2013年10月22日星期二

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Church whistleblower says she 'didn't do enough'

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:25 PM PDT

HOLD FOR AMY FORLITI STORY - In this Oct. 15, 2013 photo, Jennifer Haselberger pauses during an interview in St. Paul, Minn. with The Associated Press. Haselberger is the whistleblower who went public with claims that church leaders in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have mishandled allegations of clergy sexual misconduct, saying her only regret is that she didn't go public earlier. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — After she made her First Communion as a little girl, Jennifer Haselberger was distraught to learn the Catholic church had no saint Jennifer, and she had no saint to call her own. So her mom opened up a book and pointed to Joan of Arc.

Syrian rebels battle army in Christian town

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:34 AM PDT

In this photo, which AP obtained from Syrian official news agency SANA and which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, President Bashar Assad gestures as he speaks during an interview with Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen TV, at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Syria's president said Monday that the factors that would allow a landmark conference aimed at ending the country's civil war do not yet exist, throwing further doubt on international efforts to hold peace talks that have already been repeatedly delayed. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces battled Tuesday with al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to capture an ancient Christian town north of Damascus, activists and the state media said.

Vatican fields cricket club as sport, faith merge

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:25 AM PDT

Monsignor Sanchez de Toca y Alameda, undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, wears a cricket helmet during the presentation of the Vatican cricket club at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. The Vatican has officially launched its cricket club, an initiative aimed at forging ties with teams of other faiths. Pope Francis marked the occasion by having tea and cucumber sandwiches served for a sport long associated with manicured grounds and English nobility. But the soccer-mad "slum pope" still prefers that lower-brow sport. He and the Vatican have long championed sports as good for the mind, body and soul. The cricket club is the latest initiative of the Vatican's culture ministry to use sports to engage in dialogue with the contemporary world. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican served tea and cucumber sandwiches Tuesday as it launched its first cricket club, an initiative aimed at forging ties with teams of other faiths.

Vatican confirms communion ban on remarried divorcees

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:13 AM PDT

Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is silhouetted during sunset in RomeVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican confirmed on Tuesday that Catholics who have remarried after divorce are barred from receiving communion, dashing hopes that the ruling could change soon. Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, head of the Holy See's doctrinal office, said in a long article in the Vatican newspaper that such couples could receive communion only if they had a Church annulment. But he said "even if there is no possibility of admitting remarried divorcees to the sacraments," priests must show particular pastoral concern for people in difficult circumstances. ...

Vatican halts remarriage debate before it starts

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 10:03 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday quashed hopes that there might be some wiggle room on one of its longstanding rules about the indissolubility of marriage, making clear that a recent German initiative on the matter was contrary to church teaching.

Vatican to field cricket team, take on Anglican Church

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 09:08 AM PDT

A player from a team of priests and seminarians returns a ball during a training session in RomeBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican officially declared its intention to defeat the Church of England on Tuesday - not in a theological re-match nearly 500 years after they split, but on the cricket pitch. The challenge was launched at the baptism of the St. Peter's Cricket Club. Vatican officials said the league will be composed of teams of priests and seminarians from Catholic colleges and seminaries in Rome. The seminaries and religious colleges will play each other in a "Twenty20" tournament, where games last about three hours. ...

Islamist rebels fight army for Christian town in Syria

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:25 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamist rebels battled Syrian government forces on Tuesday to retain control of a historic Christian town which the insurgents has stormed a day earlier, residents said. "There is a huge on-off battle here now, the army even used fighter jets," said one female resident of Sadad, a town that was mentioned in the Bible. The town is located amid several villages that support the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Vatican launches cricket club, challenges Anglicans

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:18 AM PDT

Seminarians play cricket on October 22, 2013 in the VaticanVatican City (AFP) - The Vatican served up tea and cucumber sandwiches on Tuesday as it launched its own cricket club, and challenged the Church of England to a match.

Archbishop looking forward to 'extraordinary' baptism

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:05 AM PDT

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge show their newborn baby boy to the world in London on July 23, 2013London (AFP) - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Tuesday said he hopes that the "extraordinary" baptism of Prince George, which he will perform on Wednesday, will lead to more parents seeking the ceremony.

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