Yahoo! News: Religion News

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• Pope urges Europe to respect Christian values (AFP)
• Egypt to put 48 on trial for church clash (Reuters)
• Human toll of deadly tornado cuts deep in Joplin (AP)
• Atheist confab in Ireland comes as Europe confronts religion in public life (The Christian Science Monitor)

Pope urges Europe to respect Christian values (AFP) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 01:49 PM PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI warned Saturday of challenges to Europe's Christian values and said staunchly Catholic Croatia could serve as an example to other EU nations threatened by individualism.

Egypt to put 48 on trial for church clash (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:21 AM PDT Reuters - Egypt's public prosecutor said it had referred 48 Muslims and Christians to criminal court on Saturday for their roles in sectarian violence that led to the burning of a church in the Cairo district of Imbaba on May 7.

Human toll of deadly tornado cuts deep in Joplin (AP) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:03 AM PDT AP - They were regular churchgoers, devoted parents, seniors in their retirement years and children with untold promise.

Atheist confab in Ireland comes as Europe confronts religion in public life (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:51 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - This weekend, about 350 conventioneers descend on Dublin to discuss matters of faith and its place in public life. It's not a meeting of the Catholic Church hierarchy, but the first World Atheist Convention.

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