Posts Tagged ‘event’
Arts & Culture
Vatican blasts media coverage of pope’s latest book
The Vatican on Thursday (Nov. 29) blasted the press for focusing too narrowly on whether animals were present when Jesus was born, saying media coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's new book on Jesus' childhood missed the book's key ...
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South African amputee swimmer to aim for 7 gold medals at 2012 Paralympics
South Africa's multiple Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit is aiming for an astonishing seven golden medals at the London Olympics when she jumps in the pool for her last major international event.
Arts & Culture
No joke: Dolan-Colbert ‘Catholic comedy slam’ gets media blackout
News that Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan would appear together on a panel on faith and humor next month was greeted with widespread anticipation: Both men are devout Catholics and pretty...
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Thomas More Law Center files lawsuit against CAIR-Michigan, Allegan, Mich. officials
Irony -- Police Shut-down Event Promoting U.S. Constitution -- Thomas More Law Center Files Lawsuit Against CAIR-Michigan; Allegan Officials ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 30, 2012 / Christian Newswire / -- In the middle of an even...
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Explosion at Christian meeting in Kenya kills boy, woman
Al Shabaab Islamic extremists suspected of throwing grenade into open-air evangelistic event. NAIROBI, Kenya, April 3 (CDN) — An 8-year-old boy died today from injuries after suspected Islamic extremists on Saturday (March 31)...
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Vatican wants to revive church’s role in fighting the Mafia
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Vatican officials traveled this week to the island of Sicily, the heartland of the Mafia, to promote the church's role in fighting organized crime. The Vatican says it wants to show that the best way to resp...
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Rick Santorum defends views on Obama’s theology
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, leading the GOP field in national polls, is defending his views questioning prenatal testing and President Obama’s “theology.” The unapologetic advocacy by Sant...
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: I Remember
I was in the hardware store when I first heard the news, though I did not know what I was hearing. As the cashier tallied my purchase, I overheard a reporter on the store’s radio make the peculiar announcement that a plane had ...
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Starbucks CEO backs out of megachurch-sponsored summit at last minute
The CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, has ruffled some feathers because he backed out of a speaking engagement, in the last minute, at an event sponsored by a leading megachurch. Schultz was scheduled to speak last Friday at th...
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Court rules on behalf of Texas prayer rally at Reliant Stadium
A Houston federal court judge dismissed recently a lawsuit that was filed by a group of agnostics and atheists, which sought to prevent Gov. Rick Perry from sponsoring a prayer rally at Houston’s Reliant Stadium. Houston Judge ...
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