2013年3月10日星期日

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Egyptian Christian dies in Libyan detention

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:35 PM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian Foreign Ministry official says a man suspected of trying to spread Christianity in Libya has died in prison there.

Vatican soccer matches go ahead, even with some seminarians attending conclave

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PDT

ROME - Vatican-sponsored soccer league matches went ahead as scheduled this weekend on a hill overlooking St. Peter's Basilica. For the 16 teams of seminaries, missionaries and oratories, however, the pre- and post-game talk veered from purely sports and spiritual topics to the coming conclave to elect a new pope.

Conclave chatter dominates Vatican soccer league

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:19 AM PDT

Players of Collegio San Paolo and North American Martyrs teams play their Clericus Cup soccer match, in Rome, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Vatican-supported soccer league matches went ahead as scheduled Sunday on a hill overlooking St. Peter's Basilica, shown in background. For the teams of seminaries, missionaries and oratories, however, the pre- and post-game talk centered on the coming conclave to elect a new pope. A coach of a Brazilian team was absent because he was chosen to drive two cardinals to Assisi for the day. "It didn't go so well today," Aldemir Fracisco Belever, the captain of the Collegio Pio Brasiliano seminary said after a 4-1 loss to Redemptoris Mater, a team featuring seminarians and priests with the Mater neocatechumenal movement. "It wasn't easy without our coach." (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)ROME (AP) — Vatican-sponsored soccer league matches went ahead as scheduled this weekend on a hill overlooking St. Peter's Basilica. For the 16 teams of seminaries, missionaries and oratories, however, the pre- and postgame talk veered from purely sports and spiritual topics to the coming conclave to elect a new pope.

Christian protesters, police clash in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Pakistani Christians chant slogans during a demonstration demanding that the government rebuild their homes after they were burned down following an alleged blasphemy incident, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 10, 2013. The incident in Lahore began on Friday, March 8, 2013 after a Muslim accused a Christian man of blasphemy, an offence that in Pakistan is punished by life in prison or death. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of Christians clashed with police across Pakistan on Sunday, a day after a Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by members of the minority religious group in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Mixed feelings in Ouellet family: We'd 'prefer to have a brother' than a pope

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:07 AM PDT

LA MOTTE, Que. - A Canadian cardinal seen as a papal front-runner is also known for fancying family moose-steak dinners, eating dessert off a sibling's plate, and gunning his uncle's tractor until it broke.

Pakistan arrests members of anti-Christian mob, but convictions rare

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:30 AM PDT

Christians and civil society activists across Pakistan took to the roads on Sunday demanding government protection for the rising persecution of religious minority communities which make up less than five percent of the country.

Cardinals pray before conclave to choose new pope

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:20 AM PDT

Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley gives communion while leading mass at the Santa Maria Della Vittoria church in RomeVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic Cardinals prayed on Sunday for spiritual guidance ahead of a closed-door conclave to choose a new pope to lead the Church at one of the most difficult periods in its history. Cardinals will hold a final pre-conclave meeting on Monday to discuss the state of their Church, left reeling by the abdication last month of Pope Benedict and struggling to deal with a string of sexual abuse and corruption scandals. ...

How one church is helping heal Newtown

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:13 AM PDT

As soon as Barbara Sibley entered the long driveway of Sandy Hook Elementary School shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, she noticed something seemed wrong. Children were outside, running, yelling, and waving their arms as if to signal her. She wondered where their teacher was and drove on to deliver the book her third-grade son, Daniel, had forgotten at home.

Kenyan church moves past painful election history

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:01 AM PDT

A Kenyan woman walks through the African Inland Church in the Kibera Slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday March 10, 2013, one day after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner in the Kenyan presidential elections. One morning in Jan. 2008, more than 200 young men armed with crude weapons stormed the Churchand seized a generator that they then set on fire. The explosion tore through the roof, creating one of the most visible scenes of post-election violence after Kenya's disputed election of 2007. The roof is reflected through a glass lectern.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Rev. Joshua Kimuyu pointed where his church floor is broken and black, a scar from an attack five years old. More than 200 young men armed with crude weapons stormed the Africa Inland Church in Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum and set a generator on fire.

Kenya church moves past painful election history

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta waves at supporters after winning the elections in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Kenyatta prevailed in the country's presidential elections by the slimmest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Rev. Joshua Kimuyu pointed where his church floor is broken and black, a scar from an attack five years old. More than 200 young men armed with crude weapons stormed the Africa Inland Church in Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum and set a generator on fire.

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns welfare changes

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 06:28 AM PDT

The new archbishop of Canterbury has joined other bishops in criticizing the British government's plans to change the welfare system.Justin Welby backed an open letter from some 40 Church of England bishops ...

Top contenders to be the next pope

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 05:16 AM PDT

In this photo taken May 18, 2012 photo Cardinal Angelo Scola, Archbishop of Milan, gestures during a press conference in Milan, Italy. Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan, is seen as Italy's best chance at reclaiming the papacy, following back-to-back popes from outside the country that had a lock on the job for centuries. The powerful cardinal displays not only an ease with youth but also a desire to make himself understood _ a vital quality for a church that is bleeding membership. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI. In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running, and history has yielded plenty of surprises. Yet several names have come up repeatedly as strong contenders. Here is a look at who they are:

Pakistan: 150 arrested for burning Christian homes

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 04:15 AM PDT

An angry mob reacts after burning Christian houses in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 9, 2013. A mob of hundreds of people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore attacked a Christian neighborhood Saturday and set fire to homes after hearing accusations that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam's prophet Mohammed, said a police officer. Placard center reads, " Blasphemer is liable to death." (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police have arrested around 150 people accused of burning dozens of Christian houses in eastern Pakistan after a non-Muslim was accused of making offensive comments about Islam's Prophet Muhammad, police said Sunday as Christians rallied against the destruction.

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