2013年5月9日星期四

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Catholic soldier says her Muslim-sounding name made her a target for harassment in US Army

Posted: 09 May 2013 01:13 PM PDT

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to.

Egypt's pope in 1st visit to Vatican in 40 years

Posted: 09 May 2013 06:20 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such visit in 40 years.

Vatican cardinal says Mexico's folk Death Saint is blasphemous, decries its worship by gangs

Posted: 08 May 2013 09:13 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY - The Vatican's culture minister says Mexico's folk Death Saint is a blasphemous symbol that shouldn't be part of any religion.
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