RELIGION IN THE NEWS
ISRAEL:
Thousands in Israel rally against Jewish religious extremists
ISRAEL:
Thousands pack Bethlehem for Christmas
Pilgrims crowd into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believed by the faithful to be the
spot where Jesus Christ was born.
(Photo courtesy Zuma Press)
CATHOLIC BISHOPS:
Don't treat illegal immigrants as criminals
PHILADELPHIA 12/11/11:
Cardinal John Foley, American spokesman for the Vatican, dies at 76
Cardinal John P. Foley, a former Philadelphia priest, rose to the highest levels of the
Roman Catholic Church, serving as chief of communications at the Vatican for more
than 20 years. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II and was most-well known for
his annual "play-by-play" of one of the world's most-watched telecasts, Midnight Mass
on Christmas Eve from the Vatican. Cardinal Foley, who had been suffering from
leukemia, retired from Vatican service in 2010, returning to Philadelphia. He was 76.
(Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Philadelphia, via AP)
THE VATICAN:
Approves purchase of bankrupt Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA
BILLY GRAHAM:
Evangelist, 93, in North Carolina
THE VATICAN:
Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law
Law quit as Boston archbishop amid 2002 sex abuse scandal
Mormon bishop says church treatment of homosexuals is an 'atrocity'
Israeli archaeologists: tiny Christian relic found
Ex-Hare Krishna leader Swami Bhaktipada dies at 74
THE VATICAN:
Pope Benedict XVI names 3 new Saints
Man disrupts 10/23/11 Mass in St. Peter's
Hertz fires 25 Muslim drivers at Seattle-Tacoma airport who refuse to clock out for prayers
Bible's authors decoded by computer algorithm
EGYPT:
Riots over Christian church attack in Cairo kill 26
Egypt's military asks for fact-finding team to investigate clashes that left 26 dead
Egypt's Coptic leaders criticize government over clashes
ZIMBABWE:
Head of worldwide Anglican church meets with President Mugabe
Criticizes abuse against church members
MICHIGAN: Hell-doubting pastor leaving Mars Hill megachurch
GERMANY: Pope meets with sexual abuse victims
Protests erupt as pope begins state visit
UPDATE: Pope tells Parliament that Nazism is a lesson on abuse of power
Prime Minister Angela Merkel and other officials welcomed Pope Benedict XVI Thursday
at Tegel Airport in Berlin as the head of the Roman Catholic Church began a state visit
to his homeland. Many lawmakers have vowed to boycott his speech to Parliament
because they say it violates the principle of the separation of church and state.
Thousands of protestors, citing sexual abuse by priests, a hot button issue in
Germany, have taken to the streets in protest against his visit.
(Photo courtesy European Press Photo Agency)
FRANCE: 2 Opus Dei conservative Catholic followers on trial in Paris
TV PREACHER PAT ROBERTSON: It's OK to divorce Alzheimer's patients
THE HAGUE:
Pope, high-ranking Catholic officials accused of crimes against humanity
Sex abuse victims file formal complaint with the International Criminal Court
REACTION: Vatican lawyer says sex abuse case filed with ICC is 'ludicrous' publicity stunt
CALIFORNIA: Bankruptcy court moves forward with Crystal Cathedral sale
SOUTH CAROLINA: Preacher accused of raping women behind church
Dale Richardson, pastor of the Freedom Free Will Baptist Church in Ladson, South Carolina.
He has been denied bond and is being held on charges that he kidnapped and raped 3 women
at gunpoint, two of them in a trailer in back of the church. His congregation refuses to believe
the accusations. Richardson was pastor at the church for about one year.
(Photo courtesy AP)
SPAIN: Lightning storm forces Pope to cut short remarks in Spain
A World Youth Day celebration in Madrid on Saturday 08/20/11 had to be curtailed due to a
fierce electrical storm, high winds and rain. Pope Benedict XVI cut short his prepared remarks.
(Photo courtesy AFP/Getty Images)
Pope names Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput to succeed Rigali in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON: President Obama, Dalai Lama meet at White House; closed to the media
China voices strong indignation, objection to Obama-Dalai meeting
President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama in the White House Map Room
Saturday, 07/16/11. China issued a strong objection.
(Official White House photo)
Philadelphia's Cardinal Rigali to resign
Russia marks 450 years of St. Basil's Cathedral
Visitors stand in line for an inside view of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
FOUNDER FIRED: Rev. Robert H. Schuller voted off board of Crystal Cathedral Ministries
California's Crystal Cathedral, so-named for its soaring all-glass structure.
(File photo)
WISCONSIN: Milwaukee Methodist pastor suspended by Church for performing gay wedding
NETHERLANDS: Man builds full-size Noah's Ark
Shades of the movie, "Evan Almighty". A man in the Netherlands, Johan Huibers has
reconstructed what is believed to be a life-size replica of the Biblical boat. It's become
quite the tourist attaction. If the seas keep rising, which would be a particularly serious
problem in the Netherlands, then perhaps Johan's boat will one day find some utility.
(Photo courtesy Redux Pictures)
CALIFORNIA: Stolen 780 year-old religious relic found
This 16 inch-high solid-gold case, sitting on a pedestal, contains a small bone from
Saint Anthony of Padua, the Patron Saint of the illiterate, the poor, and lost things.
The case and the relic within were stolen from St. Anthony's RC Church in Long
Beach, California on Monday, 06/13/11, the anniversary of St. Anthony's death in
1231. A 41 year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the theft.
(Photo courtesy St. Anthony's Parish)
Rapture predictor Harold Camping, 89-year-old head of Family Radio, reportedly suffers stroke
The man who incorrectly predicted the "End Times" has reportedly suffered a stroke.
89 year-old Harold Camping is the head of Family Radio and he convinced
hundreds of thousands of followers that "The Rapture" would begin on May
21st with the world coming to an end in October.
(File photo)
Pope decries 'disintegration' of Europe families
Church of Scotland's assembly votes to allow gay and lesbian ministers
Pope blesses astronauts in first ever space call
VATICAN REPORTS: Study cites 60's-70's social tumult in priest scandals
In major procedural change, bishops are told to report sex abuse to cops
NORTH CAROLINA: Evangelist Billy Graham, 92, admitted to hospital in Asheville
Presbyterian Church votes to allow ordination of gay people
America observes National Day of Prayer
Canadian bishop pleads guilty in child porn case
THE VATICAN: Pope removes bishop who expressed openness to ordaining women
BEATIFIED: Catholics around the world celebrate John Paul II
(Video report courtesy ABC News)
IPSOS/REUTERS POLL: Belief in supreme being strong across globe
Man on a deserted beach in Northwest of Santiago, Chile.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
Controversial pastor vows return to protest after ban
Obama attends Easter service at historic Shiloh Baptist church
VATICAN CITY: In Easter Sunday message, Pope Benedict XVI urges end to fighting in Libya
Easter Sunday morning in St. Peter's Square, 04/24/11.
(Photo courtesy Getty Images)
1 Israeli killed, 3 wounded in West Bank attack on worshippers at Joseph's Tomb
Four wounded in Easter Sunday morning blast near Baghdad church
China detains Christians at banned Easter service
Thousands mark holy fire rite in Jerusalem church
World's Christians observe Good Friday
ANNUAL EVENT: Men nailed to crosses in Philippine ritual
Pope leads faithful in Palm Sunday outdoor Mass
Carrying a woven palm frond, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a Palm Sunday
outdoor Mass in St. Peter's Square Sunday morning for thousands of worshipers.
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
New Vatican-approved Catholic bishop ordained in China
Facebook, Christianity don't mix, Chicago parish says
REPORT: Donations rose at U.S. churches in 2010
Afghanistan explodes in rage after burning of Quaran in U.S.
Jesuits settle 500 sex abuse claims at its Northwest schools for $166 million
LIZ TAYLOR'S SECRET: As a child, James Dean was molested by minister
NORTH CAROLINA: Pastor doubts hell exists, loses job
Chad Holtz, pastor of a North Carolina Methodist Church has been fired for posting
a message on Facebook, doubting the existence of hell. He was supporting a
controversial book titled "Love Wins" by evangelical preacher, Rob Bell who
also questions the belief in hell as the place where billions of souls have been
dumped through the ages for all time and that heaven is only for a chosen few.
(Photo courtesy AP)
STUDY: Links church-going to obesity
EU COURT: Crucifixes are acceptable in Italy's public school classrooms
VATICAN CITY: Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus' death in new book
Pope: Violence in God's name never justified
SPAIN: Nun kicked out of convent for Facebook use
Boy slips past Vatican security guards to greet pope
A few tense moments during Pope Benedict's weekly general audience in
Pope Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Wednesday 02/02/11. A young boy got
by security guards, intent on giving the Pontiff a hug. Amused guards
carried him off.
(Photo courtesy Getty Images and Reuters)
Tibetan Buddhists in India rally behind leader
Muslim dignitaries pay their respects at Auschwitz
Despite threats Yakima City Council plans to continue praying at meetings
STUDY: Meditating helps lower violence at Alabama prison
POPE: Marriage is not an absolute right
MAY FIRST: Rome already preparing for 2 million pilgrims
Pope John Paul II, the predecessor to the current Pope, Benedict XVI who
will beatify John Paul in a ceremony in St. Peter's Square on May 1.
Officials expect a huge crowd of the faithful to attend the event.
Beatification is the last major step before consideration for sainthood.
(File photo)
Evidence mounts over John Paul II beatification
MICHIGAN: Woman recreates da Vinci's 'Last Supper' with laundry lint
The laundry lint Last Supper was created by Laura Bell of Roscommon
in Northern Michigan. It's 14 feet long and 4 feet high. She said it
took about 800 hours doing the laundry to get enough lint and
about 200 hours to create the mural.
(Photo courtesy Ripley's Believe It Or Not)
God was behind Big Bang, pope says
EGYPT: 156 protesters detained over church riots
Coptic Christians took to the streets in protest against a police action that
stopped the construction of a church in Giza. One person was killed, over
30 were hurt when the protests erupted into violence. Windows were
smashed and cars attacked.
(Photo courtesy EPA)
POPE: Pope: Condoms to stop AIDS may be OK
In a stunning reversal of Church policy, Pope Benedict XVI announced
Saturday 11/20/10 that some condom use may be morally justified in order to
stop the spread of AIDS. The Roman Catholic Church has traditionally
condemned the use of condoms, and Benedict has even previously
suggested that condom use was responsible for spreading the disease.
(Photo courtesy AP)
Pope creates 24 new cardinals
Facebook-banning NJ pastor acknowledges 3-way sexual liasons
The Rev. Cedric Miller, Pastor of the Living Word Christian Fellowship Church in Neptune
Township, New Jersey confirmed a local newspaper report that he had a 3-way sexual
releationship involving his wife and a church assistant. Miller gained national attention
for telling his congregation that Facebook was "a portal to infidelity" and ordered
leaders in his church to cancel their Facebook accounts or resign.
(File photo)
PAY TO PRAY?: Feds probe salaries at bankrupt megachurch
NEWSWEEK: Religious troops are changing Israel's army
MEGACHURCH HITS HARD TIMES: Crystal Cathedral files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The Crystal Cathedral, known for its "Hour of Power" broadcast services,
has filed for protection from its creditors. It's filing said it had $7.5-milion
in unpaid debt and a $35-million unpaid mortgage. It's located in
Garden Grove, California.
(File photo)
Australia's first saint: Nun who exposed abuse
Mother Mary MacKillop, founder of the Congregations of the Sisters
of St. Joseph, which built schools in the Australian outback. Pope
Benedict XVI officially installed her as a Saint on Sunday, 10/17/10.
(AFP/Getty Images file photo from the 1880's)
SURVEY: Americans don't know much about religion
Vatican says stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'
Mosque debate reveals ground zero emotions
Wounded NY cabbie says religion had role in attack
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Announces Partial Retirement
Archbishop, Demond Tutu in an undated file photo.
50th parish closes as Cleveland Catholic diocese shrinks
Daily missal iPad app launched for Catholics
Pope: Abortion, gay marriage among world's greatest threats
Jordan River, Site of Jesus' Baptism, Could Dry Up
Survey: 72% of Millennials 'more spiritual than religious'
Vatican overhauls rules on sex cases
Public gets look at Shroud of Turin
Pope Put Off Punishing Abusive Priest
Vatican: Pope willing to meet sex abuse victims
German Diocese Files Complaint Against Priest
Pope Benedict names Jose Gomez to take over L.A. archdiocese
Houses of God increasingly face foreclosure
Vatican: Pope has immunity in sex abuse trials
Vatican urged to adopt reforms
Pope’s priest: Criticism like anti-Semitism
The archaeology of Jesus
Turin Shroud Enters 3D Age
FEDS: 'Endtimes' Christian Militia members sought to spark uprising
Benedict honors John Paul 5 years after death
Pope’s Saint-Making Miracle Questioned
Vatican: Number of Catholics rising worldwide
Vatican Expert: Turin Shroud Jesus Relic
Palin talks about her faith
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