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India to get first female Roman Catholic saint at a time when Christians under attack
Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI (AP) _ India is expected to get its first female Roman Catholic saint on Sunday at a time when Christians have increasingly come under attack in the predominantly Hindu country. Christian leaders hailed the move to canonize Sister Alphonsa, a...Tags: Christianity, Pope
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Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process, defends him for 'secret' help for Jews
Associated Press WriterVATICAN CITY (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust. Benedict vigorously defended Pius as he...Tags: Benedict XVI, Religious Conflicts, Judaism, Christmas, Civil Unrest
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Bill Maher's spirited humor carries 'Religulous'
Comedian Bill Maher brings his disarmingly direct humor to the topic of religion in Religulous. The results are often as surprising as they are funny. Maher is the most straightforward of our top comics, even among those like Jon Stewart who regularly...Tags: Islam, Religious Conflicts, Heavy Engineering, Christianity, Civil Unrest
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Top rabbi denounces Iran's leader at Vatican meeting
A top rabbi addressing a worldwide meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican has condemned the Iranian president's verbal attacks on Israel. Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Haifa, became the first Jew to address such a...Tags: Judaism, Government, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, National Government, Pope
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Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersIn the beginning Pope Benedict XVI read these words: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth." And the pope and millions of viewers watching him on Italian television Sunday night saw that it was good. -------------------- FOR THE...Tags: Life, Benedict XVI, Roberto Benigni, Marathon, Christianity
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Rabbi addresses Catholic bishops at Vatican, condemns Iranian president's anti-Israel comments
VATICAN CITY (AP) _ A top rabbi addressing a worldwide meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican on Monday condemned the Iranian president's verbal attacks on Israel. Shear-Yashuv Cohen, a chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Haifa, became the first...Tags: Judaism, Government, Bible, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, National Government
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Pope begins Bible-reading marathon on Italian TV
Associated PressPope Benedict XVI's "In the beginning" started off a weeklong Bible-reading marathon on Italian television Sunday. RAI state TV began its program called "The Bible Day and Night," with the pontiff reciting the first chapter of the book of Genesis. --...Tags: Orthodoxy, Benedict XVI, Judaism, Roberto Benigni, Marathon
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Pope John Paul II's compassion for Jews on display at Skirball
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs a young boy in Poland before World War II, Karol Jozef Wojtyla possessed an uncommon warmth for an often reviled group of outsiders -- Jews. Like most others in his hometown, Wojtyla was Catholic. But he counted Jewish children among his friends --...Tags: Religious Conflicts, James Buchanan, Heavy Engineering, Civil Unrest, Interreligious Dialogue
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Webster gets help from her friends as Gators top Sailors in IAAM A Conference showdown
Usually, a St. Paul's School for Girls volleyball game is the Bailey Webster show. Yesterday, the supporting cast showed up in a big way, and the host Gators needed every ounce of their effort to defeat Mount de Sales, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12,...Tags: Sales
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No. 3 St. Paul's School edges No. 2 Mount de Sales
Special to The Baltimore SunUsually, a St. Paul's School for Girls volleyball game is the Bailey Webster show. Webster showed up as usual, but so did the supporting cast, and the host Gators needed every ounce of their effort to defeat Mount de Sales, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-...Tags: Sales, Volleyball
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Results and schedule
Monday Boys volleyball Loyola d. Spalding, 25-15, 25-10, 25-13 Tuesday Field hockey BRYN MAWR 2, NDP 1 Goals: NDP-Thoams; BM-n/a. Saves: NDP-Gamper 14, Feeley 6; BM-n/a. Half: n/a. Yesterday Boys soccer BETH TFILOH 9, INDIAN CREEK 1 Goals:...Tags: Rivers, Sales, Bodies of Water, Field Hockey, Volleyball
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Iraqi parliament approves election bill
Los Angeles TimesIraqi lawmakers overcame months of infighting yesterday to pass a law setting the stage for provincial elections by early next year, an achievement sought by the United States to correct lopsided power structures blamed for sectarian violence. As...Tags: Laws, Armed Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Democracy, Wars and Interventions
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