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Yahoo! News: Religion News

Pope urges Lebanon to set an example for co-existence

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI and Gregorios III, Patriarch of the Church of Antioch, attend a ceremony at the St. Paul Basilica in Harissa near BeirutBEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged multi-faith Lebanon on Saturday to be a model of religious peace for the Middle East, as a civil war raged in neighboring Syria, deepening sectarian divisions. "Lebanon is called, now more than ever, to be an example," he told political and religious leaders on the second day of a visit that coincided with violent protests across the Muslim world against a U.S.-made film insulting Islam. Lebanon - torn apart by a 1975-1990 sectarian civil war - is a religious mosaic of over four million people whose Muslim majority includes Sunnis, Shi'ites and Alawites. ...

Pope tells Syrians he admires their courage

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI stands next to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman as he waves to the crowd at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin." The three-day visit comes at a time of turmoil in the region — the civil war in neighboring Syria and in the aftermath of a mob attack that killed several Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Pope Benedict XVI told Syrians at a rally for young people Saturday that he admired their courage and that he does not forget those in the Middle East who are suffering.

Stephen Colbert, NY Cardinal Dolan tell Fordham students Catholic life should be about joy

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. - In a rare public moment out of character, comedian Stephen Colbert told students at the Jesuit Fordham University on Friday that he loves the Roman Catholic Church no matter its human flaws.

Pope calls for religious freedom in Middle East

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI stands next to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman as he waves to the crowd at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin." The three-day visit comes at a time of turmoil in the region — the civil war in neighboring Syria and in the aftermath of a mob attack that killed several Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for religious freedom in the Middle East, calling it fundamental for stability in a region bloodied by sectarian strife.

Unification Church head Sun Myung Moon buried in Korea

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 11:11 PM PDT

Honor guards carry the body of Moon as his family members follow during a funeral service for the late founder of the Unification Church, at the CheongShim Peace World Center in GapyeongGAPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church that once boasted millions of members, was buried at a church-owned mansion modelled on the White House on Saturday after a two-week mourning period. Tens of thousands of followers gathered at Gapyeong, an hour outside the capital Seoul, to say a final goodbye to Moon, a man who dubbed himself the "True Parent" of those he married in mass ceremonies and who once proposed himself as "supreme chairman" of a reunited Korea. ...

Colbert to NY Fordham students: 'I love my church'

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2012 file photo, TV personality and author Stephen Colbert attends the 71st Annual Peabody Awards in New York. Stephen Colbert says he loves the Roman Catholic Church no matter its human flaws. The host of "The Colbert Report" talked about his faith Friday night, Sept. 14, 2012 at an event at Fordham University in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)In a rare public moment out of character, actor Stephen Colbert told students at the Jesuit Fordham University on Friday that he loves the Roman Catholic Church no matter its human flaws.

Universal Hires Justin Haythe to Adapt FBI Tale "90 Church"

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Justin Haythe is coming on board to adapt "90 Church: The True Story of The Narcotics Squad From Hell" for Universal Pictures, a person familiar with the deal told TheWrap on Friday. Universal acquired the rights to Dean Unkefer's book of the same name last month for Rupert Sanders to direct. The story follows a green recruit whose eyes are opened by working in the corrupt Federal Narcotics Bureau in New York City in the 1960s. ...

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