2012年4月8日星期日

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Violence blights pope's Easter peace appeal

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Pope Benedict XVI delivers the Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in the world's troublespots in his Easter Sunday message but one of the holiest days for Christians was marred by fresh violence in Nigeria and Syria.


Easter bomb attack near Nigeria church kills at least 20

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Residents watch smouldering wheel barrow and scorched personal effects in northern NigeriaA car bombing near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Easter Sunday killed at least 20 people, while another blast later in a separate city caused a number of injuries.


Car bomb near Nigeria churches kills 38

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People gather at the site of a bomb explosion at a road in Kaduna, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. An explosion struck Sunday in Kaduna central Nigeria that has seen hundreds killed in religious and ethnic violence in recent years, causing unknown injuries as diplomats had warned of possible terrorist attacks over the Easter holiday, police said.(AP Photos/Emma Kayode)A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday morning on a busy road after apparently turning away from attacking Nigerian churches holding Easter services, killing at least 38 people in a massive blast that rattled a city long at the center of religious, ethnic and political violence in the nation.


Archbishop of Canterbury issues Middle East peace call

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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is pictured in 2009Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, used his Easter Sunday address to urge religious leaders in Israel and Palestine to seek a "truly shared future".


French girl dies in Easter church floor collapse

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Rescuers and firefighters stand near a house in Stains, where a six-year-old girl was killedA six-year-old girl was killed and many more worshippers hurt when a floor collapsed in a house hosting an Easter Sunday service for more than 100 people just outside Paris, officials said.


Church collapses, kills 22 in Nigeria: official

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Twenty-two people were killed and 31 others were injured in central Nigeria's Benue state when their church building caved in on them during Easter vigil, a government spokesman said Sunday.

Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end

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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful after the Urbi and Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the the Vatican Sunday, April 8, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter Sunday message has urged the Syrian regime to heed international calls to end bloodshed and commit to dialogue. After celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square, Benedict voiced hope that Easter's joy would comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith. He denounced terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have hit Christians and Muslims alike and prayed for peace in coup-struck Mali. The pope struggled with hoarseness throughout the Mass before a crowd of more than 100,000 faithful. Only hours earlier he had led a three-hour nighttime Easter vigil inside St. Peter's Basilica. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano)Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and expressed hope that the joy of Easter will comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith.


Car bomb near Nigeria church kills 38

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People gather at the site of a bomb explosion at a road in Kaduna, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. An explosion struck Sunday in Kaduna central Nigeria that has seen hundreds killed in religious and ethnic violence in recent years, causing unknown injuries as diplomats had warned of possible terrorist attacks over the Easter holiday, police said.(AP Photos/Emma Kayode)A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday morning on a busy road after apparently turning away from attacking a Nigerian church holding Easter services, killing at least 38 people in a massive blast that rattled a city long at the center of religious, ethnic and political violence in the nation.


Pope, in Easter message, backs Syria peace plan

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A fatigued-looking Pope Benedict threw his weight behind a United Nations plan to end bloodshed in Syria in his Easter Sunday message, calling for "an immediate commitment" to peace efforts there. The 84-year-old pope gave a shorter-than-usual blessing from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica after an outdoor Easter Mass attended by more than 100,000 people in a St Peter's Square bedecked with yellow and white flowers. ...

Pope celebrates Easter Mass in sun-drenched, crowded St. Peter's Square

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating Easter Sunday Mass in sun-drenched, flower-adorned St. Peter's Square, before tens of thousands of people.

Pope in Easter appeal calls on Syrian regime to end bloodshed, decries terrorism in Nigeria

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter Sunday message has urged the Syrian regime to heed international calls to end bloodshed and commit to dialogue.

Nigeria bombing near church kills at least two

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Residents speculated that the explosives were placed in a badly-mangled carA large bomb exploded near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna as Easter Sunday services were being held, killing at least two people, residents and police said.


Pope urges end to Syrian bloodshed

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Pope Benedict XVI, arrive at the altar to celebrate the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the the Vatican, Sunday, April 8, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating Easter Sunday Mass in sun-drenched, flower-adorned St. Peter's Square, before tens of thousands of people. Easter is Christianity's most joyous day. Faithful celebrate their belief that Christ rose from the dead. At the end of Easter Mass, Benedict will go to the central balcony of the basilica to deliver a speech. Benedict, who turns 85 on April 16, was wrapping up stamina-taxing Holy Week ceremonies that drew huge crowds to Rome. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter Sunday message has urged the Syrian regime to heed international calls to end bloodshed and commit to dialogue.


Pope in Easter appeal asks Syrian regime to heed calls to end bloodshed, start dialogue

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Pope in Easter appeal asks Syrian regime to heed calls to end bloodshed, start dialogue.

Ban on Gideon Bible handout at public schools sparks torrent of hate mail

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TORONTO - A public school board's decision to ban distribution of Gideon Bibles to its young students has unleashed a torrent of threatening calls and hateful emails directed at trustees.

Nigeria bomb blast rocks area near church

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Residents speculated that the explosives were placed in a badly-mangled carA large bomb explosion rocked an area near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Easter Sunday, residents and police said, though it was unclear if there were casualties.


Easter bomb attack near Nigeria church kills at least 20

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Residents speculated that the explosives were placed in a badly-mangled carA car bomb blast outside a church in northern Nigeria on Easter Sunday killed at least 20 people and put the country on alert over fears of further attacks, rescue officials and residents said.


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