2012年8月27日星期一

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Portland archbishop apologizes after abuse claim

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:02 PM PDT

The archbishop of Portland issued an apology that was read at Sunday Mass to a woman who settled a lawsuit claiming she was sexually abused by a priest in the 1980s.

San Francisco archbishop-elect in DUI arrest

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo from Friday July 27, 2012, newly appointed Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, center, speaks with other members of the church during a press conference held at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Cordileone, the Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco, has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence early Saturday morning in San Diego, says a police spokesman. In July, Pope Benedict XVI selected the Cordileone to replace Archbishop George Niederauer, who is retiring in October. Cordileone was most recently bishop of Oakland and several years ago was an auxiliary bishop in San Diego. (AP Photo/Michael Short, File)The Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco apologized Monday for his weekend arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, behavior that he termed an "error in judgment" and which legal experts said was unlikely to derail his promotion.


San Francisco archbishop-elect arrested for drunk driving

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Archbishop-elect Salvatore Cordileone, known for a conservative stance on same-sex marriage, has been arrested in his native San Diego for drunk driving, police said on Monday. Cordileone, 56, was stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence on Saturday near the San Diego State University campus, the San Diego Police Department said. Further details of his arrest were not immediately available. ...

Portland archbishop apologizes for priest's abuse

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT

The archbishop of Portland has made an apology, read at a Sunday Mass, to a woman who settled a suit over sexual abuse by a priest in Reedsport in the 1980s.

Christian archbishop flees Syria: report

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - A Christian archbishop fled Syria after his offices were ransacked last week amid fighting between rebels and government forces in the country's biggest city Aleppo, Catholic news agency Fides said on Monday. The Melchite Greek Catholic archbishop of Aleppo, Jean-Clement Jeanbart, and a number of priests fled to Lebanon after the attack on Thursday, Fides said. The Melchite Greek Catholic Church is a community of Middle Eastern Christians who are in full communion with Rome. ...

Egypt's Morsi names Christian as one of four assistants

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Mohamed Morsi is Egypt's first Islamist and civilian presidentEgyptian President Mohamed Morsi named a liberal Christian, a hardline Islamist and a woman as assistants Monday as he sought to reach out beyond his power base in the Muslim Brotherhood to rival groups.


Female Punk rock band appeals conviction, Russian church critical

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Members of the female punk band "Pussy Riot" sit in a glass-walled cage after a court hearing in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - A lawyer for the jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot on Monday appealed against the three women's conviction for a protest against President Vladimir Putin at a church altar, but said he had little hope the verdict would be overturned. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their February protest in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. ...


In desecration of crosses, Russia's Orthodox church sees dark warning

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:23 AM PDT

The Russian Orthodox Church is warning of an organized antireligious campaign under way against Christians in Russia, after vandals in two widely separated regions took chainsaws to four large wooden crosses over the weekend.

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