Weekly newspaper plods along in Ohio’s Amish country, where readers help fill its pagesSUGARCREEK, Ohio — The writers’ grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community. US Census Bureau tells Utah it can’t count overseas Mormon missionaries in 2010 head countSALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Census Bureau has told Utah’s elected leaders it won’t count Mormon missionaries serving overseas in the nation’s next head count. ‘Kiss-ins’ smack back at Mormon church as faith’s image suffers from Calif. gay marriage fightSALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday. Observers say Mormon image suffers after church intervenes in Calif. gay marriage fightSALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide “kiss-in” Saturday. Roman Catholic leaders urge release of Tamils in military-run camps in Sri LankaMADHU, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic leaders called for the release of ethnic Tamils held in military-run displacement camps on Saturday, saying they are confined like prisoners behind barbed wire. Sri Lanka lifts blockade on pilgrims to Catholic shrine after war endsMADHU, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has lifted a blockade on the island’s holiest Roman Catholic shrine and will allow pilgrims to hold their annual feast there Saturday as a sign that the north was returning to normal after the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels. Special Olympians lead funeral Mass for Shriver; ailing Sen. Kennedy misses sister’s serviceHYANNIS, Mass. — Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the presidential sister who founded the Special Olympics, was celebrated Friday at a funeral Mass as a fearless warrior for the voiceless who changed the world for millions and an unconventional woman who smoked Cuban cigars and played tackle football. Ailing Sen. Kennedy to miss funeral Mass for sister Eunice Shriver; Oprah, Biden among invitedHYANNIS, Mass. — Thousands of people, including many Special Olympians, lined the street Friday outside a Cape Cod church where a private funeral Mass was being held for presidential sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy to miss funeral Mass for sister Eunice ShriverHYANNIS, Mass. — Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, will not attend the funeral Mass for his sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Ailing Kennedy to miss funeral Mass for sister Eunice ShriverHYANNIS, Mass. — Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, will not attend the funeral Mass for his sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver. VP Biden to join Shriver and Kennedy families for Eunice Kennedy Shriver’ private funeral MassHYANNIS, Mass. — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to join Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s family and friends to bid final farewell to the founder of the Special Olympics in a Massachusetts church long associated with her family. Attorney for Utah man tied to conviction of polygamous leader asks for rape charge dismissalSALT LAKE CITY — An attorney asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a rape charge filed against a man whose 2001 spiritual marriage led to the criminal conviction of Utah polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs. Mourners pay tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Maria Shriver, grandchildren greet themBARNSTABLE, Mass. — Eunice Kennedy Shriver was celebrated by family members as a passionate humanitarian and a pious woman devoid of vanity on Thursday night, hours after thousands of mourners flocked to a white and gray clapboard church to pay their respects to the founder of the Special Olympics. Vatican paper praises Swiss-US deal on secret bank accounts as step toward ‘ethical finance’VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s newspaper on Thursday praised as a step toward “ethical finance” a deal announced by the Swiss and U.S. governments to settle American demands for the identities of suspected tax dodgers. US panel accuses India of failing to protect religious minorities, places it on watch listNEW DELHI — A U.S. panel on religious freedoms has placed India on its watch list of countries where such freedoms are at risk, noting that there has been a “disturbing increase” in violence against minorities in the South Asian country. Conservative Christian group Focus on the Family suffers ’serious budget shortfall’DENVER — A “serious budget shortfall” at Focus on the Family has prompted the conservative Christian group to issue a special fundraising plea, and contributed to a decision to cede control of its contentious “Love Won Out” conferences about homosexuality to another religious organization, a spokesman said Tuesday. Iraqi police say several bombs strike Shiite areas in Baghdad, killing at least 8 peopleBAGHDAD — Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously Tuesday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and raising fears of a sustained insurgent campaign aimed at provoking new sectarian tensions. The five-day death toll rose to 123 in the worst spasm of bombings the country has suffered since U.S. forces left the cities at the end of June, turning over urban security to Iraqi troops. Iraqi police say several bombs strike Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least 8 peopleBAGHDAD — Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously Tuesday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and raising fears of a sustained insurgent campaign aimed at provoking new sectarian tensions. Study: New members of Catholic orders are more diverse, traditional in belief and practiceOdds are rising that in the coming years, the priest at the neighborhood parish will have roots in Mexico or Vietnam and the sister working at the local health clinic will be dressed in a habit. In bloodiest day since US pullback, bombings in Mosul and Baghdad kill at least 50BAGHDAD — A double truck bombing Monday in Mosul and blasts in Baghdad brought the Iraqi death toll to more than 100 in four days, the worst spasm of violence the country has suffered since U.S. forces left the cities. Wait for sex … and marriage? Evangelicals dubious of abstinence promote marrying earlierWhen Margie and Stephen Zumbrun were battling the urge to have premarital sex, a pastor counseled them to control themselves. The couple signed a purity covenant. Pope Benedict XVI: Nazi concentration camps were ‘extreme symbols of evil’CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy —Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that Nazi concentration camps were “extreme symbols of evil” and hell on earth. Pope Benedict XVI says Nazi concentration camps were ‘extreme symbols of evil’CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy —Pope Benedict XVI says that Nazi concentration camps were “extreme symbols of evil” and hell on earth. Priest at Pa. health club victim’s funeral: Gunman turning off lights before slaying ‘fitting’GREEN TREE, Pa. —Before three women were shot dead at a Pittsburgh-area health club, the gunman first paused and shut off the lights. Thank you, Lord, that’s enough: Swiss near Europe’s largest glacier no longer pray it shrinksGENEVA — Villagers from deeply Roman Catholic south Switzerland have for centuries offered a sacred vow to God to protect them from the advancing ice mass of the Great Aletsch glacier. Pakistani leader promises review of laws after killings of 8 ChristiansISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister pledged on Thursday to review laws that may be sharpening tension among Pakistan’s religious communities, days after a Muslim mob burned homes in rioting that left eight Christians dead. Top US Catholic bishop tells Knights of Columbus convention that morality needed in businessPHOENIX — The top Roman Catholic bishop in the United States said Wednesday the global economic crisis was caused in part by people abandoning personal ethics, and he’s calling for increased morality in business. Mexico apologizes to Church after raid to nab drug suspect during Mass, but says necessaryMEXICO CITY — The Mexican government has apologized to Roman Catholic officials and parishioners after storming a church during Mass to arrest a drug suspect. Catholic sisters asked about fidelity to church teaching, doctrine in sweeping Vatican inquiryA Vatican-ordered investigation into Roman Catholic sisters in the U.S., shrouded in mystery when it was announced seven months ago, is shaping up to be a tough examination of whether women’s religious communities have strayed too far from church teaching. AP NewsBreak: Arizona jail force-feeding FLDS church leader Warren JeffsBEAVER, Utah — A letter from a doctor says polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is being force-fed in an Arizona jail to prevent the possibility of “imminent death.” |
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