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  1. Pope delivers Christmas blessing after fallRead the original story w/Photo

    5 min ago | TheCabin.net

    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.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

  2. In the Gulf, Christians are 'tolerated, but not popular,' Vatican's top cleric saysRead the original story w/Photo

    15 min ago | Philadelphia's WB 17

    The Vatican's top cleric in the heart of Muslim Arabia tends to a flock of 2 million Christians spread around six desert nations.

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    Related Topix: Islam, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Bahrain, Yemen

  3. Bulgaria Patriarch Leads Sofia Christmas MassRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Sofia News Agency

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, Bulgaria, World News, Sofia, Bulgaria, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria, Religion

  4. Crikey It's Christmas!! - Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    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.

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  5. The Church Of The Nativity, BethlehemRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

    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 ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Persia, IA, Religion

  6. Mass protest against Intel planned on SundayRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Ynetnews

    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.

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  7. Bulgaria's (relatively) Silent NightRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | The Sofia Echo

    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.

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    Related Topix: Europe, Bulgaria, World News, Religion, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  8. Alan Elsner: The Sad End of Romanian JewryRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Romania, Bucharest, Romania, Judaism

  9. Pope knocked down by woman at Christmas Eve MassRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Lubbock Avalanche

    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.

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Life, Holidays, Christmas, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel

  10. George F. Will: Vaticana s bid to poach Anglicans roils both churchesRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Houston Chronicle

    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.

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  11. An Israeli Arab dressed as Santa distributes Christmas trees in JerusalemRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | UPI

    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

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Religion

  12. World pray for peace on Christmas Eve in BethlehemRead the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Hadarom, Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip

  13. Ar Archives: 2001 Trove of Cia Documents Told of Soviet WeaknessRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | American Reporter

    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.

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    Related Topix: World News, Poland, Krakow, Poland, Roman Catholic Church, Strategic Defense Initiative

  14. Rabbi calls on haredim to visit Western Wall atRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Ynetnews

    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 ' ...

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  15. Praying for Justice at the Western WallRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Star Tribune

    Rabbi Amy Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

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  16. Fewer Russians mark Roman Catholic XmasRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | ITAR-TASS

    ... 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 ...

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  17. Is Us complicit in non-Muslim sufferings in Turkey? [ Al H. Aslan ]Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | Today's Zaman

    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.

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    Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Religion, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  18. Bartholomew crucified, Erdo Yan suffers from Hellish torture!(1) [ Orhan Kemal Ceng Z ]Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | Today's Zaman

    Bartholomew crucified, Erdogan suffers from Hellish torture! Turkey is such a complex country.

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  19. Drunks Shoot PriestRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | The St. Petersburg Times

    ... 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 ...

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  20. Gaza's Christians look to tunnels for scant holiday cheerRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | The News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Gaza, Gaza Strip, World News, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel