by Al Webb | Sep 9, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled this month (Sept. 16-19) to pay the first papal visit to Britain in 28 years, but the host nation seems less than enthusiastic about it, according to a pair of public opinion polls. One survey, by the Ipsos MORI pollsters...
by Francis X. Rocca | Sep 9, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Wednesday (Sept. 8) joined Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other high-level U.S. officials in denouncing a Florida pastor’s plans to burn the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. A statement from the...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 9, 2010 | News
(RNS) The imam who proposed an Islamic community center near Ground Zero said Tuesday (Sept. 7) that changing his plans would play into the hands of extremists who think Americans oppose Islam. “The wonderful outpouring of support for our right to build this community...
by Ron Csillag | Sep 8, 2010 | News
TORONTO (RNS) “Hell is a half-filled auditorium,” wrote the poet Robert Frost. In Canada, it’s slightly less full. According to new poll, a bit more than half of Canadians believe in heaven, but less than a third believe in hell. About 53 percent said they believe in...
by Al Webb | Sep 8, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) An Anglican vicar has been sentenced to four years in prison for conducting hundreds of fake marriages as part of a fraud helping illegal immigrants set up permanent homes in Britain. The Rev. Alex Brown was convicted of carrying out some 360 sham...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 8, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Three dozen faith leaders Tuesday (Sept. 7) issued a declaration denouncing anti-Muslim bigotry as the nation prepares to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at a time of inflamed religious tensions. Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic...
