2012年7月27日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Catholic business owners win temporary halt to Obama birth control mandate

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A Colorado business owned by a Catholic family does not have to comply with President Barack Obama's new healthcare mandate that private employers provide employees with insurance coverage of birth control, a Colorado federal judge ruled on Friday. District Judge John Kane in Denver temporarily blocked the government from the enforcing the contraception requirement against the religious owners of Hercules Industries Inc, a private manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. ...

Gay marriage ban supporter named SF archbishop

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:49 PM PDT

Newly appointed Archbishop Salvatore Coridileone, center, speaks with other members of the church during a press conference held at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, Friday July 27th, 2012. Cordileone, 56, the bishop of Oakland, Calif., was appointed to the new job by Pope Benedict XVI to replace retiring Archbishop George Niederauer.(AP Photo/Michael Short)A vigorous supporter of California's same-sex marriage ban was named Friday as the next Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco.


Pa. church, pastor charged in fake kidnapping

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:12 PM PDT

A southeastern Pennsylvania church and a youth pastor are facing criminal charges for a mock kidnapping of a youth group that was meant to be a lesson in religious persecution.

Pope calls for speed in deciding butler's fate

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 07:53 AM PDT

The Vatican says a decision over whether Paolo Gabriele should face trial will be made on August 6 or 7The pope has called on Holy See investigators to proceed quickly with their inquiry into a former butler for his role in the Vatican leaks scandal.


Austria's religious leaders defend circumcision

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:26 AM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim leaders united in defense of circumcision on Friday, condemning calls from two provincial leaders to limit the practice as an attack on religion and demanding that the government clarify its legality. The row follows weeks of emotional debate and outrage in Germany where a regional court in Cologne banned the procedure on June 27 as physical abuse. ...

The Catholic Church's Vatileaks scandal: A guide

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:50 AM PDT

A series of embarrassing leaks has exposed conspiracies, corruption, backstabbing, and bitter rivalries within the Catholic Church's hierarchy

Religion has little impact in U.S. race: poll

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 10:10 PM PDT

To match Insight DETROIT/CHURCHWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The religious faiths of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will have little weight in November's presidential election, a poll showed on Thursday. Sixty percent of voters are aware that Romney is a Mormon, and 81 percent say it does not matter to them, according to the poll by the Pew Research Center. The awareness level is almost unchanged from four months ago, during the Republican primary elections. "Unease with Romney's religion has little impact on voting preferences," the Pew report said. ...


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