2012年4月7日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


NY Catholic quits board over cardinal's gay stance

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A day before Easter, the head of New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese faced a challenge to his stance on gay rights: the resignation of a church charity board member who says he's "had enough" of the cardinal's attitude.

Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil

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Pope Benedict XVI, holding a tall, lit, white candle, enters a hushed and darkened St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican Saturday, April 7, 2012, to begin the Vatican's Easter vigil service. Except for the twinkle of camera flashes, the basilica was almost pitch-black as the thousands of faithful in pews awaited Benedict's arrival through the rear entrance Saturday night. Christians on Easter joyously mark their belief that Christ rose from the dead after his crucifixion. Praying at the start of the service, Benedict said Easter brings hope to the faithful. On Sunday morning, he will lead Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.


Technology without God is dangerous: pope

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Pope Benedict XVI holds a cross as he leads a vigil mass during Easter celebrations in the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, leading the world's Catholics into Easter, said on Saturday technological progress, in the absence of awareness of God and moral values, posed a threat to the world. Benedict presided at a solemn Easter vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica to usher the 1.2 billion-member church into the most important day of its liturgical calendar. ...


NYC Catholic quits board over gay rights stance

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The head of New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese faces a challenge to his stance on gay rights: the resignation of a church official who says he's "had enough" of the cardinal's attitude.

NKorea's Bethlehem is birthplace of Kim religion

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In this Wednesday, April 4, 2012 photo, snow falls on a mosaic of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung at a spot at the foot of Mount Paektu where he is said to have camped overnight while leading a fight against the Japanese. The story of Mount Paektu is the story of how one man managed to build an entire national culture and history around his own carefully crafted story, deliberately drawing on the methods and symbols of religion. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)As the snow drifts through the towering evergreen trees, silence enshrouds this remote pilgrimage site, a place some here consider the Bethlehem of North Korea.


Cuban Catholics flock to churches on Good Friday

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Good Friday was declared a holiday in Cuba for the first time following a request from Pope Benedict XVICuban Catholics flocked to churches on Good Friday, which was declared a holiday in the communist-ruled nation for the first time following a request from Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit.


Can a Marine call Obama a 'religious enemy' - and still be a Marine?

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Is the US military violating the First Amendment by recommending the other-than-honorable discharge of a Marine who criticized President Obama on Facebook?

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