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Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life
VATICAN CITY - E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church.
Nations:Switzerland Vatican Source:(AP)
2009-11-10
Battle over face veil brewing in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) - Rokaya Mohamed, an elementary school teacher, would rather die than take off her face veil, or niqab, thrusting her to the forefront of a battle by government-backed clerics to limit Islamism in Egypt.
Nations:Egypt Saudi Arabia Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-02
Rare Muslim books of divination on show in Washington
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A rare collection of unique, ornate books of divination consulted by shahs, sultans and Muslim laymen in 16th century Persia and Turkey are on show at Washington's Smithsonian Institution.
Nations:U.S. Turkey France Source:(AFP)
2009-10-29
NJ town grieves for slain priest, accused janitor
CHATHAM, N.J. - An arrest in the brutal slaying of a Roman Catholic priest has brought little solace to his parishioners in this affluent community, who widely view the suspected role of the longtime church janitor as a second tragedy.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-25
Vatican seeks to lure disaffected Anglicans
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism - a surprise move designed to entice traditionalists opposed to women priests, openly gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions.
Nations:Canada Vatican Activities:Holocaust Source:(AP)
2009-10-20
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