Pope: church should open up but follow teaching May 19th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, church, should, open, follow, teaching, Top Keywords

Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints May 12th, 2013 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has given the Catholic church hundreds of new saints as he leads a canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, francis, gives, church, hundreds, saints, Top Keywords

Catholic church excommunicates Brazil priest for liberal views Apr 30th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Catholic Church has excommunicated a Brazilian priest after he defended homosexuality, open marriage and other practices counter to Church teaching in online videos. In a statement released late on Monday... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : catholic, church, excommunicates, brazil, priest, liberal, views, Top Keywords

Britain to honour Winston Churchill on new banknote Apr 26th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is set to honour its revered wartime leader Winston Churchill with a banknote featuring his portrait and famous declaration "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat". The governor of the Bank of E... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, honour, winston, churchill, banknote, liberal, views, Top Keywords

Finest Hour: Churchill to be on UK bank note Apr 26th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Here's a choice not likely to be too controversial: officials say wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill's portrait will be featured on a new 5-pound note. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : finest, hour, churchill, bank, note, liberal, views, Top Keywords

Syrian church: 2 abducted priests still missing Apr 24th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - The whereabouts of two bishops kidnapped in northern Syria remain unknown, Syrian church officials said Wednesday, a day after telling reporters that they had been released. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, church, abducted, priests, still, missing, views, Top Keywords

Eric Church takes early lead at ACM Awards Apr 8th, 2013 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) LAS VEGAS (AP) - Eric Church's nickname is "Chief," and early on at the Academy of Country Music Awards that title was spot-on. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eric, church, takes, early, lead, awards, views, Top Keywords

Osborne defends welfare cuts after church attacks Apr 1st, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The government on Monday defended a raft of new welfare spending cuts, a key plank of efforts to rein in spending as the economy flounders, after church leaders attacked the changes as unjust. Chancellor George Osborne and Work and... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, defends, welfare, cuts, church, attacks, views, Top Keywords

Pope washes women's feet in break with church law Mar 29th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention center - a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men. (Source:... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, washes, women's, feet, break, church, views, Top Keywords

Challenge for pope in Europe's dwindling church Mar 19th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) BORGLOON, Belgium (AP) - The church is made of rusty steel beams separated by gaps, and its austere beauty won it an international prize. Yet the eerie desolation of the see-through art installation has also turned into a reflection on the state of R... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : challenge, pope, europe's, dwindling, church, church, views, Top Keywords