Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
October 17, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Vatican weighs in on cult-like group in Legion
The Vatican has proposed giving hundreds of women who live like
nuns within the troubled Legion of Christ order greater autonomy after a
Holy See investigation found serious problems in their regimented
communities.
September 27, 2011
- National Post
National Post: 'Religiously neutral' BBC banishes BC/AD
The BBC, Britain's state-funded broadcaster, is facing a backlash from leading presenters over the advice they should use "religiously neutral" terms instead of BC or AD because non-Christians could be offended.
September 27, 2011
- The Times
The Times: British Muslims reviving polygamy
A growing number of young British Muslims are taking second or third wives in an unexpected revival of polygamy, according to religious leaders.
September 25, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope in Germany urges spiritual renewal
Pope Benedict XVI issued a strong call for spiritual renewal among Germans, as he wrapped up a visit to his homeland in which he addressed parliament and met with victims of clerical abuse.
September 23, 2011
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Pope warns against religious apathy
Pope Benedict XVI warned against the growing apathy toward religion in his homeland on the first day of his first state visit to Germany that has drawn both the faithful and angry protesters.
September 19, 2011
- Reuters
Reuters: France bans street prayers
A French ban on praying in the street came into force on Friday, driving thousands of Muslim worshippers in northern Paris into a makeshift prayer site in a disused fire brigade barracks, angering a small but vocal minority.
September 17, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Rupture with Vatican reveals a changed Ireland
Even as it remains preoccupied with its struggling economy Ireland is in the midst of a profound transformation, as rapid as it is revolutionary: it is recalibrating its relationship to the Roman Catholic Church, an institution that has permeated almost every aspect of life here for generations.
September 15, 2011
- The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Why the ICC likely won't charge pope over Catholic Church sex abuses
An attempt to prosecute Pope Benedict XVI in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for clerical sexual abuse around the globe faces daunting legal obstacles that make it unlikely the case will be heard, but will nonetheless put the Vatican's role in the abuse under new public scrutiny.
September 14, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Anti-racist group: Get rid of 'Jew or Not Jew' app
A French anti-racism group has threatened to sue Apple over an iPhone application called "A Jew or Not a Jew?" that allows users to consult a database of celebrities and public figures to determine whether they are Jewish or not.
September 13, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Abuse victims seek international court case against Pope
Clergy sex-abuse victims upset that no high-ranking Roman Catholic leaders have been prosecuted for sheltering guilty priests went to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, seeking an investigation of the Pope and top Vatican cardinals for possible crimes against humanity.