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March 04, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Cuban Santeros, ignored by John Paul II in 1998, cool to Benedict XVI as his visit nears
They cast snail shells to read their fortunes, proudly wear colorful necklaces to ward off illness, dress all in white and dance in "bata" drum ceremonies.
February 29, 2012 - BBC
BBC: Catholic midwives lose abortion 'conscientious objection' case
TWO Catholic midwives have lost a legal bid to be classed as conscientious objectors and avoid any involvement in abortions.
February 28, 2012 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Tug-of-war mounts in Christian Gathering
The recently formed Independent Christian Gathering is meeting regularly to discuss national and international affairs, and despite the fact that the gathering does not have a political affiliation, sources say that factions within it are working to pull it in various directions.
February 28, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Syria's sectarian fears keep region on edge
Abu Ali fled his life as a Shiite cleric and student in Homs, the besieged Syrian city at the center of an increasingly bloody uprising, but it was not the government he feared.
February 27, 2012 - National Post
National Post: Banned by Kenya, controversial Canadian preacher delivers speech via Skype
Deported from Kenya last week due to security concerns, controversial Canadian Muslim preacher Bilal Philips nonetheless delivered his planned speech to Nairobi’s biggest mosque on Saturday via Skype.
February 27, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: The women who oppose female bishops
The Church of England is, in its own confounding and impenetrable way, preparing to welcome women as bishops.
February 26, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Algeria’s Islamist parties agree to form an alliance for upcoming elections, party leader says
Algeria’s main Islamist parties have agreed to run as an alliance in May’s parliamentary elections, boosting their chances of taking the largest number of seats, a party leader announced Sunday.
February 22, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Israeli Court invalidates a military exemption
The Israeli Supreme Court has invalidated a law that exempted from military service ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in religious studies, adding a new urgency to the government’s negotiations with religious parties over a more equitable distribution of the burdens of citizenship.
February 21, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Southern Baptist panel recommends name add-on: Great Commission Baptists
Some Southern Baptists worry that their denomination's name still carries the stigma of a 19th century split with northern Baptists over slavery. Others who fought hard to build the brand and its conservative theology and politics don't want to see it go.
February 21, 2012 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Muslim families turn to home-schooling
Cilia Ndiaye vividly remembers her parents’ worries that she was suffering in public school because of her Muslim faith.
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: NYPD tracked Muslim students across Northeast
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
February 20, 2012 - The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: Pilgrims to Cuba hope pope’s visit will signal change
For the businessman who has changed his politics, the Miami priest who tends to an exile flock, the retired college math professor who has searched her conscience for guidance and the lawyer who has long advocated reconciliation, the pilgrimage to Cuba next month represents more than an opportunity to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate Mass.
February 20, 2012 - South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post: Catholics urged to shun chain stores
The Catholic church has launched a campaign in support of small businesses by encouraging people to give up relying on chain stores for Lent and support their local shopkeeper....
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Latino Mormons, fastest growing group within the church, speaking out against Romney
When Honduran-born Antonella Cecilia Packard converted to the Mormon Faith 20 years ago, she said it was like “coming home.”
February 19, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Vatican’s envoy to Ireland: Pope ‘relentless and consistent’ in tackling child abuse in church
Pope Benedict XVI has been “relentless and consistent” in seeking to oust child abusers from the priesthood worldwide, the pontiff’s new American envoy to Ireland said Sunday in his first homily here.
February 19, 2012 - The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: From Vatican to Toronto, Catholic clergy plan ‘rekindling of faith’
The day Catholic cardinals met to discuss “re-evangelizing” Western culture, the butterfly tattoo of showgirl Belen Rodriguez was the talk of Italy.
February 19, 2012 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer: Chaput emerging as a warrior-bishop
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput does not yet wear the empowering red hat of a cardinal, and he is so new to Philadelphia that he recently called it "Denver."
February 18, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Syrian conflict spills to neighbors
Syria's civil conflict is rapidly expanding into a regional proxy battle that threatens to cleave neighboring countries, including Lebanon and Iraq, as their populations harden along sectarian lines.
February 17, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: When religion restricts lending
This Saturday, synagogues will chant the Torah portion of Mishpatim, from the book of Exodus, which is the source for the injunction against charging interest to a fellow Jew: "When you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, do not act toward them as a creditor; exact no interest from them."
February 16, 2012 - The Times
The Times: Queen rides to the rescue of beleaguered Church
The Queen delivered her strongest defence of the Church of England yesterday, describing its role in society as under-appreciated, after a week in which religion has come under intense attack.
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