2013年7月19日星期五

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Cruz, Paul address religious leaders in Des Moines

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 04:43 PM PDT

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to local residents during a fundraising picnic for the Iowa Republican Party, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Republican senators on Friday were courting a group that could wield powerful influence over the outcome of the state's 2016 GOP presidential caucuses: Iowa's evangelical pastors.


Vatican offers indulgences for World Youth Day's social media participants - with a hitch

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 10:52 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is offering indulgences for Facebook fans, Twitter lovers and other "virtual" participants of the upcoming World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro — but there's a hitch.

Stolen bell of Batoche to be unveiled, returned to Saskatchewan Catholic bishop

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT

BATOCHE, Sask. - People from across Canada are expected to visit a small Saskatchewan community this weekend to witness the return home of a significant piece of Metis history after 128 years.

News Summary: Pope creates new finance commission

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:48 AM PDT

NEW PANEL: Pope Francis on Friday created another commission of inquiry into the Vatican's troubled finances. REFORM MANDATE: The eight-member committee will recommend ways to cut waste, improve transparency ...

Pope and former pope meet ahead of Brazil trip

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT

Pope Francis smiles as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis paid a visit to his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict on Friday ahead of his trip next week to Brazil, a visit originally scheduled to have been made by Benedict. Benedict was to have presided at World Youth Day, a gathering of young Catholics from around the globe, which takes place in Rio de Janeiro July 22-28. But he resigned on February 28, saying he no longer had the strength to run the 1.2 billion-member Catholic Church. He was the first pontiff in 600 years to step down instead of reigning for life. ...


Pope OKs indulgences for the tweeting classes

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:24 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday, June 25, 2011 Monsignor Claudio Maria Celli shows to journalists the new portal, www.news.va, during a press conference at the Vatican. The Vatican is offering indulgences for "virtual" participants of the upcoming World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, but there's a hitch. The Vatican's social media guru, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, warned Friday that merely checking the pope's Twitter feed won't result in an indulgence, the ancient church tradition related to forgiving sins that roughly amounts to a "get out of Purgatory free" card. Rather, Celli told The Associated Press, a Catholic seeking an indulgence for participating in Rio, either physically or virtually, must truly be contrite and have a moment of deepening faith. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is offering indulgences for Facebook fans, Twitter lovers and other "virtual" participants of the upcoming World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro — but there's a hitch.


Archbishop Tutu visits Mandela in hospital

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 09:16 AM PDT

Bishop Desmond Tutu, center, celebrates former South African President Nelson Mandela's birthday at a school in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Archbishop Desmond Tutu visits Nelson Mandela in hospital and says the ailing former president is "peaceful"after marking his 95th birthday.


Arrested prelate wanted to tell pope of suspect activity: document

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 08:31 AM PDT

Security guards stand in front of entrance of the courthouse in RomeBy Massimiliano Di Giorgio and Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - An arrested Catholic prelate asked to meet Pope Francis to tell him of irregular activities in the Vatican's financial administration before he was detained on suspicion of money smuggling, according to a judicial document and a legal source. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has also written a letter to the pope from his jail cell and given documents to magistrates, a source with direct knowledge of the case said. Scarano was for years a senior accountant at APSA, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. ...


Pope Francis heads to less Catholic, more restive Brazil

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 07:05 AM PDT

A man sells posters with the Pope's photo during the visit of the World Youth Day cross in the Rocinha slum in Rio de JaneiroBy Paulo Prada and Esteban Israel RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Five months after becoming the first non-European pontiff in 13 centuries, Pope Francis makes his debut trip abroad next week by returning to Latin America for a gathering of young faithful in Brazil, the world's largest Roman Catholic country. Francis, an Argentine, confirmed shortly after he assumed the papacy that he would head to his home region for World Youth Day, a weeklong visit beginning on Monday. ...


Pope brings in lay experts to help reform Vatican

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 06:26 AM PDT

Pope Francis has his skull cap adjusted as he leads a Holy Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the VaticanBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has brought in international experts to help him overhaul the Holy See and move on from a series of scandals under his predecessor Benedict XVI. Urged on by the cardinals who elected him four months ago, Francis set up a commission on Friday to help him reform the Vatican's administration and finances. Made up of seven international lay experts and one cleric, the commission will report directly to the pope and advise him on economic affairs, improving transparency and enforcing accounting principles. ...


Pope creates new commission of inquiry for finance

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 05:40 AM PDT

Pope creates new commission of inquiry for financePope Francis on Friday created another commission of inquiry into the Vatican's troubled finances, naming an eight-member committee to recommend ways to cut waste, improve transparency and fix the Holy ...


Pope sets up commission to reform Vatican

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 04:15 AM PDT

Pope Francis has his skull cap adjusted as he leads a Holy Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, moving to overcome major crises in the Holy See, on Friday set up a special commission to reform its economic and administrative departments, the Vatican said. The commission, which is made up of seven lay experts and one cleric, will report directly to the pope and advise him on economic affairs, how to improve transparency and ensure correct application of accounting principles, the Vatican said. Francis had already established a separate commission on how to reform the Vatican bank. ...


Dispatch from Cairo: The disturbing rise of anti-Christian violence

Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:50 AM PDT

Members of the Christian minority overwhelmingly supported the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president.The Egyptian military has no ideological problem with Christians, but they will not tolerate any activism from this community either


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