2012年8月28日星期二

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Italian police quickly recover stolen vial containing blood of late Pope John Paul II

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT

ROME - A trio of thieves aboard a train stole a priest's backpack containing a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood on Tuesday, but police recovered the relic a few hours later, authorities said.

Imam: Lindh can pray alone under religious rules

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:50 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 23, 2002 file photo provided by the Alexandria County Sheriff's Department in Alexandria, Va., shows John Walker Lindh. Lindh is expected to testify Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in Indianapolis during the first day of the trial over prayer policies in a tightly restricted prison unit where he and other high-risk inmates have severely limited contact with the outside world. (AP Photo/Alexandria County Sheriff's Department, File)An imam on Tuesday disputed American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh's claim that the school of Islam to which he belongs requires him to perform his ritual daily prayers as part of a group, even though he's in prison.

Religious beliefs at center of Amish attacks trial

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Members of the Amish leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Cleveland. A breakaway religious group spent months planning hair-cutting attacks against followers of their Amish faith, U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday as they laid out their case against 16 people charged with hate crimes. Such hair-cuttings are considered deeply offensive in the traditional Amish culture. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)A group of Amish men and women accused of hate crimes in hair-cutting attacks took action out of concern that members of their religion were straying from their beliefs, defense attorneys said Tuesday.

Italian police: Pope John Paul II relic stolen

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Italian police shows a relic with a vial containing the late Pope John Paul II's blood. Italian railways police say they have foiled the theft aboard a train of a vial containing the late Pope John Paul II's blood. A priest Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 was carrying the relic aboard a train going from Rome to a suburb where the relic was supposed to be put on display for admirers of the pontiff, who died in 2005. Police said they would give details later on how they recovered the vial a few hours after it was snatched away Tuesday. John Paul's relics have gone on display in several parts of the world. The Vatican put the Polish-born pontiff quickly on the road to possible sainthood. (AP Photo/Italian Police)A trio of thieves aboard a train stole a priest's backpack containing a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood on Tuesday, but police recovered the relic a few hours later, authorities said.

Mombasa riots deepen concern about religious tensions in Kenya

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa has witnessed a new wave violence for the second day running, as Muslim youths protested the killing of Sheikh Aboud Rogo, a fiery Islamic preacher who was under US sanction for links with Somalia's Al Shabab militants.

Jewish student: 'Religious hatred' fueled assault

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT

A Jewish student at Michigan State University says his jaw was broken in an attack by two assailants who he says displayed "religious hatred."

NY Catholic cardinal to offer prayer at DNC, RNC

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2012 file photo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan leaves a meeting at the New York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Dolan says he's now giving the closing prayer at both the Democratic and Republican conventions. The New York Roman Catholic leader made the announcement Tuesday through his spokesman. (AP Photo/Stewart Cairns, File)Cardinal Timothy Dolan says he's now giving the closing prayer at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.

Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, the lawyer of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, talks to media after a court hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Chaudhry said a report by a medical board investigating the age and mental state of the girl determined she was between 13 and 14. The girl was accused by a neighbor of burning pages from the Quran. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)An official medical review of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating the Quran has determined that the girl is a minor, a lawyer for the girl said Tuesday.

In bipartisan move, U.S. archbishop to pray for Democrats, too

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Archbishop Dolan holds up a foam finger promoting "A Fortnight for Freedom" conference sponsored by the Catholic church, following a afternoon session during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Annual Spring Assembly in AtlantaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will deliver the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention as well as this week's Republican meeting, in a sign of bipartisanship after Dolan had taken a role opposing the White House on policy matters. Dolan, the archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, last week accepted an invitation to deliver the closing prayer at the Republican National Convention on Thursday in Tampa, Florida. ...

SF archbishop-elect apologizes for DUI arrest

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo from Friday July 27, 2012, newly appointed Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, center, speaks with other members of the church during a press conference held at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Cordileone, the Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco, has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence early Saturday morning in San Diego, says a police spokesman. In July, Pope Benedict XVI selected the Cordileone to replace Archbishop George Niederauer, who is retiring in October. Cordileone was most recently bishop of Oakland and several years ago was an auxiliary bishop in San Diego. (AP Photo/Michael Short, File)The Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco has apologized for his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, behavior that he said brought "shame" and "disgrace" on himself and the church, though legal experts said was unlikely to derail his promotion.

San Francisco archbishop-elect apologizes for drunken driving

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:49 PM PDT

Publicity photo of Bishop Salvatore Cordileone of Oakland, CaliforniaSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic bishop newly chosen by the Vatican to lead the archdiocese of San Francisco and two other Bay Area counties publicly apologized on Monday after he was arrested and held behind bars over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving. Salvatore Cordileone, 56, appointed in July by Pope Benedict XVI to preside over more than 500,000 Catholics as metropolitan archbishop of San Francisco, was taken into custody on Saturday near San Diego State University, according to the San Diego Police Department. ...

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