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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Obama marks Christmas with gifts, carols, church (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha arrive to attend Christmas service at the Kaneohe bay Chapel on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama exchanged gifts with his family, sang carols and attended church services as he celebrated Christmas in Hawaii.

Nigerian blasts mar pope's Christmas peace appeal (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST

Christian worshippers light candles following Christmas day Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 25,2011. Hundreds of Christian faithful, defying lashing rains and wind, celebrated Christmas Mass at Jesus' traditional birthplace on Sunday, spirits high despite the gloomy weather.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Pope Benedict XVI issued pleas for peace to reign across the world during his traditional Christmas address Sunday, a call marred by Muslim extremists who bombed a Catholic church in Nigeria, striking after worshippers celebrated Mass.

Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 08:14 AM PST

Reuters - Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria on Sunday but his Christmas day peace appeal was marred by a bomb at a Catholic Church in Nigeria which the Vatican condemned as blind "terrorist violence."

Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 02:44 PM PST

Reuters - Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people - raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war.

Girl's plight deepens Israel debate on zealot Jews (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 05:03 AM PST

Reuters - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up pledges to curb Jewish zealotry in Israel on Sunday after an 8-year-old girl complained of being menaced by ultra-Orthodox men who deemed her dress immodest.

Pope urges end to Syria bloodshed, peace worldwide (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 04:38 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message Sunday, an appeal for peace that was challenged by deadly attacks on Nigerian churches.

A Christian on Hitchens' Atheism and Lowe's Muslim Problem (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 03:25 AM PST

Time.com - A believer discusses bigotry among so-called Christians and fundamentalism among the so-called atheists

Pakistan information minister withdraws resignation (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 02:10 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's information minister withdrew her resignation on Sunday, hours after she offered to quit amid tensions between the civilian government and the country's powerful military over a memo alleging an army plot to seize power in May.

German Court Rules Muslim Student Disturbed the Peace by Praying (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 11:00 PM PST

Time.com - The Federal Administrative Court in Germany has ruled against an 18-year-old Muslim student, ending his long legal fight for permission to pray openly at school

As Christmas arrives, crisis for Mideast Christians (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Dec 2011 06:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - This fall, a group of Iraqi-American Christians ramped up pressure on the Obama administration, warning that their ancient community in Iraq â€" already hobbled by eight years of war â€" could be pushed over the brink entirely after US forces withdraw by year's end.

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