2011年11月14日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Catholic Charities ends Ill. civil unions dispute (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST

AP - Catholic Charities announced Monday that it was ending its legal battle over Illinois' civil unions law and no longer is providing state-funded services.

Catholic bishops say religious freedom waning (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 03:30 PM PST

Reuters - Catholic bishops said on Monday that religious freedom had been whittled away by same-sex marriage, abortion and healthcare legislation, and vowed to ramp up efforts to protect it.

Bishops meet, vow stronger response to gay marriage, other laws (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 02:59 PM PST

Reuters - Catholic bishops said on Monday that religious freedom has been whittled away by same-sex marriage, abortion and health care legislation, and vowed to ramp up efforts to protect it.

Bishop: Penn State scandal reopens church wounds (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:52 AM PST

AP - The Penn State scandal over a former football coach accused of sexually abusing young boys "reopens a wound" for the U.S. Roman Catholic Church, a leading bishop said Monday.

Catholic diocese ups offer for Crystal Cathedral (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:43 AM PST

File - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, the Crystal Cathedral stands in Garden Grove, Calif. A buyer is expected to be chosen for the sprawling campus of Orange County's now-bankrupt Crystal Cathedral. A federal bankruptcy court judge could decide the fate of the ailing Crystal Cathedral Monday Nov. 14,2011 in a hearing aimed at approving a buyer for the church's sprawling Orange County grounds. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)AP - A Southern California Roman Catholic diocese has increased its offer for the Crystal Cathedral to $57.5 million.


Why the Religious Right Can't Seem to Get the Candidate It Wants (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 08:00 AM PST

Time.com - Was it just a month ago that religious conservatives were busy trying to stir up concerns about Mormonism and rally evangelicals behind Rick Perry?

Head of US Catholic bishops: Church is not fading (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 07:57 AM PST

AP - The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says the church should not be dismissed as an outmoded bureaucracy.

Buddhify web app promotes calmer urban experience (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 04:41 AM PST

Reuters - For a lot of people the day begins amid the chaos of a transit pressure-cooker. Agitated workers wedge onto trains or buses to make the stressful commute to work and arrive feeling frazzled, a state that only worsens as the day wears on.
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