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April 2012

April 08, 2012

Pope To Visit Lebanon In September

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is confirming that Pope Benedict XVI will travel to...

April 08, 2012

Pope Leading Outdoor Easter Mass

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating Easter Sunday Mass in sun-drenched, flower-adorned...

April 08, 2012

Official: 38 Killed In Central Nigeria Car Bombing

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomb exploded along a busy roadway Sunday morning in...

April 08, 2012

NKorea’s Bethlehem Is Birthplace Of Kim Religion

MOUNT PAEKTU, North Korea (AP) — As the snow drifts through the towering evergreen trees,...

April 08, 2012

Pope Marks Easter With Call For Syria Violence End

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international...

April 08, 2012

Pope Urges End To Syrian Bloodshed

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter Sunday message has urged the...

April 08, 2012

Christians Celebrate Easter In Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christians are celebrating Easter Mass in Jerusalem in an array...

April 08, 2012

Pakistan Chief To Visit India On Low-profile Trip

NEW DELHI (AP) — Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was scheduled to visit India on...

April 08, 2012

Christians In Holy Land Pray On Holy Saturday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christians gathered near Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher for...

April 07, 2012

Gay Mormon Students In Utah Come Out In Web Video

Students from a strict Mormon college that prohibits "homosexual behavior" have launched a web video...

April 07, 2012

Gay Mormon Students At BYU Come Out In Web Video

Students from a strict Mormon college that prohibits "homosexual behavior" have launched a web video...

April 07, 2012

Witness: Islamist Fighters Execute Tuareg In Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Residents in Mali attempting to flee the northern city of Gao,...

April 07, 2012

NY Catholic Quits Board Over Cardinal’s Gay Stance

NEW YORK (AP) — A day before Easter, the head of New York's Roman Catholic...

April 07, 2012

Egypt’s Brotherhood Picks Alternate Candidate

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's most powerful political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, announced Saturday it is...

April 07, 2012

Egypt: Islamist Group Names Cleric For President

CAIRO (AP) — An ultraconservative Islamist party in Egypt has put forward a leading Muslim...

April 07, 2012

Pope Holds Easter Candle At Basilica Vigil

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, holding a tall, lit, white candle, has entered...

April 07, 2012

Gay Mormon Students Come Out In Web Video

Gay students from a strict Mormon college that prohibits sexual activity are coming out in...

April 07, 2012

NYC Catholic Quits Board Over Gay Rights Stance

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of New York City's Roman Catholic archdiocese faces a...

April 07, 2012

Christians In Holy Land Pray On Easter Saturday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christians have gathered in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher...

April 07, 2012

Filipino Performer Experiences Own Mideast Crisis

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The last thing Filipino performer Carlos Celdran expected at the largest...

April 07, 2012

Activists: 74 Killed In Ongoing Syria Offensives

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed at least 74...

April 06, 2012

Indonesian Living In US Church Avoid Deportation

HIGHLAND PARK, New Jersey (AP) — Inside the New Jersey church where he now lives,...

April 06, 2012

Indonesian Living In NJ Church Avoid Deportation

HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — Inside the New Jersey church where he now lives, Saul...

April 06, 2012

Caribbean News Briefs

CUBA: Royal Caribbean ship rescues 23 Cuban migrants SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A...

April 06, 2012

Calif. Passover Diners Get The Word: No Coke

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coca-Cola may be off the menu for the Passover feast —...

April 06, 2012

AP News In Brief At 5:58 P.m. EDT

2 Navy pilots eject from jet and send fighter careening into apartments, destroying buildings VIRGINIA...

April 06, 2012

Tim Tebow To Deliver Easter Speech At Texas Church

GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) — A central Texas church spokeswoman says New York Jets quarterback Tim...

April 06, 2012

25 Years For US Man In Recruiting Center Plot

BALTIMORE (AP) — A man who once said he wanted to wage jihad against the...

April 06, 2012

AP Photos: Good Friday Observed Around The World

Around the world, Christians commemorated Good Friday with solemn observances, both large and small. In...

April 06, 2012

Cubans Mark Good Friday As Official Holiday

HAVANA (AP) — Good Friday is an official holiday in Cuba for the first time...

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