2013年7月25日星期四

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'Slum pope' tells slum residents not to lose hope

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:28 PM PDT

People greet Pope Francis, center, as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro's shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it's known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis, dubbed the "slum pope" for his work with the poor, received a rapturous welcome Thursday from one of Rio's most violent shantytowns and demanded the world's wealthy end the injustices that have left the poor on the margins of society. He received an even more frenzied welcome as he opened a rain-soaked World Youth Day in a far different setting: Rio's upscale Copacabana Beach.

Pope scolds rich, demands social justice in visit to Brazil slum

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT

Catholic faithful are reflected on the windows of a hotel as they crowd the streets awaiting for the arrival of Pope Francis at Copacabana beach in Rio de JaneiroBy Philip Pullella and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday issued the first social manifesto of his young pontificate, telling slum dwellers in Brazil that the world's rich must do much more to wipe out vast inequalities between the haves and the have-nots. The pope also urged Brazil's youth, who have taken part in recent protests showing discontent with the status quo, to keep alive their "sensitivity towards injustice" and be a catalyst in the fight against corruption. ...

AP PHOTOS: Pope ventures into tough Rio shantytown

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:46 PM PDT

People greet and take pictures of Pope Francis as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro's shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it's known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)Pope Francis spent Thursday morning in one of Rio de Janeiro's most violent shantytowns, whose residents gave him a warm and happy greeting.

With Pope in town, ribald Rio a land of outdoor confessionals

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:42 PM PDT

A man with the Australian flag confesses at the confessional booths set up at Quinta da Boa Vista park at the World Youth Day in Rio de JaneiroBy Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ah, Rio. The sun. The sand. The absolution. Often, tourists and travelers leave this hedonist hotspot with a feeling of guilt. This week, however, thousands of young visitors are dropping to their knees and asking for forgiveness. Never mind that they might still fall prey to the temptations of the famous nightclubs, bars and beaches of the coastal metropolis, let alone the allure of the many other young pilgrims gathered here for a week long visit by Pope Francis. ...

A Brazilian slum welcomes Pope Francis

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:15 AM PDT

The leader of the Catholic Church defies security concerns to walk through an area known locally as the "Gaza Strip"

Arrested prelate denies stealing, laundering in letter to pope

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 08:22 AM PDT

Security guards stand in front of entrance of the courthouse in RomeBy Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME (Reuters) - A Catholic prelate at the center of a suspected money-smuggling operation denied stealing and laundering cash in a letter he sent to Pope Francis from his jail cell which his lawyers released on Thursday. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who is the target of two Italian criminal investigations, also said in the letter he tried to fight abusive activities by lay superiors in the Vatican's financial administration, which Francis wants to reform. ...

'Slum pope' returns to slum with message of hope

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:42 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The "slum pope" returned to the slum.

Exclusive: Vatican, Italy near deal on bank information exchange - sources

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Pope Francis attends an inauguration ceremony for a program to provide care to drug addicts at the Hospital Sao Francisco in in Rio de JaneiroBy Lisa Jucca and Massimiliano Di Giorgio ROME (Reuters) - Italy and the Vatican are about to reach a deal allowing for the first time regular exchange of financial information between the two states to combat money laundering, several sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The Vatican is pushing to reform its bank, the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), whose reputation has been tarnished by three decades of scandals. Such a pact would mark a first significant step towards normalizing banking relations with Italy. ...

Pope blesses Olympic flag, greets athletes

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:17 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims from his popemobile as he arrives to the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. It was no coincidence that the first major event of his first foreign trip as pope was a Mass in Aparecida. The shrine, which draws 11 million pilgrims a year, hosted a critical 2007 meeting of Latin American bishops attended by then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —

The rise of the religious left

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT

The religious right is 70% white Christians but Latino Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and "unattached believers make up the religious left.A new study shows that young people are increasingly moving toward progressive religious attitudes

Slum trip, mass youth meeting await pope in Rio

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:54 AM PDT

Pope Francis holds up the statue of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, during Mass in the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Vatican says that Pope Francis personally insisted that a trip to the Aparecida Basilica be added to his Brazilian visit agenda. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis will bless the Olympic flag, visit a slum and address upward of 1 million young Roman Catholics in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on Thursday, as Latin America's first pope continued his inaugural international trip as pontiff.

Trip to slum, speech to mass youth gathering in Rio await Pope Francis in action-packed day

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:13 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis set an action-packed Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, where he will bless the Olympic flag, visit a slum and address upward of 1 million young Roman Catholics on Copacabana beach.

AP PHOTOS: Crowds turn out for pope despite rain

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 08:59 PM PDT

Pilgrims wait under the rain outside the Aparecida basilica for the arrival of Pope Francis in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Thousands packed into the huge basilica, and tens of thousands more braved a cold rain outside to catch a glimpse of the first pope from the Americas returning to a shrine of great meaning to the continent and to him personally. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)It was a rainy day, but the Roman Catholic faithful turned out in droves for Pope Francis on Wednesday.

Pope urges Catholic faithful to shun materialism

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 07:27 PM PDT

Pope Francis embraces Brazilian Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno after the pontiff received from him the statue of the Virgin of Aparecida from during a Mass inside the Our Lady of Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Francis made an emotional plea Wednesday for Roman Catholics to shun materialism in the first public Mass of his initial international trip as pontiff. Francis is in Brazil for World Youth Day, a church event that brings together young Catholics from around the world roughly every three years. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Pope Francis made an emotional plea Wednesday for Roman Catholics to shun materialism in the first public Mass of his initial international trip as pontiff, then met with drug addicts and denounced the "dealers of death" who fuel their suffering.

Nuns mob pope seeking to get photos with him

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 06:18 PM PDT

Nuns wave at and takes pictures of Pope Francis as he drives by in his popemobile as he leaves Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Tens of thousands of faithful flocked to the tiny town of Aparecida, tucked into an agricultural region halfway between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where he is celebrated the first public Mass of his trip in a massive basilica dedicated to the nation's patron saint. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anyone doubting the star power of Pope Francis, take note: He makes even grown nuns go wild.

Priest robbed of car outside Delaware church

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:23 PM PDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware have arrested a man they say stole a Catholic priest's car at gunpoint just outside the church where he is staying.

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