2012年6月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Christian Borle sets a date for leaving 'Peter'

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 03:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 14, 2012 file photo, actor Christian Borle arrives for the NBC network upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall, in New York. Borle will be leaving "Peter and the Starcatcher" on June 30, 2012, to begin work on the new season of NBC's show "Smash." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)The time is ticking on catching Christian Borle in his Tony Award-winning pirate ways.


Tenth day without verdict in Philadelphia church case

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:58 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in the child sex abuse trial of a Roman Catholic monsignor will be back for an eleventh day of deliberations after discussions on Monday ended without a verdict. After a 10-week trial, the jury is "struggling" to reach a decision on Monsignor William Lynn, the highest-ranking U.S. church official to stand trial in the church's wide-ranging pedophilia trial. No questions were raised on Monday by jurors, who will return at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday for Day 11 of deliberations. ...

Nigeria religious riots kill at least 52

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 52 people were killed in religious rioting sparked by three suicide bombings against churches in northern Nigeria, where the dead were piled up on Monday in mortuaries and cemeteries in the city of Kaduna. Rioting broke out on Sunday after suicide car bombers attacked three churches in northern Nigeria, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens. Christian youths had set up roadblocks and dragged Muslims from cars or motorbikes and killed them, witnesses said. ...

Nigeria: Reprisal killings follow church attacks

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Aid workers searched for bodies Monday among charred vehicles and destroyed market stalls after a trio of church bombings sparked reprisal killings in northern Nigeria, officials said. The Nigerian Red Cross said the death toll had more than doubled, to 50 people.

Vatican's number two slams 'attempt to split Church'

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (right) accused the media of writing fiction worth of "The Da Vinci Code"The Vatican's number two, the reported target of a power struggle in the Church, alleged divisive forces at work on Monday as the Holy See said 23 people had been questioned in a leaks scandal.


Vatican official blames media -- and the devil

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 09:59 AM PDT

The Vatican's No. 2 official on Monday blamed the media — and the devil — for fueling the scandal over leaked Vatican documents.

Vatican accuses media of "imitating Dan Brown"

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:55 AM PDT

Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone observes Pope Benedict XVI at La Scala theater during a concert in MilanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's number 2 accused the media on Monday of trying "to imitate Dan Brown" in their coverage of the VatiLeaks scandal and said the Roman Catholic Church's latest travails were part of the Devil's attempt to destabilize it. The interview with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who ranks second only to Pope Benedict in the Vatican's hierarchy, was the latest attempt at damage control by senior Vatican officials since the leaks scandal began in January. ...


Factbox: Ethnic and religious unrest in Nigeria

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:54 AM PDT

(Reuters) - At least 52 people were killed in religious rioting sparked by three suicide bombings against churches in northern Nigeria, where the dead were on Monday piled up in mortuaries and cemeteries in the city of Kaduna. Following is a look at the worst of the religious and ethnic violence in Nigeria since 2000: 2000 - Thousands killed in northern Nigeria as non-Muslims opposed to the introduction of sharia (Islamic law) fight Muslims who demand its implementation in the state of Kaduna. ...

Ohio church set to replace burned Jesus statue

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:47 AM PDT

A towering roadside Jesus statue destroyed two years ago in a lightning fire will be replaced later this summer in southwest Ohio.

Vatican blames media for latest scandal - again

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:34 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer from his studio overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)The Vatican on Monday blamed the media for fueling the scandal over leaked Vatican documents and insisted there are no power struggles or problems of unity in the Holy See's governance.


Nigeria religious riots killed at least 52: hospitals

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:02 AM PDT

KADUNA (Reuters) - At least 52 people were killed in religious rioting sparked by three suicide bombings of churches on Sunday, hospital staff said on Monday, as the dead bodies piled up in mortuaries. A Reuters reporter visited two hospitals in the northern city of Kaduna, the St Gerald Hospital and Barau Dikko Hospital, near where the rioting took place. Hospital officials also said that 74 people were being treated for wounds. (Reporting by Garba Mohammed; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Louise Ireland)

Nuns' leader decries church environment of fear

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 07:29 AM PDT

The leader of the group representing most American nuns challenged the Vatican's reasons for disciplining her organization, insisting that raising questions about church doctrine should not be seen as rebellion.

Vatican blames media for latest scandal about leaked documents, insists no power struggles

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 07:09 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is blaming the media for fueling the latest scandal over leaked Vatican documents and is insisting that there are no power struggles or problems of unity in the Holy See's governance.

US nuns say Vatican crackdown has broad effect

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:52 AM PDT

The biggest umbrella group of American nuns says the Vatican's recent crackdown has had a broad effect on Catholics around the globe who have rallied to their support and expressed concern about their treatment.

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