Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
March 31, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year after Pope Benedict appeal
The Associated Press
AP: Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year after Pope Benedict appeal
Paul Haven
2012-03-31
HAVANA — Cuba has honored an appeal by Pope Benedict XVI and declared
next week’s Good Friday a holiday for the first time since the early
days following the island’s 1959 Revolutio
March 31, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Building a business on churches for sale
In better economic times, workers in this dusty inland town east of Los Angeles built motor homes in the low-slung complex at 975 West First Street.
March 29, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Okla. court strikes down ultrasound abortion law
An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday struck down the state's law requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound image placed in front of them and to listen to a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure.
March 28, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope preaches more freedom in Cuba
Pope Benedict XVI demanded more freedom for the Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba and preached against "fanaticism" in an unusually political sermon Wednesday before hundreds of thousands at Revolution Plaza, with President Raul Castro in the front row.
March 26, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Santorum fails to capture Catholic vote
Cathy Willauer, who is Roman Catholic and a mother of four, says that her religion is important to her and that she shares the same values as Rick Santorum.
March 25, 2012
- The Christian Science Monitor
C.S. Monitor: A Bush-era victory in culture wars: faith-based initiatives
Federal budget cuts wiped out the $49 million Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program last September, effectively ending one of the signature domestic social service programs created under the George W. Bush administration's faith-based initiative.