Sunday, March 21, 2010
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U.S.
- Fargo's fight against flooding nears its climax - 03:24 AM
- Police: Boy, 16, made racial comment at NJ Walmart - 02:46 AM
- 2 Baltimore officers shot during traffic stop - 01:53 AM
- 3 deaths reported as snow storm strikes Plains - 08:02 PM
- New threat puts Calif. police on heightened alert - 07:30 PM
World
- Volcano erupts in Iceland; US flights diverted - 02:51 AM
- UN chief visits Gaza, seeks end to blockade - 03:17 AM
- Bomb kills 2, wounds 12 in southwest Pakistan - 03:18 AM
- Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses - 02:42 AM
Pope slams Irish church, lays no blame on Vatican in abuse
Vatican City -- Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse cases and ordered an investigation into the Irish church. But he laid no blame for the problem on the Vatican's policies of keeping such cases secret. - 03/20/2010
Excerpts of pope's letter to Irish on sex abuse
Here are some excerpts of the letter Pope Benedict XVI issued Saturday to the Irish faithful concerning the clerical abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in Ireland. - 03/20/2010
Catholics awaiting Irish letter from Pope
Dublin -- Pope Benedict XVI addresses Ireland today in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal here -- a message being watched closely by Catholics from Boston to Berlin to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups. - 03/20/2010
Pope hopes letter to Irish helps healing
Vatican City -- Pope Benedict XVI said today he hopes his upcoming letter to the Irish faithful on the sex abuse scandal in Ireland's Catholic Church helps with "repentance, healing and renewal." - 03/17/2010
Episcopal church approves 2nd gay bishop
Los Angeles -- The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles, making her the second openly gay bishop in the Anglican global fellowship, diocese officials said Wednesday. - 03/17/2010
Atheist ads on buses in area are defaced
Detroit -- The vandalism of bus signs supporting atheists shows the prejudice nonbelievers face, the campaign's organizers said Monday. - 03/16/2010
Catholic priest called ethnic war victims 'dogs'
A local Catholic priest is at the center of an international controversy after a tape of him calling victims of a massacre during President Slobodan Milosevic's regime "dogs" went viral. - 03/13/2010
Vatican officials defend pope on abuse
Vatican City -- The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland. - 03/13/2010
Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse
Vatican City -- Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children. - 03/12/2010
Vatican criticizes Rome school's condom machine plan
Rome -- The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message. - 03/12/2010
Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
Dharmsala, India -- The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities today, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region. - 03/10/2010
Vatican backs German efforts on sex scandal
Vatican City -- The Vatican said Saturday it backed a German diocese's efforts to shed light on sexual abuse allegations connected to a renowned boy's choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother. - 03/07/2010
Bus messages try to connect atheists
Atheists are taking their message to the streets. More than a dozen SMART buses for the rest of the month will carry the message "Don't believe in God? You aren't alone" as part of a national campaign to raise the spirits of atheists. - 03/04/2010
Paper Chase: You can puncture that Passover illness
A one-page announcement explaining that faith isn't the only thing Jews have in common during Passover. Many also suffer from "matzo-induced constipation," according to Acupuncture Healthcare Associates of Michigan, which is touting services to alleviate the ailment. - 03/04/2010
SMART buses to carry atheist message
"Don't believe in God? You are not alone." More than a dozen SMART buses bearing that message will hit major Metro area roads Thursday in an effort to let atheists know that there are like minded groups and individuals out there sharing their beliefs ... or lack thereof. The king and queen size ads feature an image of blue sky and clouds over which the message is superimposed. Similar ads have appeared in a number of U.S. - 03/03/2010
