2013年9月13日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Acid attack on Catholic priest in Zanzibar: police

Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Tourists walk past the spot where two young British women suffered an acid attack in Zanzibar on August 9, 2013Attackers doused a Catholic priest with acid on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar on Friday, police said, the latest such assault following an attack on two British women last month.


Quebec MP leaves party over religious garb ban

Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:37 AM PDT

Quebec's Prime Minister Pauline Marois speaks during an interview at the Hotel Westin on October 16, 2012 in ParisA Canadian politician's split with her party over Quebec's controversial bid to ban religious apparel on Friday revealed deep divisions in the Canadian province's embattled separatist movement.


Roman Catholic priest injured in Zanzibar acid attack

Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:21 AM PDT

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic priest was hospitalized on Friday after acid was thrown at him in Zanzibar, police said, a month after two British teenage girls were victims of a similar acid attack there. The incident in the semi-autonomous, mainly Muslim islands of Tanzania follows warnings by President Jakaya Kikwete that religious tension threatens peace in the nation of 45 million people. Zanzibar police spokesman Mohamed Mhina said Joseph Mwang'amba had been attacked on leaving an internet cafe in the Mlandege area. "He sustained burns in his face and shoulders. ...

Vatican-backed cell research wins $1.2 mln US grant

Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:55 AM PDT

Stem cells are viewed on a computer screen at the University of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute on August 27, 2010A Vatican-backed US company that researches an alternative to embryonic stem cells on Friday received a $1.2 million dollar government grant, despite independent studies that question whether their product exists.


Falcons sweeten deal to buy church for stadium

Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:48 AM PDT

The Atlanta Falcons are offering an extra $8 million to purchase a church property that sits at the site of a proposed stadium. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced a preliminary $14.5 million agreement ...

Friend of Orthodox archbishop testifies at cleric's Winnipeg sex assault trial

Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:46 AM PDT

WINNIPEG - A close friend of an Orthodox archbishop accused of sexually assaulting two brothers says the alleged abuse couldn't possibly have happened.

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