2013年1月14日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Northern Irish youths pelt Catholic church in latest "flag riots"

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST

BELFAST (Reuters) - Youths in Northern Ireland threw petrol bombs at police and rocks at a Catholic Church on Monday night as violence triggered by a decision not to raise the flag at Belfast city hall took on increasingly sectarian overtones. Some loyalists - those who want to see the province remain part of the United Kingdom - pelted homes of nationalists - who seek union with Ireland, and the two groups threw rocks and bottles at each other as police tried to separate the factions, a witness said. ...

Vatican surprised by Bank of Italy nix on credit card payments; tourist ticketing affected

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:22 AM PST

VATICAN CITY - A senior Vatican official says he is "truly surprised" that the Bank of Italy ordered credit card payments suspended in the tiny city-state and insists the Vatican has taken adequate measures to fight money laundering.
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