Posts Tagged ‘Brazil’
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Brazilian evangelist has big plans for U.S.
The apostle bellowed in Portuguese to a packed crowd in a rented Astoria, Queens, church.
“Get out, spirit of death. Now you are burnt, now you are plucked out by my God!”
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Catholic migration, and why the next pope should be Brazilian
In the days since Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, talk has turned toward who the next pope should be, and where he should be from.
Like most previous popes, Benedict hails from Europe.
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Brazil’s census shows more evangelicals, fewer Roman Catholics
hurch leaders in Brazil have been debating the results of the nation's latest census data that show declines in numbers of Roman Catholics and an increase of people identifying as evangelical.
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Breakaway bishop who denounced gay bishop found murdered in Brazil
A conservative Brazilian bishop who broke away from his church over the consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire was found murdered with his wife in the northeastern town of Olinda, according to the diocese. Bishop...
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Shhh! Pope praises value of short tweets, silence
Pope Benedict XVI praised new communications technologies like Twitter on Tuesday (Jan. 24), saying that even “concise phrases, often no longer than a verse from the Bible,” can convey “profound thoughts.” Benedict did not expl...