2012年5月4日星期五

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Police: Homeless man shot 2 at Maryland church

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A disgruntled homeless man fatally shot a secretary and critically wounded a priest in the office of a Maryland Episcopal church after he was turned away from the food bank because of his increasingly aggressive behavior, police said Friday.

Homeless man suspected of shooting 2 at Md. church

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Police say an angry, homeless man fatally shot a church worker in Maryland and critically wounded an Episcopal priest before taking his own life.

US archbishop: 5 priests cannot serve because of substantiated sex-abuse allegations

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PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput says five priests have been found not suitable for ministry due to substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or boundary violations.

Philadelphia archbishop: 5 priests cannot serve because of substantiated sex-abuse allegations

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Catholic clergy members depart from Cardinal O'Hara High School Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Springfield, Pa. Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests have been called to a sudden meeting with their archbishop, as 23 priests suspended over sex-abuse allegations await their fate. Archbishop Charles Chaput has said he hoped to announce the outcome of the latest priest-abuse investigations this spring. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Philadelphia archbishop: 5 priests cannot serve because of substantiated sex-abuse allegations.


Some ob-gyns cite religious conflicts over care

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one-third of obstetrician-gynecologists at religiously-affiliated hospitals say they've had a conflict with their institution about patient care policies based on religious tenets -- including over half of ob-gyns at Catholic hospitals, according to a new survey. The researchers didn't ask doctors exactly what those conflicts were about, but the lead author said in her experience disagreements typically come up over sterilization procedures for men, the use of contraception and the treatment of miscarriages. ...

Police ID 2 women shot at Md. church

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Police say the administrative assistant of a Maryland church was killed and a church rector was wounded in a shooting.

Pope Benedict to attend La Scala Beethoven concert

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In this photo release by Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by Cardinal Angelo Scola during his visit at Rome's Polyclinic Agostino Gemelli Hospital, Thursday, May 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho)Pope Benedict XVI will attend a concert at the La Scala opera house of Beethoven's Ninth symphony conducted by Daniel Barenboim.


Nova Scotia school to debate religious T-shirt controversy with students

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CHESTER BASIN, N.S. - A Nova Scotia school board official says a facilitator has been brought in to help resolve a dispute over a student's right to wear a T-shirt stating his religious beliefs.

Police plan update on Md. church shootings

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Police say they expect to announce shortly the names and relationships of three people involved in a shooting at an Ellicott City church.

Police: 2 dead, 1 wounded in Md. church shooting

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Police in Maryland are investigating a shooting inside a church office that left one woman dead and another seriously wounded. Later, a man was been found dead in nearby woods.

Libya drops ban on religion-based parties

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has dropped a ban against parties based on religion, tribe or ethnicity, an official said, after the law irked Islamist parties in the run up to the first free election in June. Members of the ruling National Transitional Council's judicial committee on Wednesday read out an amended version of a law governing the formation of political parties, making no mention of the ban, which was announced last week. ...

Libya drops ban on religion-based parties

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A Libyan woman (L) registers as a voter in the upcoming elections in TripoliLibya's ruling National Transitional Council on Wednesday dropped a controversial ban against parties organised along religious, regional, tribal or ethnic lines.


True Religion shares rise on strong 1Q earnings

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True Religion, which makes high-end jeans, surprised Wall Street with better-than-expected first quarter, sending shares jumping 6 percent on Wednesday.

True Religion net income rises almost 16 percent

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True Religion Apparel Inc. said on Tuesday that its net income rose 15.9 percent as it opened new stores and clothing sales through other stores picked up.The clothing company had net income of $10.4 million, ...
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