2012年11月29日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Vatican hails U.N. Palestine vote, wants guarantees for Jerusalem

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 04:18 PM PST

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican hailed the United Nations' implicit recognition of a Palestinian state on Thursday and called for an internationally guaranteed special status for Jerusalem, something bound to irritate Israel. The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations from "entity" to "non-member state," the same status as the Vatican. ...

Read all about it: Pope has not canceled Christmas

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:07 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI leaves at the end of the general audience in Paul VI's Hall at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - And so it came to pass that in the eighth year of Pope Benedict's reign, some tabloid and social media decreed that he had cancelled Christmas. The day after Benedict's latest book "The Infancy Narratives - Jesus of Nazareth" - was published on November 20, Vatican officials found some headlines they were not expecting. "Killjoy pope crushes Christmas nativity traditions," read one tabloid headline, claiming that Benedict had snubbed traditions such as animals in nativity scenes and caroling. "Pope sets out to debunk Christmas myths," ran another. ...


Vatican disciplines Austrian dissident priest

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 06:50 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead the general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has cracked down on a prominent Austrian Roman Catholic priest who has been leading a disobedience campaign to openly challenge Roman Catholic teachings on celibacy and women priests. The Vatican said on Thursday it had stripped Father Helmut Schueller of the right to use title monsignor and said he also was no longer a "Chaplain of His Holiness". Schueller remains a priest. ...


Moscow court bans video of Pussy Riot's church performance

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:16 AM PST

MOSCOW - A Moscow court has ruled that the video of punk band Pussy Riot's performance in Russia's main cathedral is extremist and ordered it to be removed from the web.

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