2012年6月11日星期一

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Occupy protestors on trial for trespass at NYC church lot

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:45 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight Occupy Wall Street protesters went on trial on Monday on trespassing charges for scaling a fence in lower Manhattan to stake a new base of operations for the movement after being evicted from its main encampment late last year. A retired Episcopalian bishop, George Packard, was among those on trial in Manhattan Criminal Court for breaking into fenced-in Duarte Square, a lot owned by historic Trinity Church, an active Episcopal parish founded in 1697. ...

War on religion? North Dakota Measure 3 aims to strike back

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:24 PM PDT

Voters across the state weigh in on four ballot initiatives on Tuesday. While most of the radio chatter and letters to the editor have concerned a property tax initiative or the question of changing the logo of the University of North Dakota, it's the 83-word amendment known as Measure 3 that is turning into a flashpoint with national implications heading into November elections.

Vatican 'regrets' letter on bank chief's health

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:51 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)The Vatican said Monday it "truly regrets" the publication of a letter from a psychotherapist detailing the mental health of the Vatican's recently ousted bank chief, as yet another Holy See document leak exposes the unseemly side of the Catholic Church's governance.


Stung by scandal, pope stresses staff loyalty

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)Pope Benedict XVI called Monday for his aides near and far to remain loyal to him as the Vatican copes with the fallout of a growing scandal over leaked documents and the controversial ouster of the Vatican bank chief.


Palestinian concern over Vatican talks with Israel

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds a mass at the Church of the Annunciation in NazarethPalestinian officials voiced concern about possible concessions by the Vatican ahead of talks on Tuesday between Israel and the Holy See on the status of Catholic Church property in Jerusalem.


Vatican hopes for "mutual understanding" with U.S. nuns

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 08:21 AM PDT

VATICAN (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Monday it hoped to reach a "mutual understanding" with a group of American nuns criticized by a recent Vatican report as feminist and politicized. On Tuesday, nuns from the Leadership Conference of Women's Religious (LCWR), whose 1,500 members represent some 80 percent of the more than 60,000 American Catholic nuns, will meet Vatican doctrinal officials to discuss their differences. ...

Stung by staff scandal, pope stresses loyalty, trust, thanks aides faithful to him and church

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 06:40 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY - Stung by an in-house scandal, Pope Benedict XVI is stressing the need for loyalty among aides working for him at the Vatican and abroad.

Vatican seeks 'reciprocal understanding' with nuns

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 06:18 AM PDT

The Vatican says it's hoping to forge a "reciprocal understanding" with U.S. nuns over its recent crackdown on the largest umbrella group of American sisters.

Pope urges loyalty after 'Vatileaks' scandal

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 04:23 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI's papacy began in 2005Pope Benedict XVI on Monday called for "faithfulness" from his followers following a scandal over the leak of confidential papers from the Vatican that has led to the arrest of his butler.


'Vatileaks' scandal could weaken chances of Italian pope

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:28 AM PDT

The last non-Italian pope before the German Benedict and Polish John Paul II was Adrian VI, who died in 1523Intrigue at the Vatican could weaken the chances of the next pope being an Italian, observers said, as memos leaked from the Holy See's corridors of power lift the lid on tensions between cardinals.


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