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Christians Around World Celebrate Easter 2011 [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL Newshttp://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=997521&pid=997520&uts=1303493866 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf Holy Week 2011 Penitents taking part in the "Cristo Salvador y del Amparo" brotherhood procession walk in front of women sunbathing at the beach in Valencia on April 22,2011. Jose Jordan, AFP / Getty Images Jose Jordan, AFP / Getty Images ...
Irish Soon to Publish New Report on Catholic Abuse
By not in system - AOL NewsDUBLIN -- A judge cleared the way Friday for Ireland to publish a new report into decades of Catholic Church cover-ups of child abuse - and how a Cork bishop kept crimes in his diocese secret long after the Irish church issued orders to start telling police. Dublin High Court Justice Nicholas Kearns ruled that only one chapter out of 27 in the upcoming Cork report required temporary censorship, because its subject is a priest about to face a criminal trial for rape and indecent assault. He said that chapter might be published as soon as July. Ireland's Justice Department, which sought the ...
Terry Jones Unapologetic for Violence After Koran Burning [VIDEO]
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Friend the Pope? John Paul II Gets Facebook Page
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation this week -- a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said. The site, which will link to video highlights of John Paul's 27-year papacy, is designed to promote the May 1 beatification. But it may well continue beyond given the global and enduring interest in the late pontiff, Vatican officials told The Associated Press. The Vatican's first attempt at an event-themed Facebook page -- to promote Pope Benedict XVI's September trip to the United Kingdom ...
Ash Wednesday Fasting: Meat and Other Foods Forbidden During Lent
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsFarewell, Mardi Gras. Hello, Lent. For Catholics and some other Christians, today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent. A period of penitence and contemplation, Lent is the 46-day period (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter. One key component to observing Ash Wednesday is fasting, but the rules can be a bit confusing. So Surge Desk boils down the Catholic Church's two primary rules for eating on Ash Wednesday. 1. No meat if you are 14 or older Fish is permitted, as are eggs, milk, cheese, etc. But no chicken, steak or hamburgers -- animal organs and meat should ...
Ash Wednesday 2011 Pictures [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsAsh Wednesday is a Christian holiday that marks the first day of Lent. The day gets its name from the practice of placing ashes, traditionally from the burned palm crosses of the previous year's Palm Sunday, onto the forehead of worshipers as a sign of repentance. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=988745&pid=988744&uts=1299676328 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf ...
Boy Wrestles With Faith, Not Girl: Is it Christianity or Chivalry?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe case of the Iowa high school wrestler who cited his Christian beliefs in forfeiting a recent match against a girl in a state tournament seemed to be another one of those skirmishes in the culture wars that clearly pit religious tradition against modernity. The sophomore wrestler, Joel Northrup, said his decision to default his match against freshman Cassy Herkelman in the 112-pound class was based on his religious convictions -- he didn't think it was right for a boy to try to subdue a girl physically or to touch her so intimately. Even Cassy and her family said they respected Northrup's ...
Christians in Pakistan Mourn Slain Catholic Cabinet Minister
By Adnan R. Khan - AOL NewsPakistan's forlorn church bells were tolling once again after the sole Christian in the federal government -- a rare voice for moderation and tolerance -- was assassinated by gunmen today outside his widowed mother's Islamabad home. K.M. Chaudary, AP People from Pakistan's Christian community condemn the death of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's minister for minority affairs, during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Shahbaz Bhatti, the 42-year-old minster for minority affairs, was targeted by militants for his vocal opposition to Pakistan's anti-blasphemy laws, which carry the ...
Said Musa Released From Jail: 5 Facts on the Afghan Christian
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsSaid Musa, the Afghan man who was imprisoned and sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity, has been released from a Kabul jail, The Christian Post reports. Musa's case has been closely watched by human rights groups and religious leaders, many of whom worked to bring attention to his story. Earlier this month, Christian pastors and academics launched a Twitter campaign on Musa's behalf. According to The Christian Post, the 45-year-old Musa's whereabouts are not known at this time. Surge Desk has five facts on the man who became an international symbol of religious ...
Indonesian Muslim Mobs Burn 3 Christian Churches in Central Java
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsBlasphemy or freedom of expression? A mob rampage in Central Java, a province of Indonesia, destroyed Christian churches and schools in the city of Temanggung, 250 miles east of Jakarta, the Herald Sun reported. Parked cars were also set on fire, and other buildings were damaged with stones. Police used tear gas to disperse the rioters. The violence began in a Temanggung courtroom, where Antonius Richmond Bawengan was being sentenced on blasphemy charges. He has been in custody since October and is accused of distributing materials that described two Islamic holy sites, the Black Stone in ...
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