2013年3月21日星期四

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Jesuit pope offers hope to some targeted US nuns

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 04:25 PM PDT

FILE - This is a Sunday, March 17, 2013 file photo of Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. The election of a Jesuit pope devoted to the poor and stressing a message of mercy rather than condemnation has brought a glimmer of hope to American nuns who have been the subject of a Vatican crackdown accusing them of having focused too much on social justice at the expense of other church issues such as abortion, according to interviews with several groups. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The election of a Jesuit pope devoted to the poor and stressing a message of mercy rather than condemnation has brought a glimmer of hope to American nuns who have been the subject of a Vatican crackdown, according to interviews with several groups. The nuns were accused of having focused too much on social justice at the expense of other church issues such as abortion.

New Archbishop of Canterbury enthroned

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 03:12 PM PDT

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, centre, arrives for his enthronement service at Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury England Thursday March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/ Gareth Fuller/Pool)LONDON (AP) — The new archbishop of Canterbury was formally enthroned Thursday — and questions about the Church of England's opposition to same-sex marriage greeted his promotion.

Like Pope Francis, new archbishop of Canterbury seen as advocate for the poor

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:49 AM PDT

The new archbishop of Canterbury was formally enthroned Thursday, providing the Church of England and millions of members of the worldwide Anglican communion with a leader who – much like the new pope – has emerged as a strong advocate of social justice.

Vatican's communications site runs Batman story

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:58 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of the Vatican's main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office were running stories about Batman on Thursday with the headline "Holy Switcheroo!" — raising concerns they might have been hacked.

Vatican's communications site, Twitter feed run story on Batman

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:37 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY - One of the Vatican's main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office were running stories about Batman, raising concerns it might have been hacked.

Vatican's communications site, Twitter feed hacked

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:55 AM PDT

One of the Vatican's main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office have apparently been hacked.The website of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications on Thursday was running ...

New Archbishop of Canterbury to be enthroned

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:35 AM PDT

A police officer and his dog perform a security sweep before the enthronement ceremony of Britain's new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Welby is to be formally enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral before statesmen and religious leaders Thursday. He is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and serves as head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the world's Anglican Communion. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON (AP) — The new archbishop of Canterbury is being formally enthroned Thursday — and questions about the Church of England's opposition to same-sex marriage are greeting his promotion.

Argentine Nobel peace laureate Esquivel defends pope

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:34 AM PDT

Adolfo Perez Esquivel speaks with media after a private meeting at the Vatican with Pope Francis, in RomeBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel defended Pope Francis on Thursday against accusations he failed to speak out against repression during the 1976-83 military dictatorship in their native Argentina, saying he preferred "silent diplomacy". Links between some high-ranking Roman Catholic clergymen and the U.S-backed military regime that kidnapped and killed up to 30,000 leftists between 1976 and 1983 tarnished the Church's reputation in Argentina and the wounds have yet to heal. ...

New Archbishop of Canterbury to be enthroned; backs Church position on homosexuality

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 05:46 AM PDT

LONDON - The new Archbishop of Canterbury is to be formally enthroned Thursday after using a radio interview to back Church of England positions on homosexuality, which include opposition to same-sex marriage.

Who is Pope Francis?

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT

The new leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics was an unexpected choice – he wasn't on any Vatican-watcher's list of potential popes and the crowd in St. Peter's Square seemed to respond at first with a collective, "Who?" Here's some of what is known about the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and what his election might mean.

Pope to hold major Holy Week service in youth jail

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 03:28 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will hold a major ceremony next week in the chapel of a youth prison instead of in the Vatican or a Rome basilica where it has been held before, the Vatican said on Thursday. Francis will conduct the Holy Thursday afternoon service at the Casal del Marmo jail for minors on Rome's outskirts. During the service, the pope washes and kisses the feet of 12 people to commemorate Jesus's gesture of humility towards his apostles on the night before he died. All previous popes in living memory held the service either in St. ...

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