With Islamic summer camps, Saudi Arabia tries to keep youth away from al-QaidaRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Young men spray hoses in a car-washing contest and play pool. Children make paper crowns in an art class, while their parents have a picnic. Alongside the fun and games, Muslim clerics answer questions about jihad or give lectures about the proper dress for women. Editor of Italy bishops’ newspaper resigns; Had demanded Berlusconi respond to sex allegationsROME — The editor of a prominent Catholic newspaper that demanded Premier Silvio Berlusconi answer questions about a sex scandal resigned Thursday after being caught up in scandal himself. Car bomb northeast of Baghdad misses leader of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party, wounds 4BAGHDAD — A car bomb apparently targeting the leader of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party wounded four people northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, police said. The politician escaped unharmed. Idaho charter school says state illegally barred use of Bible as an instructional textBOISE, Idaho — A public charter school is suing Idaho officials, saying the state illegally barred use of the Bible as an instructional text. EEOC says Muslim workers suffered discrimination in prayer dispute at Swift meatpacking plantDENVER — Federal officials says a JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Colorado was wrong to fire more than 100 Muslim workers who walked out during Ramadan last year in a dispute over prayer breaks. Iraq Shiite leader reaches out to rivals; government pushes back census to Oct. 2010BAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite political party acknowledged setbacks and reached out to political rivals Tuesday as he formally replaced his father at the party’s helm. Pope backs Italian bishops amid row with Premier Berlusconi’s family newspaperROME — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday gave his full support to the Italian Catholic Church after it was dragged into a media row linked to Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal. Carrie Prejean sues over ouster as Miss California; claims libel, religious discriminationLOS ANGELES — Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean sued pageant officials Monday for libel, slander and religious discrimination, accusing them of telling her to stop mentioning God even before her controversial remarks against gay marriage. Berlusconi allies work to patch up ties with Catholic church after latest sex scandal salvosROME — Allies of the Italian government have pledged to patch up ties with the Catholic church, after a newspaper in Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s media family attacked a Catholic editor who had demanded he answer allegations in a sex scandal over young women. Dalai Lama says his visit to Taiwan is ‘purely humanitarian’ and not politicalTAOYUAN, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama denied any political agenda as he began what he described as a “purely humanitarian” mission to comfort victims of Taiwan’s worst storm, trying to calm fears that he would further anger China. Connecticut diocese wants Scalia to review Supreme Court case involving sex abuse documentsNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut that has fought for years to prevent the release of documents generated by lawsuits against priests for alleged sexual abuse wants conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to take up the case. Eulogies for Iraqi Shiite leader reflect worries of instability in absence of strong figureBAGHDAD — Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country’s most powerful Shiite leaders on Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death. Iraqi prime minister says death of revered Shiite leader leaves ‘void’ at crucial timeBAGHDAD — Thousands poured into the streets of the Iraqi capital Friday amid tight security to pay their respects to a revered Shiite leader whose death the Iraqi prime minister said left a void in the country during a “delicate and sensitive period.” Berlusconi, embroiled in sex scandal, to participate in religious service to absolve sinsROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who has been embroiled in a sex scandal for months, is planning to attend a religious service Friday for the remission of sins alongside the Vatican No. 2. Body of revered Shiite leader arrives in Baghdad amid tight security for funeral processionBAGHDAD — The body of a revered Shiite leader arrived Friday for burial amid tight security that saw portions of the Iraqi capital sealed off, signaling fears the funeral procession may be targeted by insurgents to stoke sectarian tensions. Iranians pay homage to late Iraqi Shiite leader and his deep ties to Islamic republicTEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians prayed and wept Thursday during a memorial for Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim in the start of mourning that will encompass Shiites in both Iran and Iraq, a sign of the key power-broker’s network of influences and alliances. Analysis: Death of Iraqi Shiite leader brings questions about future of political empireBAGHDAD — Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim held together Iraq’s biggest Shiite political party as the ultimate middleman: maintaining his deep ties with Iran and cultivating his new alliances of necessity with America. Influential Iraqi Shiite leader who rose to power in post-Saddam era dies in Iran from cancerBAGHDAD — Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq’s most influential politicians and maintained ties with both the U.S. and Iran, died Wednesday in Tehran. He was 59. Supreme Court ruling loosens Catholic diocese hold on priest sex abuse papersNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut, saying that thousands of documents generated by lawsuits against six priests for alleged sexual abuse cannot remain sealed. Al-Qaida emerges as chief suspect in wave of bombings, but Saddam’s Baath link also citedBAGHDAD — Al-Qaida in Iraq is the most likely suspect behind massive truck bombings targeting major government institutions in Baghdad. Brazilian prosecutor accuses Italian priest who ran kids’ shelter of sexually abusing boysRIO DE JANEIRO — An Italian priest who ran an award-winning shelter for homeless children in Brazil has been charged with sexually abusing boys for years and allowing visiting foreigners to exploit the children, prosecutors said Wednesday. US Catholic leaders urge US to end Cuba embargo, both sides to ‘listen to their better angels’HAVANA — A delegation of U.S. Roman Catholic Church leaders urged Barack Obama’s administration Tuesday to seize what they called a rare political opportunity to lift the 47-year-old economic embargo against Cuba’s communist government. Religion in the ranks: New breed of military rabbis too gung-ho for some IsraelisJERUSALEM — Most Israelis expect their military rabbis to confine themselves to such tasks as making sure the army provides kosher food and respects the Sabbath. But lately, some of them are asserting their own idea of Jewish virtue at the risk of stepping into the country’s culture wars. ‘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. 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. French Muslim woman barred from pool for donning head-to-toe ‘burquini’ swim suitPARIS — A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit — dubbed a “burquini” — may have opened a new chapter in France’s tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code. Former California priest charged with 22 counts of sex abuse in UK
Psychologists association: Therapists shouldn’t tell gay clients they can become straightNEW YORK — The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. A look at Pakistan’s Christian communityNUMBERS: Christians make up less than 5 percent of Pakistan’s estimated 175 million people, according to the CIA World Factbook. The community includes Catholics and Protestants, and many live in neighborhoods referred to as “Christian Colonies” in various cities. RI’s Touro Synagogue, oldest existing Jewish house of worship in US, opens new visitors centerNEWPORT, R.I. — The Touro Synagogue was barely 25 years old when George Washington offered a vision of religious tolerance in a letter he sent its congregants. |
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LONDON —British police have charged a former California priest with sexually abusing young boys when he served in the United Kingdom between 1959 and 1983.
