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December 2011

December 20, 2011

Canadian Bishop In Child Porn Case Apologizes

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian Roman Catholic bishop charged with importing child pornography has...

December 20, 2011

12 Indicted In Beard-cutting Attacks On US Amish

CLEVELAND (AP) — Twelve members of a breakaway Amish group have been charged with federal...

December 20, 2011

Nuns: Prayers To Marianne, Hawaii Soil Cured Woman

HONOLULU (AP) — The second Vatican-authenticated miracle in allowing a nun to soon become St....

December 20, 2011

12 Indicted In Beard-cutting Attacks On Ohio Amish

CLEVELAND (AP) — Twelve members of a breakaway Amish group have been charged with federal...

December 20, 2011

Latest Developments In Arab World’s Unrest

___ EGYPT Thousands of Egyptian women march in the streets of Cairo, protesting abuse by...

December 20, 2011

Iraq PM Tells Kurds To Hand Over Sunni VP

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Shiite prime minister told Kurdish authorities Wednesday to hand over the...

December 20, 2011

‘Idol’ Runner-up Archuleta To Serve Mormon Mission

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta will take a break from...

December 20, 2011

Iowa Christian Group Divided Over GOP Endorsement

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A prominent Christian conservative group in Iowa is not endorsing a...

December 20, 2011

David Archuleta Announces Plans For Mormon Mission

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — American Idol David runner-up Archuleta says he will take a...

December 20, 2011

Brazil: 3 Priests Sentenced In Sex Abuse Of Minors

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A juvenile court judge in Brazil's northeastern state of Alagoas...

December 20, 2011

Ohio Shooting Of Girl In Amish Buggy A Homicide

FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio (AP) — The fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Amish girl who was driving...

December 20, 2011

National Menorah To Be Lit In DC For Hanukkah

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special lighting ceremony is planned for the National Hanukkah Menorah near...

December 20, 2011

Iraq’s Sunni Vice President Denies Accusations He Ran Hit Teams Against Government Officials

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Sunni vice president denies accusations he ran hit teams against government...

December 20, 2011

Egypt Women March Against Army In Fury Over Abuse

CAIRO (AP) — Around 10,000 women marched through central Cairo demanding Egypt's ruling military step...

December 19, 2011

UN Denounces Human Rights Violations In Iran

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday denouncing serious human...

December 19, 2011

Polygamous Family Launches Challenge Of Utah Law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Reality TV stars Kody Brown and his four wives say...

December 19, 2011

Polygamous Family Launches Challenge Of US Law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Reality TV stars Kody Brown and his four wives say...

December 19, 2011

New President Calls For Tunisia’s Jews To Return

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's newly elected president has called for the country's Jewish population...

December 19, 2011

2 Muslim Men Kicked Off Flight Sue 2 Air Carriers

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Two Muslim men who say they were kicked off an airplane...

December 19, 2011

Study: Christian Population Shifts From Europe

NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis spells out how the Christian population is shrinking...

December 19, 2011

Iraq’s Sunni VP Denies Charges He Ran Hit Squad

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Sunni vice president denied charges he ran a hit squad that...

December 19, 2011

Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant For Sunni VP

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Shiite-led government issued an arrest warrant Monday for Vice President Tariq...

December 19, 2011

Hungary’s Top Court Strikes Down New Religion Law

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Constitutional Court has struck down the country's restrictive new church...

December 19, 2011

Pope OKs 7 New Saints, Including Hawaii’s Marianne

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has approved seven new saints for the Catholic...

December 19, 2011

Maldives President Condemns Islamic Protest

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The president of Maldives has condemned a protest planned by...

December 19, 2011

China Party Official Warns Members Over Religion

BEIJING (AP) — Religious practice among Chinese Communist Party members is increasing and threatens its...

December 18, 2011

Iraq: Sunni-backed Bloc Boycotts Parliament

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi lawmaker says a Sunni-backed political bloc has suspended its participation...

December 18, 2011

Pope Urges Dignity In Emotional Visit To Prison

ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI made an emotional visit Sunday to Rome's main prison,...

December 18, 2011

Egypt’s Military, Activists Vie For Public Support

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ruling military and the revolutionaries who demand they immediately step down...

December 18, 2011

Egyptian Troops, Protesters Clash For 3rd Day

CAIRO (AP) — Troops and protesters clashed Sunday in Cairo for the third straight day,...

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