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Pope calls on G8 nations to maintain and boost aid to world's poor
Rome - Pope Benedict XVI has called on the world's leading industrialized nations to maintain and strengthen assistance for poor nations during the world economic crisis, according to information released by the Vatican Saturday. I appeal to G8 memb...

[Posted on : 2009-07-04 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Pope's 'social' encyclical to be published on July 7
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI's latest encyclical, a document on how the global economy should take into account the needs of the poor, is to be published on July 7, the Vatican said Wednesday. Entitled Caritas in veritate, in English, Charity i...

[Posted on : 2009-07-01 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Sermons bring touch of Islam to broadcaster - Feature
Berlin - A controversy in Germany a couple of years ago about Islamic content on tax-funded websites has faded and broadcasters are now gingerly wondering if Islamic spirituality should be permitted on German radio. It is hard to imagine a more cauti...

[Posted on : 2009-06-30 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Breakaway Catholic sect ordains eight new priests in Switzerland
Geneva - Eight priests were ordained Monday into the conservative Society of Saint Pius X in Switzerland, in a direct snub to the Vatican. The society was founded in 1970 by Catholics upset over the liberal reforms in the church following the Second ...

[Posted on : 2009-06-29 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Pope: scientific tests confirm ancient remains are St Paul's
Rome - In a surprise announcement Pope Benedict XVI has said scientific tests carried out on an ancient Roman tomb confirm the long-held Roman Catholic belief that it contains the remains of Saint Paul. Benedict on Sunday evening told the faithful ga...

[Posted on : 2009-06-29 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Controversial Catholic traditionalists ordain three in Germany
Zaitzkofen,Germany - A controversial group of Catholic traditionalists ordained three priests in Germany Saturday despite warnings from local bishops that they had no right to do so. The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) made headlines earlier this year wh...

[Posted on : 2009-06-27 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Translation problems delay Pope's new encyclical: report
Rome - Translation problems have delayed the long-awaited publication of a new encyclical from the Pope, Italian media reported Saturday. A ruling from the Vatican of Catholic teaching on Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) is expected before th...

[Posted on : 2009-06-27 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Germany to set up first Islamic theology department
Osnabrueck, Germany - Germany is to set up its first university department of Islamic theology to train imams, the northern state of Lower Saxony said Friday. The state-funded unit will be an institute attached to the University of Osnabrueck. ...

[Posted on : 2009-06-26 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Germany seeks to build bridges with Muslim community - Feature
Berlin - Germany took an historic step this week to find pragmatic answers to conflicts between its strict Muslims and the secular school system, over issues such as whether devout girls should wear headscarves. Some public schools have tried to ban ...

[Posted on : 2009-06-26 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

Pope Benedict to meet President Obama on July 10
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI is to receive US President Barack Obama on July 10 for their first-ever meeting, the Vatican said Wednesday, confirming reports from the US. The meeting would come directly after Obama attends the Group of Eight (G8) ...

[Posted on : 2009-06-24 ] Category : [ Religion (General) ]

 

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