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Pope delivers Christmas blessing after fall
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French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, an 87-year-old Vatican diplomat, fractured his hip in the commotion and will be operated on at Rome's Gemelli hospital, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Comment?
In the Gulf, Christians are 'tolerated, but not popular,' Vatican's top cleric says
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The Vatican's top cleric in the heart of Muslim Arabia tends to a flock of 2 million Christians spread around six desert nations. Comment?
Bulgaria Patriarch Leads Sofia Christmas Mass
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... mass at Sofia's Alexander Nevsky cathedral. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency The Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Sofia Metropolitan Maxim conducted the Christma mass in Sofia Friday morning. The Patriarch blessed Bulgarians all over the ... Comment?
Crikey It's Christmas!! - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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The morning started off early, really early, because I had to catch my flight to Brisbane at 0605 am! The driver picked me up at the hotel at 0445 and it only took about 15 minutes to get to the airport because the only other traffic was from Taxis. Comment?
The Church Of The Nativity, Bethlehem
Date : Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:26:53 +0400 THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY, BETHLEHEM Cross Rhythms Dec 24 2009 UK Paul Calvert looks at it's history and current use The Nativity ChurchBethlehem is the town the Prophets talked about; it's the place where Jesus the ... Comment?
Mass protest against Intel planned on Sunday
The Eda Haredit communal organization will hold a mass protest against the desecration of Shabbat at an Intel facility in Jerusalem early next week, in accordance with its decision to move its demonstrations to weekdays. Comment?
Bulgaria's (relatively) Silent Night
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Patriarch Maxim, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, blessed the country's Christians at services in Sofia's Alexander Nevsky cathedral on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Comment?
Alan Elsner: The Sad End of Romanian Jewry
... when asked to state their religion, many children wrote "orthodox" -- by which they meant the Romanian Orthodox Church. During our stay in Romania, we didn't experience any expressions of anti-Semitism, although some Israeli friends did encounter ... Comment?
Pope knocked down by woman at Christmas Eve Mass
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A woman vaulted a barrier inside St. Peter's Basilica and knocked Pope Benedict XVI to the floor as he arrived to celebrate Mass marking the beginning of Christmas. Comment?
George F. Will: Vaticana s bid to poach Anglicans roils both churches
Late in life, the mother of the Rev. Thomas Reese began attending mass at a Southern California church, the congregation of which soon became Spanish-speaking. Services were conducted entirely in that language, which she could not understand, yet she happily continued attending. Comment?
An Israeli Arab dressed as Santa distributes Christmas trees in Jerusalem
An Orthodox Jew looks at Israeli Arab Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, as he holds a Christmas tree at the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, December 23, 2009. The Christmas trees were provided by the Jerusalem municipality for local Christians and tourists. UPI/Debbie Hill Comment?
World pray for peace on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
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... who applied for it. The Gaza Strip is home to around 4,000 Christians, most of whom belong to the Greek Orthodox Church, but a few follow the Latin Church and celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24-25. Last year, Gaza Latin Church pastor Manuel Musalam ... Comment?
Ar Archives: 2001 Trove of Cia Documents Told of Soviet Weakness
WASHINGTON, March 16-18, 2001 -- Editor's Note : At the turn of the century, a batch of recently declassified analyses by the Central Intelligence Agency offered new insight into U.S. intelligence during the Cold War. Comment?
Rabbi calls on haredim to visit Western Wall at
Ultra-Ortodox rabbis have called on their followers to visit the Western Wall early in the morning or late at night, because "it is almost impossible to pass through the place without running into a prohibition". The ad was published in Yated Neeman newspaper Tuesday by the Rabbinical Transportation Committee, which supports kosher bus lines a ' ... Comment?
Praying for Justice at the Western Wall
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Rabbi Amy Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Comment?
Fewer Russians mark Roman Catholic Xmas
... according to an opinion poll. The Yuri Levada poll said only four percent of believers in Russia where the Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7 will mark the Roman Catholic Christmas. In 2008 there were six percent of them down from 16 ... Comment?
Is Us complicit in non-Muslim sufferings in Turkey? [ Al H. Aslan ]
Is US complicit in non-Muslim sufferings in Turkey? Last weekend's "60 minutes" interview with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has caused quite a stir in Turkey. Comment?
Bartholomew crucified, Erdo Yan suffers from Hellish torture!(1) [ Orhan Kemal Ceng Z ]
Bartholomew crucified, Erdogan suffers from Hellish torture! Turkey is such a complex country. Comment?
... ready to help,' said Lidia Boldyreva, a teacher at a school in the neighborhood where Filipov lived. Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vladimir Legoida called Filipov an 'outstanding man' on NTV. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill opened a meeting of ... Comment?
Gaza's Christians look to tunnels for scant holiday cheer
Friday, December 25, 2009 This year Santa had to ditch his sleigh in Egypt and crawl through a smuggling tunnel to bring a little Christmas joy to the Gaza Strip. Comment?