2012年10月21日星期日

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3 Catholic priests kidnapped in eastern Congo

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Congolese civic leaders say that three Roman Catholic priests were kidnapped in eastern Congo.

Vatican names seven saints including first Native American

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:04 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the altar during a special mass to canonize seven new saints at St. Peter's square in Vatican CityVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict created seven new saints on Sunday including the first Native American to be canonized, as the Roman Catholic Church reaches out to its global flock to rebuff encroaching secularism. The celebration of figures who had suffered to promote the faith comes as the Church begins a drive to reclaim flagging congregations in former strongholds in the face of sex abuse scandals and dissent against Church teachings. Thousands of pilgrims from around the world converged on St. ...


Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Native Indians wait for the start of a canonization ceremony celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The pontiff will canonize seven people, Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the U.S., Maria del Carmen, Pedro Calungsod, Jacques Berthieu, Giovanni Battista Piamarta, Mother Marianne Cope, and Anna Shaeffer. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Some 80,000 pilgrims in flowered lei, feathered headdresses and other traditional garb flooded St. Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models in a bid to reinvigorate the faith in parts of the world where it's lagging.


Pope to name 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:17 PM PDT

Two nuns look at tapestries of saints-to-be from left; Kateri Tekakwitha, Maria del Carmen, Pedro Calungsod, Jacques Berthieu, Giovanni Battista Piamarta, Mother Marianne Cope, and Anna Shaeffer hanging from St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The seven will be declared saints in a ceremony presided over by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Benedict XVI is adding seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places where it's lagging. Two of them are Americans: Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the U.S. and Mother Marianne Cope, a 19th century Franciscan nun who cared for lepers in Hawaii.


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