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How an ancient astronomical error affects Easter
The date of the Easter celebration changes every year, but it's actually based on an ancient misunderstanding of astronomy.Bleeding for their beliefs, Filipino devotees reenact Crucifixion of Christ
Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.Francis delivers 1st public prayer as Pope
An estimated 300,000 people packed St. Peter's Square today to see Pope Francis deliver his first prayer address from a window of the papal apartment.
An estimated 300,000 people packed St. Peter's Square today to see Pope Francis deliver his first prayer address from a window of the papal apartment.Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina's dictatorship
Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism
Religion | 197 hits | 9:22 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever
Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism New pope chosen: Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio who becomes Pope Francis
The Roman Catholic Church has elected a new pope: Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 76-year-old Archbishop of Buenos Aires who has chosen the papal name Francis. Book on Islam condoning hitting wives features letter from Ont. labour ministerReligion | 160 hits | 6:56 AM on Tuesday | posted by Prof_Chomsky
Divided church in China awaits next pope
The next pope has a long list of challenges awaiting him, and where the divided church in China ranks on that list is something Roman Catholics in this part of the world will be watching for when Pope Benedict XVI's successor takes over.
The next pope has a long list of challenges awaiting him, and where the divided church in China ranks on that list is something Roman Catholics in this part of the world will be watching for when Pope Benedict XVI's successor takes over.Ralph Napierski nabbed trying to sneak into top-secret Vatican meeting | World | News | National Post
Sporting a black fedora, Ralph Napierski sneaked past Vatican security and almost made it into the top-secret, closed-door gathering of more than 140 cardinals
Sporting a black fedora, Ralph Napierski sneaked past Vatican security and almost made it into the top-secret, closed-door gathering of more than 140 cardinalsItalian priest likens Benedict to disgraced captain of Concordia ship
A priest has burnt a photograph of Benedict XVI and likened the Pope Emeritus’s resignation to Captain Francesco Schettino’s alleged abandoning of the Concordia
A priest has burnt a photograph of Benedict XVI and likened the Pope Emeritus’s resignation to Captain Francesco Schettino’s alleged abandoning of the Concordia Call to help Tibetans puts pressure on Canada's new religion envoy
The Harper government established the Office of Religious Freedom to promote freedom of worship around the world. But plans for the office, announced before the 2011 election, have been controversial. 'Merry Christmas' bus complaint will go to human rights commission
A Saskatoon man who's upset with the city for displaying Merry Christmas messages on city buses says he will take his complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.State Investigation Launched After Students Dress in Burqas | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes
Religion | 176 hits | 3:20 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Pope's last Sunday blessing draws tens of thousands
Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning the church.
Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning the church. 4 questions about Canada's new Office of Religious Freedom
The announcement of the Office of Religious Freedom's first ambassador puts a face to an organization that has long been in the planning stages. But what will the new office really do?Conservatives worry Obama will classify Christianity as mental illness
Religion | 327 hits | 4:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by CanadianJeff
Can Quebec cardinal Marc Ouellet save the Catholic Church?
As the church struggles to adapt to a changing world, is a Quebec cardinal the right man to become the next pope?Pope Benedict to resign due to health reasons
Religion | 252 hits | 4:33 AM on Monday | posted by ShepherdsDog
At least 10 feared dead in India stampede
Religion | 180 hits | 2:33 PM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
Westboro Sisters Leave ChurchReligion | 392 hits | 1:25 PM on Friday | posted by FieryVulpine
On Thursday, Megan and Hope Phelps-Roper announced their exodus from the Westboro Baptist Church.British Airways Christian employee Nadia Eweida wins case
British Airways employee Nadia Eweida suffered discrimination at work over her Christian beliefs, European judges rule, but three others lose their cases.
British Airways employee Nadia Eweida suffered discrimination at work over her Christian beliefs, European judges rule, but three others lose their cases. Jews around the world start Hanukkah holiday
Jews around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival Saturday evening, lighting the first candles of ceremonial lamps that symbolize triumph over oppression. Catholic absolution of guilt boosts donations to church
People who either recall, or even imagine, being absolved of their sins tend to donate more money to the church, according to researchers from Britain.The Saudis are bulldozing Islam's heritage. Why the silence from the Muslim world?
Unprecedented until now, that is. The long-cherished ambition of Saudi Arabia’s ruling Wahhabi sect to smash up the ancient buildings of Mecca and Medina is nearing fruition.
In Mecca, the house of one of Mohammed’s wives has been demolished to make sp
Religion | 465 hits | 10:14 AM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
Unprecedented until now, that is. The long-cherished ambition of Saudi Arabia’s ruling Wahhabi sect to smash up the ancient buildings of Mecca and Medina is nearing fruition.
In Mecca, the house of one of Mohammed’s wives has been demolished to make sp Winnipeg police chief touts prayer to help combat crimeReligion | 474 hits | 2:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by CanadianJeff
Mohawk woman ascends to sainthood at Vatican
Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha has become North America's first aboriginal saint in a canonization ceremony conducted by Pope Benedict XVI. Canonization of first aboriginal saint draws Catholics to Rome
Scores of Roman Catholics -- including many in Canada’s First Nations community -- are catching flights to Rome this week to celebrate the canonization of North America’s first aboriginal saint. Non-Christian prison chaplains chopped by Ottawa
The federal government is cancelling the contracts of all non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons, CBC News has learned.German Jews and Muslims blast circumcision ban
The German government has stepped in to try to settle a controversy in the country over the right of some religious groups to practise ritual circumcision.
The German government has stepped in to try to settle a controversy in the country over the right of some religious groups to practise ritual circumcision.Vatican slams U.S. nun's book on sexuality
The Vatican has sharply criticized a book on sexuality written by a prominent American nun, saying it contradicted church teaching on issues like masturbation, homosexuality and marriage and that its author had a defective understanding of Catholic theolo
The Vatican has sharply criticized a book on sexuality written by a prominent American nun, saying it contradicted church teaching on issues like masturbation, homosexuality and marriage and that its author had a defective understanding of Catholic theolo Islamic school apologizes for anti-Semitic material on websiteReligion | 574 hits | 4:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Winnipeg archbishop adopted by First Nations
Aborignal elders in Winnipeg have symbolically adopted a Roman Catholic archbishop, in a powerful gesture of reconciliation following the residential schools experience.Polish man journeys from skinhead to Orthodox Jew
A Polish man who spent his formative years as a skinhead says it wasn't easy to shed his anti-Semitic views and turn to Judaism.
A Polish man who spent his formative years as a skinhead says it wasn't easy to shed his anti-Semitic views and turn to Judaism.Wyoming tribe obtains permit to kill two bald eagles
Religion | 391 hits | 9:06 AM on Thursday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Pope to declare Mohawk woman buried in Quebec a saint
A Mohawk woman buried in Quebec will become the first Native American saint at a ceremony in October.Mormon Church apologizes for posthumous baptisms of Jews
The parents of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal received the rite, which was also sought for relatives of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. Critics note that Mormons agreed in 1995 to stop baptizing Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
The parents of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal received the rite, which was also sought for relatives of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. Critics note that Mormons agreed in 1995 to stop baptizing Jewish victims of the Holocaust.Thomas Jefferson's revolutionary take on the Bible reissued | World news | The Guardian
Former US president took a razor to parts of the Gospels he did not agree with to compile his own version
Former US president took a razor to parts of the Gospels he did not agree with to compile his own versionBaird defends religious freedom office from critics | CTV News
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says his department's new Office of Religious Freedom won't become a vehicle for playing domestic politics in Canada's immigrant communities.
Religion | 524 hits | 3:45 PM on Monday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says his department's new Office of Religious Freedom won't become a vehicle for playing domestic politics in Canada's immigrant communities.Pope sharply criticized for child sex abuse comments
After insisting that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to 'exacting' standards in their response to sex abuse of children, Pope Benedict XVI has drawn sharp criticism.
After insisting that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to 'exacting' standards in their response to sex abuse of children, Pope Benedict XVI has drawn sharp criticism. Damian Goddard Sportsnet firing tests religious freedom, free speech | Holy Post | National Post
The firing of broadcaster Damian Goddard, who was let go from Sportsnet six months ago, is turning into a test case about religious freedom in Canada and the right to declare those views in public. Mr. Goddard lost his job after he wrote on Twitter only mMississippi voting on whether fertilized eggs are 'persons'
Mississippians are voting on a measure that could prompt a new national fight over abortion by declaring that life begins at fertilization.
Religion | 505 hits | 3:11 AM on Wednesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Mississippians are voting on a measure that could prompt a new national fight over abortion by declaring that life begins at fertilization.U.S. Christian group says rapture, end of world is Friday
The Christian ministry that predicted the rapture would take 200 million Christians up to heaven on May 21 now says a cataclysmic event will destroy the globe on Friday.
The Christian ministry that predicted the rapture would take 200 million Christians up to heaven on May 21 now says a cataclysmic event will destroy the globe on Friday. Northern B.C.'s first mosque opens in Prince George
The first mosque in northern B.C. opened its doors on Saturday in Prince George. Muslims in the region have been worshipping in rented rooms and church halls for years but now — after two years of construction — locals finally have a mosque of their own.Hertz suspends Muslim shuttle drivers for praying
SEATAC, Wash. — Rental car company Hertz indefinitely suspended 34 Somali Muslim shuttle drivers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for praying on company time, and the workers' union is trying to put them back in the driver's seat after what it call
SEATAC, Wash. — Rental car company Hertz indefinitely suspended 34 Somali Muslim shuttle drivers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for praying on company time, and the workers' union is trying to put them back in the driver's seat after what it call Muslim Canucks deal with stereotypes 10 years after 9-11Religion | 737 hits | 3:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
A few Catholics still insist Galileo was wrong
A few conservative Roman Catholics are pointing to a dozen Bible verses and the church's original teachings as proof that Earth is the center of the universe, the view that was at the heart of the church's clash with Galileo Galilei four centuries ago.
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