2012年7月24日星期二

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Batman star Christian Bale visits shooting victims

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT

Actor Christian Bale, second right, and his wife Sibi Blazic, right, place flowers on a memorial to the victims of Friday's mass shooting, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire during a late-night showing of the movie Dark Knight Rises, which stars Bale as Batman. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Batman star Christian Bale visited survivors of the Colorado theater shooting Tuesday and stopped by a makeshift memorial to victims of the attack that killed 12 people and injured 58.

Church of Scientology defeats human-trafficking claims case

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:12 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Defectors from the Church of Scientology's elite ranks cannot use a human-trafficking law to sue the church for alleged forced labor, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday in a test case on the issue. The court rejected two former ministers' claims that the Church of Scientology committed human-trafficking violations by forcing them to work 100-hour weeks for low pay under the threat of discipline. The Church of Scientology was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and it describes its practices as a religion. ...

Actor Christian Bale visits Colorado shooting victims

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:09 PM PDT

Cast member Christian Bale attends the world premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in New YorkLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Christian Bale, the actor behind the Batman mask in "The Dark Knight Rises," visited victims of last week's movie theater shooting as they recovered at an Aurora, Colorado, hospital on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the facility said. Emily Crowley, spokeswoman for the Medical Center of Aurora, confirmed that the movie star was at the hospital Tuesday afternoon but did not give any details. Bill Voloch, interim president of the medical center, told The Denver Post newspaper that Bale spent about 2. ...

Austria church mounts billboard search for priests

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT

A tractor passes a poster with the title "The Mission" from the Catholic Church, in Lower Austria near St. Poelten, Austria, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Poster reads : The Mission, those who give all receive even more. Seeking to repopulate its thinning clerical ranks, the Roman Catholic diocese of Austria's most populous province launched a province-wide billboard campaign Tuesday meant to recruit priests. But nuns are welcome as well. And the posters are also looking for part-time help - laymen and women prepared to dedicated at least part of their life to Catholic religious and social service. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)European men take note. While unemployment is growing in much of the continent, a powerful international organization is now advertising vacancies in Austria for hundreds of white-collar jobs.

US religious right presses anti-gay laws in Africa

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Conservative U.S. Christian groups are setting up fronts in Africa to fight for anti-gay and anti-abortion legislation to promote their fundamentalist convictions, a report by a Boston research group said Tuesday.

Pa. monsignor who became 1st US church official branded felon for sex cover-up gets 3-6 years

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Pa. monsignor who became 1st US church official branded felon for sex cover-up gets 3-6 years.

Arrested papal butler seeks pope's forgiveness over "VatiLeaks"

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT

File photo of Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele with Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square in VaticanROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's former butler, who was arrested two months ago in an investigation of leaks of documents alleging corruption in the Vatican, has written to the pontiff asking for forgiveness, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Paolo Gabriele was arrested on May 23 and placed under house arrest on Saturday after 60 days detention in a small "safe room" in the Vatican's police station. "Paolo has written a letter to the pope asking him for forgiveness, particularly for the pain he caused him," lawyer Carlo Fusco told Reuters. ...

Philly monsignor awaits fate in church cover-up

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, Monsignor William Lynn walks to the Criminal Justice Center before a scheduled verdict reading, in Philadelphia. Lynn, the Roman Catholic monsignor at the center of a landmark case involving the sexual abuse of children by priests, will be sentenced on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. He faces 3-1/2 to seven years in prison for his felony child endangerment conviction. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)A Roman Catholic monsignor awaits sentencing Tuesday in a landmark prosecution over his handling of complaints that Philadelphia priests were molesting children.

Should Christian Bale visit Colorado shooting victims… dressed as Batman?

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:10 AM PDT

An online campaign is urging the Oscar winner to visit injured children in his full Caped Crusader regalia. What a bone-headed idea, say wincing critics

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