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Church leaders sign conservative manifestoFriday 20th of November 2009 07:55:27 AMWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders said they won't cooperate with laws they say run counter to their beliefs on abortion and homosexuality. The 145 leaders signed the document -- to be released Friday in Washington -- that says they will refuse to cooperate with laws that could force their institutions to participa... Read more |
Marriage focus of new U.S. Catholic worksWednesday 18th of November 2009 01:11:10 PMBALTIMORE, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Attendees at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Baltimore said they approved a document intended to defend marriage in the United States. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville said the document he helped create is intended to clarify the church's approach to marriage as a union between a man and a woman, The B... Read more |
Former members accuse church of abuseWednesday 18th of November 2009 08:20:10 AMCANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he'll examine letters accusing the Church of Scientology of abuses ranging from imprisonment to blackmail. The letters from seven former church members were tabled in the Senate Tuesday night by Sen. Nick Xenophon who called for an investigation of the church, The Australian report... Read more |
Old Canadian church moving to LouisianaTuesday 17th of November 2009 10:21:08 AMHALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A vacant 200-year-old Canadian church in west-central Nova Scotia is being dismantled and shipped to Louisiana to replace one lost to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The All Saints Anglican Church -- in the rural town of Granville Center -- became redundant in 2005 when three area parishes combined, Rev. Ken Vaughan told The (... Read more |
Lifestyle could reduce cancer two-thirdsMonday 16th of November 2009 12:41:15 PMROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. health experts say about two-thirds of cancers could be prevented via lifestyle changes. The Mayo Clinic researchers explain in their Special Report on Cancer Prevention in the November issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource says maintaining proper weight by eating a healthy, low-fat diet and by stepping up moderate ... Read more |
O'Donnell no longer living with partnerSunday 15th of November 2009 01:50:22 PMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. radio talk show host Rosie O'Donnell said her romantic partner, Kelli Carpenter, moved out of their home two years ago. People.com said Saturday that O'Donnell made the revelation regarding her partner of five years while talking on her Sirius Satellite radio show with pet psychic Sonya Fitzpatrick. O'Donnell told Fitzp... Read more |
Man accused of living with mother's corpseSaturday 14th of November 2009 02:50:15 PMLOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Police in Louisville, Ky., allege a 52-year-old man lived in a local home with the corpse of his dead mother for several months. Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said Julius Harris was charged with abuse of a corpse and theft by deception after the body of his mother, Sina B. Harris, 89, was allegedly found in... Read more |
Same-sex marriage law pits D.C., churchFriday 13th of November 2009 11:40:46 AMWASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Hopes for compromise are dim as District of Columbia Council members and Catholic leaders dig in on proposed same-sex marriage law changes, officials said. Several council members Thursday said the archdiocese erred when it said its Catholic Charities organization will have to end its contracts with the city if the proposal passes ... Read more |
Livingston and DeWitt get marriedThursday 12th of November 2009 08:30:33 PMSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Ron Livingston's publicist says the actor has married actress Rosemarie DeWitt in San Francisco. Livingston's representative confirmed the Nov. 2 wedding to People magazine exclusively, but offered no details about the ceremony. The couple met on the set of the now-canceled television drama Standoff and dated for mo... Read more |
1 dead, 15 hurt in church van crashThursday 12th of November 2009 07:07:14 PMBAKER CITY, Ore., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A church van from Colorado crashed in eastern Oregon Thursday, killing at least one person and critically injuring several others, authorities said. The Denver Post reported the van was carrying 16 young people from the New Life Worship Center in Federal Heights, Colo., to a church-related computer conference in Portland. The... Read more |
Church bells to ring out warning on climate changeThursday 12th of November 2009 08:55:26 AMGENEVA (AFP) -- The World Council of Churches on Thursday called on churches around the world to ring their bells 350 times during the Copenhagen climate change summit on December 13 as a call to action on global warming.The leading council of Christian an... Read more |
Churchill Downs buying YouBet.comWednesday 11th of November 2009 09:55:50 PMWASHINGTON (AFP) -- Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby, announced it has agreed to acquire online betting website YouBet.com.The Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs said it was acquiring all of ... Read more |
Catholics can believe in alien lifeWednesday 11th of November 2009 08:55:08 AMITALY, Vatican City, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A top astronomer has told a conference in Vatican City the belief that life exists in other parts of the universe does not clash with Catholicism. The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, who heads the prestigious Vatican Observatory, says man cannot set limits on God's creative freedom, Italy's ANSA news agency reported... Read more |
Atlanta church choir named nation's bestSunday 08th of November 2009 03:16:09 PMDETROIT, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- How Sweet the Sound voters said the Atlanta West Pentecostal Church choir earned the title of America's Best Choir. The Detroit News said the Atlanta choir earned the top choir position Saturday night at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, topping 10 other choirs from around the country. The competition's 11 choirs, which co... Read more |
Evangelist Haggard starting church at homeThursday 05th of November 2009 12:18:58 PMCOLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Evangelical preacher Ted Haggard said he is planning to start a new church at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. The New Life Church founder said he would hold a prayer meeting at his Colorado Springs home on Nov. 17 as part of his efforts to form a new church focused on helping others, The (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Gaz... Read more |
Church of Scientology convicted in FranceTuesday 27th of October 2009 12:16:42 PMPARIS, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The Church of Scientology Tuesday was convicted of fraud and six of its members ordered to pay as much as $595,000 each, prosecutors in France said. The two plaintiffs in the trial testified the church and its members defrauded them through the use of a so-called electropsychometer, or E-Meter, that allegedly measures spiritual well-bein... Read more |
Simple lifestyle tweaks key in climate change fight: studyMonday 26th of October 2009 05:15:14 PMWASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States could cut greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of France's total annual emissions by getting Americans to make simple lifestyle changes, like regularly maintaining their cars or insulating their attics, a study showed M... Read more |
Anglican bishop may join CatholicsSaturday 24th of October 2009 08:02:09 PMCHICHESTER, England, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A senior Anglican bishop says he is contemplating taking up Pope Benedict XVI's invitation to Anglican clergy to convert to the Roman Catholic Church. The Right Rev. John Hind, bishop of Chichester, says divisions within Anglicanism have pushed him to consider becoming a Catholic, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.... Read more |
Church janitor charged with killing priestSaturday 24th of October 2009 06:26:01 PMMORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A janitor at a Catholic church in New Jersey was charged Saturday with killing a priest whose body was found in the kitchen of the church rectory. Jose Feliciano, 64, allegedly stabbed the Rev. Edward Hinds, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said at a news conference. Investigators said the priest had been stabbed 32 ti... Read more |
Catholic priest killed in church rectoryFriday 23rd of October 2009 06:38:01 PMCHATHAM, N.J., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The pastor of a Roman Catholic church in a New Jersey suburb was found slain in the rectory kitchen Friday morning. A deacon went to search for the Rev. Edward Hinds, 61, when he failed to appear for the 8 a.m. mass at St. Patrick's Church in Chatham, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported. The priest's body was on the floor in the ... Read more |
