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Costa Rica tops happiness, 'green living' pollSaturday 04th of July 2009 04:40:19 PMSAN JOSE (AFP) -- Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group.The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 percent of the ... Read more |
Baseball cards bring windfall to churchThursday 02nd of July 2009 11:20:27 PMPHILADELPHIA, July 2 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania man who donated a box of old baseball cards to an inner-city church in Philadelphia learned later they were worth about $35,000. The Rev. Kevin Lawrence of St. Malachy Church gave David Smith, who lives in suburban Berwyn, the chance to take the cards back. But Smith declined, The Philadelphia Inquirer said Thursday.... Read more |
Catholic church investigates U.S. nunsThursday 02nd of July 2009 06:19:41 PMWASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Copyright 2009 by United Press InternationalAll Rights Reserved. Read more |
White House: Obama unsure on church homeMonday 29th of June 2009 07:46:25 PMWASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- The White House issued a statement Monday contradicting reports the first family has found a spiritual home in the non-denominational church at Camp David, Md. While Time magazine reported President Barack Obama and his family have decided to make Evergreen Chapel at Camp David the president's primary place of worship, the White Hou... Read more |
Obamas find home church at Camp DavidMonday 29th of June 2009 10:47:39 AMWASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- America's first family has found a spiritual home -- the nondenominational church at Camp David, White House aides said. President Barack Obama and his family have been looking for a new church for the past five months, quietly visiting Washington-area houses of worship and reviewing sermons of prospective ministers in their search ... Read more |
Gun owners bring weapons to churchSaturday 27th of June 2009 09:50:52 PMLOUISVILLE, Ky., June 27 (UPI) -- About 180 people attended a celebration of the constitutional right to bear arms at a Kentucky church Saturday afternoon. Ken Pagano, pastor of the New Bethel Church in Louisville, addressed the crowd during the 90-minute program, The New York Times reported. Pagano sponsored the Armed and Faithful event. We w... Read more |
Ex-Catholic priest weds in church serviceSaturday 27th of June 2009 04:05:32 PMNORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 27 (UPI) -- A Florida man who left the Catholic priesthood after being caught with a woman has exchanged vows with her in an Episcopalian service, witnesses say. Alberto Cutie, 40, married Ruhama Buni Canellis, 35, Friday at the historic St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church in North Miami Beach, The Miami Herald reported. Read more |
Dissident Episcopalians form new churchTuesday 23rd of June 2009 03:47:27 PMBEDFORD, Texas, June 23 (UPI) -- About 800 dissidents from the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada have voted to create a new Anglican Church in North America. The delegates meeting at St. Vincent's Cathedral in Bedford, Texas, are scheduled to vote Wednesday on canons and by-laws, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. They adopted a constitution M... Read more |
Living near fast-food may not up weightSaturday 20th of June 2009 09:40:42 AMINDIANAPOLIS, June 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. study contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast-food outlet increases weight in children, researchers said. The study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis also contradicts the notion that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so called junk food, results... Read more |
Group looks for abuse in Catholic schoolsThursday 18th of June 2009 09:06:21 PMWALTHAM, Mass., June 18 (UPI) -- Catholic schools in the United States may have had the same pattern of abuse revealed by the Ryan Report in Ireland, a Massachusetts group says. BishopAccountability.org, based in Waltham, posted a list on its Web site of 12 Roman Catholic schools where teachers or other staff members have already faced charges of molesting chi... Read more |
'Witches Ball' banned from church hallThursday 18th of June 2009 12:11:04 PMSTOCKPORT, England, June 18 (UPI) -- A British witches' coven said the Roman Catholic church's decision not to let them use a parish social center for a party amounts to religious persecution. Sandra Davis, 61, high priestess of Crystal Cauldron group in Stockport, England, said she originally booked Our Lady's Social Club in Shaw Heath, England, for the famil... Read more |
Stabbings at Catholic high school hurt 5Thursday 18th of June 2009 10:56:07 AMMISSISSAUGA, Ontario, June 18 (UPI) -- Two Canadian teenagers face attempted murder and weapons charges Thursday after four students and a teacher were stabbed at a high school west of Toronto. Police were called to St. Joseph Secondary School in Mississauga Wednesday morning about a hallway fight that students said was retaliation for a beating incident Monda... Read more |
Stubborn Catholics won't give up churchWednesday 17th of June 2009 01:50:35 PMHALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 17 (UPI) -- A group of determined Canadian Roman Catholics in Halifax refused to accept the closure of their 124-year-old church and leased it to keep it running. The Archdiocese of Halifax announced in 2007 it would have to close St. Patrick's church, as only about 100 people were attending each mass, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald re... Read more |
Former Catholic priest marries girlfriendWednesday 17th of June 2009 11:16:36 AMMIAMI, June 17 (UPI) -- A former Roman Catholic priest and his new bride will wait more than a week before saying their vows in an Episcopalian ceremony in Southeast Florida. Alberto Cutié, 40, and 35-year-old Ruhama Buni Canellis were married in a civil ceremony at the Coral Gables courthouse Tuesday after entering the building through a back entrance, the Mi... Read more |
Romanians get sanctuary in Belfast churchTuesday 16th of June 2009 10:05:36 PMBELFAST, Northern Ireland, June 16 (UPI) -- A group of Romanian families received shelter in a Belfast church Tuesday after a series of attacks and said they want to leave Northern Ireland. The families, more than 100 people, first tried turning one house into a safe zone after their homes in South Belfast were attacked, the BBC reported. Police escorted them ... Read more |
Living together can make you fatFriday 12th of June 2009 11:52:39 AMLONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- Cohabitation increases your chance of getting fat, a study conducted by a U.S. nutritionist indicates. Penny Gordon-Larsen of the University of North Carolina says there are positive health benefits to living together but remaining slim apparently isn't one of them, The Daily Telegraph (Britain) reported Friday. Gordon-Larsen fou... Read more |
Fire destroys century-old NYC churchWednesday 10th of June 2009 12:46:35 PMNEW YORK, June 10 (UPI) -- A Methodist congregation in New York City has lost its century-old church to a devastating fire. The early morning blaze Tuesday gutted Maspeth United Methodist Church in Queens, the New York Daily News reported. The congregation celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2004, and the building dated from 1907. Ruth Shklanko, 8... Read more |
Poland Catholics oppose Madonna's concertWednesday 10th of June 2009 12:21:45 PMWARSAW, Poland, June 10 (UPI) -- Catholics are urging the Polish government and organizers to cancel U.S. pop star Madonna's concert scheduled for Aug. 15, the Assumption of Mary feast. Marian Brudzynski, member of the Mazowiecki regional assembly, Wednesday said Madonna cannot sing on the religious feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary and announced a prote... Read more |
Church vandalism inspired by suicide?Tuesday 09th of June 2009 05:56:32 PMSEATTLE, June 9 (UPI) -- A man may have thrown himself through the window of a Washington state church because his brother hanged himself on the property in 1980, the pastor says. The Rev. James Hicks, pastor of the Unity Church of God in Rainier Valley, told the Seattle Times he was advised that the man, who had stripped naked, was infected with the hepatitis ... Read more |
Harlem church releases first CDMonday 08th of June 2009 01:17:11 PMNEW YORK, June 8 (UPI) -- The Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City says it has released its first music CD in honor of the church's 200th anniversary. One Look at Jesus went on sale Sunday. The featured Abyssinian Concert Chorale performed excerpts from the CD during Sunday worship services at the church in Harlem. Copy... Read more |
