2013年9月22日星期日

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Catholics cheer pope's remarks on gays, abortion

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 03:38 PM PDT

CORRECTS MONTH- Filipino Catholics pray during a mass at the Our Lady of Remedies Parish Church in Manila, Philippines Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Catholics around the globe are expressing mixed but mostly positive reactions to Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality and abortion. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics attending Sunday services around the globe said they were heartened by Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives.


Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 78 people

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:05 PM PDT

A Pakistani woman, center, comforts another as they mourn over the coffins of their relatives, who were killed in a suicide attack on a church, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed scores of people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country's Christian minority.


"I'm not Tarzan," Pope Francis tells young crowd

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:52 PM PDT

Pope Francis looks on as he leads a mass outside the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria in CagliariCAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis brought laughter to a crowd of young people on Sunday when he told them he was not "Tarzan" but gets his staying power during times of difficulty from his faith. Speaking off the cuff at the end of a trip to Sardinia, he said he had recently marked the 60th anniversary of the day he first felt the vocation to be a priest. "I have not regretted it. ...


Suicide bombers kill 78 at Pakistan church

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Pakistani Christian mourners gather around the coffins of relatives that were killed in Peshawar, on September 22, 2013PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A twin suicide bombing killed at least 78 people at a church service in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Christians in the country.


Suicide bombers kill 78 Christians outside Pakistani church

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 11:34 AM PDT

A Pakistani Christian woman mourns over the death of her relatives at the site of a suicide attack on a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed scores of people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)By Fayaz Aziz PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old Anglican church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 78 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in the predominantly Muslim country. Islamist violence has been on the rise in Pakistan in past months, undermining Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's efforts to tame the insurgency by launching peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban. ...


Catholics react to pope's remarks on 'small-minded rules' concerning homosexuality, abortion

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:51 AM PDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Catholics around the globe are reacting mostly positively to Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives.

Catholics react to pope remarks on gays, abortion

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:29 AM PDT

CORRECTS MONTH- Filipino Catholics pray during a mass at the Our Lady of Remedies Parish Church in Manila, Philippines Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Catholics around the globe are expressing mixed but mostly positive reactions to Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality and abortion. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics around the globe are reacting mostly positively to Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives.


Pope offers hope to Sardinia's poor, unemployed

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:23 AM PDT

Pope offers hope to Sardinia's poor, unemployedPope Francis denounced what he called big business's idolatry of money as he traveled Sunday to one of Italy's poorest regions to offer hope to the unemployed and entrepreneurs struggling to hang on. "Where ...


Pope condemns Pakistan bombing as act of hate and war

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 09:53 AM PDT

CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a blast at a church in Pakistan that killed at least 78 people as an act of "hatred and war". "Today, in Pakistan, because of a wrong choice, a decision of hatred, of war, there was an attack in which 70 people died. This choice cannot stand. It serves nothing. Only the path of peace can build a better world," he said in unprepared remarks at the end of a one-day trip to the city of Cagliari on the Italian island of Sardinia. He then prayed with the crowd for the victims. (Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Delight and concern as Catholics digest pope's interview

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead a mass outside the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria in CagliariBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - There was delight, curiosity and concern at Roman Catholic churches this weekend as the impact of a remarkably frank interview Pope Francis gave to Jesuit journals began to sink in with the faithful around the world. In the interview posted online on Thursday by 16 Jesuit journals, Francis, 76, said the Church must shake off an obsession with abortion, contraception and homosexuality and focus on healing those who felt "wounded" by the Church. ...


Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:46 AM PDT

Pope Francis looks on as he leads a mass outside the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria in CagliariBy Philip Pullella CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis made one of his strongest attacks on the global economic system on Sunday, saying it could no longer be based on a "god called money" and urged the unemployed to fight for work. Francis, at the start of a day-long trip to the Sardinian capital, Cagliari, put aside his prepared text at a meeting with unemployed workers, including miners in hard hats who told him of their situation, and improvised for nearly 20 minutes. "I find suffering here ... It weakens you and robs you of hope," he said. ...


Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 75 people

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 75 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's Christian minority, officials said.

Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 people

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 05:30 AM PDT

A Pakistani Christian man mourns over the death of his relative at the site of suicide attack on a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed scores of people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 60 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's Christian minority, officials said.


Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 56 people

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:58 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 56 people Sunday, officials said, the deadliest-ever assault on the country's Christian minority.

Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 52 people

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:25 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 52 people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years.

Deaths in Pakistan church bombing rise to 43

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 01:18 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A medical official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 43.

Medical official says death toll in Pakistan church bombing rises to 43

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 01:11 AM PDT

Medical official says death toll in Pakistan church bombing rises to 43.

Officials say suicide bomber hits church in northwestern Pakistan, at least 25 dead

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:42 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a historic church in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 25 people.

Suicide bomber hits Pakistan church, 25 dead

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:37 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a historic church in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 25 people.

Official says suicide bomber attacks church in northwest Pakistan, at least 25 killed

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:28 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Official says suicide bomber attacks church in northwest Pakistan, at least 25 killed.

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