a bomb hit the square. The artist, Oliviero Rainaldi, depicts the pontiff as if he is opening his cloak to embrace faithful. But the Vatican says the effect is more like a police sentry box than of a welcoming pontiff. (AP Photo/Marco Guerrieri)AP - A new, modernist sculpture of Pope John Paul II is turning into a monumental bust. The Vatican on Friday slammed the giant artwork outside Rome's Termini Train Station, saying it doesn't even resemble the late pontiff.

Minister slams Obama in prayer opening Minnesota House (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Reuters - A minister offering the opening prayer at the Minnesota House on Friday appeared to question President Barack Obama's belief in Jesus in remarks before lawmakers could begin debating a same sex marriage ban.

Angry Romans Say 'Modernist' Pope Statue Looks Like Mussolini (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 20 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Here's what a full view of the offending 16 foot statue looks like. It's abstract, to be sure, and from our vantage point doesn't exactly recall any specific pope on first glance. Then again, we aren't sure it evokes Mussolini (comparison shot here) or Churchill either:

Predictor of May 21 doomsday to watch it on TV (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 12:07 PM PDT

A volunteer from the U.S. religious group Family Radio, a Christian radio network, holds a sign with warnings of an impending Judgment Day at Times Square in New York May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The U.S. evangelical Christian broadcaster predicting that Judgment Day will come on Saturday says he expects to stay close to a TV or radio to monitor the unfolding apocalypse.

Amid fears the end is nigh, Americans are ready (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Activists believing that AFP - With an aging fundamentalist Christian preacher warning that Saturday is Judgment Day, Americans have been getting ready.

How the Muslim World Heard Obama's Speech (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Finally, the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram drops a cartoon into the middle of its coverage that seems to sum up Arab views on the speech pretty well. Obama stands at a blackboard insisting that this is an important lesson, having replaced one of the letters in "Middle East" on the blackboard so that the label now implies that this is the land of glory and opportunity. The image it labels, of course, shows the Middle East as if a giant fist had smashed into it, fracturing the globe.

Pope John Paul statue slammed by critics (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Reuters - An unconventional new statue of the late Pope John Paul II, showing a giant hollowed out figure, has attracted harsh criticism from experts and the Vatican newspaper.

'Poetry, Not Predictions': Religious Leaders Weigh In on Judgment-Day Frenzy (Time.com)

Posted: 20 May 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Time.com - Harold Camping's judgment day prediction has garnered quite a following, but -- believe it or not -- there are competing perspectives on the doomsday drama. Take a look at what some other spiritual scholars say about the May 21st theory

Germany: Europe to decide soon on IMF candidate (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 12:39 AM PDT

Reuters - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday that Europe would decide soon on a common candidate to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund.

Upwardly mobile in Brazil: Pedicures as a path from Rio slum to a mortgage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 May 2011 09:58 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A paper cap corralling her long, curly hair and a white paper mask muffling the lilt of her salon gossip, Meire adjusts a neon ring of light and peers businesslike at the calloused foot of a client lying on a white leatherette recliner. Pedicures are serious business in this mecca of sun worship and sandals.

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