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• Many wear hoodies as churches remember Trayvon
• Baseballs, beer, masks: Cuba's patron saint ready for pope
• Pope urges Mexicans to wield faith against evil at giant Mass in shadow of Christ statue
• Cuba's Ladies in White march in peace, want pope meeting
• Pope to Mexico: Have hope, use faith against evil
• Churches amplify call for justice for Trayvon
• Religion, politics, personal discovery draw Cuban-Americans to island for pope's visit
• Pope calls for Christian faith, not violence, in Mexico
• Cuban-Americans head to Cuba for pope's visit
• Pope celebrates Mass for Mexicans looking for hope
• In Pa. abuse trial, a window into church practices
• Chavez starts radiation therapy, may meet Pope
• Pope's trip sparks hopes for change in Cuba
• Pope meets victims of drug violence on Mexico trip
• Egyptian Christians await new pope, debate role
• Pope brings message of hope at giant Mass
• Pope flies to gigantic Mass past statue of Christ
• Albanian religious communities oppose gay parade
• Pope excited by Mass in shadow of Mexican monument
• High stakes for church in case against Mo. bishop
• Pilgrims flock to pope's Mexico Mass
• Pope to Mexico's children: Be messengers of peace
• Pope greeted by crowds upon arrival to Mexico

Many wear hoodies as churches remember Trayvon Posted: Wearing hooded sweatshirts similar to the one that Trayvon Martin wore on the night he was killed, many preachers and worshippers echoed calls for justice Sunday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida last month.

Baseballs, beer, masks: Cuba's patron saint ready for pope Posted: EL COBRE, Cuba (Reuters) - Dressed in a billowing pink ball gown for her 15th birthday celebrations, Lisette Catanares smiles at the myriad offerings on a shrine to Cuba's patron saint, a doll-sized figurine that Pope Benedict will visit this week. A can of strong 'Bucanero' beer, a medal, carnival masks, signed baseballs, locks of hair: Cubans of all beliefs make offerings here when they ask for miracles and blessings from The Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, a symbol of nationalism that transcends religion. ...

Pope urges Mexicans to wield faith against evil at giant Mass in shadow of Christ statue Posted: SILAO, Mexico - Pope Benedict XVI urged Mexicans to wield their faith against drug violence, poverty and other ills, celebrating Sunday Mass before a sea of hushed worshippers beneath a blazing sun in the highlight of his Mexican visit.

Cuba's Ladies in White march in peace, want pope meeting Posted: HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Ladies in White held their weekly protest march without incident on Sunday just before Pope Benedict's visit to the island and said they wanted to meet with him, if only for a minute, to discuss human rights. The dissident group's leader, Berta Soler, told reporters she agreed with the pope's comments on Friday that communism had failed in Cuba and a new economic model was needed. ...

Pope to Mexico: Have hope, use faith against evil Posted: Pope Benedict XVI urged Mexicans to wield their faith against drug violence, poverty and other ills, celebrating Sunday Mass before a sea of hushed worshippers beneath a blazing sun in the highlight of his Mexican visit.

Churches amplify call for justice for Trayvon Posted: African-American community churches around the nation are amplifying the cries for justice in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Religion, politics, personal discovery draw Cuban-Americans to island for pope's visit Posted: MIAMI - Natalia Martinez speaks with a clinical distance when discussing her family's decision to leave Cuba two decades ago. But the graduate student's cool demeanour falls away when she speaks of returning to her homeland for the first time this week during Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit.

Pope calls for Christian faith, not violence, in Mexico Posted: Pope Benedict XVI said at a vast mass to tens of thousands in central Mexico Sunday that violence and the "power of armies" would not save people, pointing instead to the "higher power" of God.

Cuban-Americans head to Cuba for pope's visit Posted: Natalia Martinez speaks with a clinical distance when discussing her family's decision to leave Cuba two decades ago. But the graduate student's cool demeanor falls away when she speaks of returning to her homeland for the first time this week during Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit.

Pope celebrates Mass for Mexicans looking for hope Posted: Pope Benedict XVI urged Mexicans to wield their faith against poverty and drug violence, telling hundreds of thousands of worshippers in an open-air Mass on Sunday that they would find hope if they purify their hearts.

In Pa. abuse trial, a window into church practices Posted: A landmark priest-abuse trial opening Monday in Philadelphia may unveil the cryptic operations of a Roman Catholic archdiocese and detail how child sex-abuse complaints were buried for decades in secret archives adjacent to a soaring cathedral as the priests they named went unpunished.

Chavez starts radiation therapy, may meet Pope Posted: CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he had started radiation treatment in Cuba, where he could also meet Pope Benedict in the latest high profile development as the president tries to fight off cancer and win re-election. Chavez was back in Havana a month after he had surgery there to remove a second malignant tumor from his pelvis. The treatment will take him off the political stage just as his election rival gears up a nationwide campaign tour ahead of the October 7 vote. ...

Pope's trip sparks hopes for change in Cuba Posted: HAVANA (Reuters) - For years at Havana's historic Cristobal Colon cemetery, Communist Party members refused to enter the Roman Catholic chapel there for funeral services. They stayed outside while others honored the dead because religious believers were banned from the party and being seen in a church, particularly a Catholic one, could bring trouble even for someone in mourning. But those days are gone and the Church has taken a bigger role in Cuban society since the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1998, said 68-year-old Erick Osio, who remembers standing outside the cemetery chapel. ...

Pope meets victims of drug violence on Mexico trip Posted: LEON, Mexico (Reuters) - Pope Benedict met a small group of victims of Mexico's raging drug violence on Saturday after he spoke out strongly against the "evil" of narcotics on his first official visit to the world's second-most populous Roman Catholic country. Brutal clashes between drug cartels and the state have claimed more than 50,000 lives over the past five years, and President Felipe Calderon invited eight people swept up in the turmoil for a private audience with the pope, his office said. ...

Egyptian Christians await new pope, debate role Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - Picking a new pope for Egypt's Orthodox church could take months, officials said on Sunday, allowing debate to gather pace among Christians over the political role the next leader should have as Islamists rise to power. Pope Shenouda, who died on March 17, led the Coptic Orthodox church for four decades. He acted as the main political advocate for the nation's Christians, who make up about a tenth of Egypt's 80 million people, while Hosni Mubarak was in charge. ...

Pope brings message of hope at giant Mass Posted: Pope Benedict XVI addressed hundreds of thousands of Mexicans seeking a message of hope for their violence-plagued country at an open-air Mass on Sunday, saying renewing their hearts and faith would help them in troubled times.

Pope flies to gigantic Mass past statue of Christ Posted: Pope Benedict XVI greeted hundreds of thousands of Mexicans seeking a message of hope for their violence-troubled country at an open-air Mass Sunday in the shadow of the Christ the King monument, one of the most important symbols of Mexican Catholicism.

Albanian religious communities oppose gay parade Posted: Albanian religious leaders on Sunday slammed a planned gay pride parade, with a spokesman for the Muslim community saying it would pose a "danger" to society.

Pope excited by Mass in shadow of Mexican monument Posted: Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday to attend the highlight of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to this violence-troubled country: an open-air Mass in the shadow of the Christ the King monument, one of the most important symbols of Mexican Catholicism.

High stakes for church in case against Mo. bishop Posted: The charge is only a misdemeanor, but if prosecutors are able to win a conviction against Kansas City Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Finn, they could be opening up a whole new front in the national priest abuse crisis.

Pilgrims flock to pope's Mexico Mass Posted: Thousands of Mexicans are gathering to attend the highlight of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to this violence-troubled country: an open-air Mass in the shadow of the Christ the King monument.

Pope to Mexico's children: Be messengers of peace Posted: Pope Benedict XVI reached out to the future of the church in Mexico on Saturday, telling a gathering of children to be messengers of peace in their often-violent country.

Pope greeted by crowds upon arrival to Mexico Posted: It had become tradition in Mexico. Before daybreak, youths would creep as close as security permitted and serenade their beloved Pope John Paul II with a song of greeting and celebration.

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