Welcome to Santa Claus, Indiana. 欢迎来到印第安纳州圣克劳斯。 Though the town may be 6,000 kilometers south of the North Pole, the residents are some of Santas best helpers.Thats because every year, they get nearly 25,000 letters for th

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The son of one of the leaders of the Iranian revolution has been sentenced to a 21 year prison term - 6 of which he is being required to serve. Ahmad Montazeri is the son of Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri, once presumed to be in line for the po

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Maryland Is Eighth US State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all, said Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley as he signed the bill into law. Maryland joins seven other states an

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Pope Francis Hopes Dual Canonizations Will Reconcile Church On April 27, two popes - John the XXIII and John Paul II - will be made saints in a ceremony at St. Peters Square. The dual canonization is part of the current popes program to reconcile lib

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Here is the breaking news right now. Comes from the papal aircraft. Pope Francis making a significant statement showing conciliation to gay priests and gays and lesbians all around the world. George we just got it from the aircraft. Yes. This is Pope

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Top Orthodox Christian leaders gathered in Ukraine's capital this week to mark the 1,020th anniversary of the region's conversion to Christianity. But Russian leaders are viewing the festivities as a politically motivated demonstration of a growing

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American Students Find New Expressions of Faith Going to college is often a chance for young adults to explore attitudes, ideas and beliefs different from the ones they grew up with. In many cases, students are finding new ways to express their faith

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This is AP News Minute. A bridge on a highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa. The bridge, spanning an industrial area, crumbled sending vehicles plummeting nearly 150 feet. Officials say at least 22 peop

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EducationReport-NewSchoolTrainsinDifferentReligions 教育报道 - 一所新的跨宗教大学 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Claremont Lincoln University in California is a new grad

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By Greg Flakus Dallas, TX 21 September 2006 watch American Ramadan Movie Muslims around the world will begin a month of fasting and prayers known as Ramadan on September 23rd. (The exact date is determined by Muslim holy men using the lunar calendar

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New York Firebombing Prompts Solidarity with Muslims Authorities suspect that a man arrested in connection with a series of firebombings against Muslim and Hindu targets in New York may have acted out of revenge after being thrown out of a neighborho

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's square at The Vatican, 17 Mar 2010 Pope Benedict has written to Catholics in Ireland to apologize for the sexual abuses carried out by the clergy in that country ov

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And this evening Abra and I were joining them. You must stop for flower and fire to Ganga. Flowers and fire. Yeah. Flowers? Yes, those are meant for that. So do we get one of these? It's a honor, it's on me. There is a fire, okay 100 Rupees, less tha

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, visiting Europe to secure continuing support for his country, says the help is needed if Afghanistan is to continue to reverse the extremism and terrorism that gripped his country during the Taleban regime. Mr. Karzai s

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But Columbanus was deeply loyal to the idea of church led by the pope from Rome. He was a decentrer, not a revolutionary. He looked beyond the monastery walls, imagining a Europe united in faith and culture. Is the narration spoken in the language of

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Hundreds of thousands of people have greeted the Pope on his official arrival for World Youth Day in the Australian city, Sydney. The pontiff has praised the Australian government for apologizing to the country's indigenous people for past injustice

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Clergy Who Protested Shutdown Say Their Prayers Answered 抗议关门的牧师称祈祷得到回应 WASHINGTON While lawmakers traded recriminations over the government shutdown and threat of default, the chaplain of the U.S. Senate and other clergy

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Gay Former Priest Sees Hope in Popes Gesture前任同志牧师从教皇表现中看到希望 Henry Huot has kept the implements from his 17 years as priest in a rural New Hampshire diocese. Henry Huot 从他17岁当上美国新罕布尔州的乡村牧师

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By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, 28 Jan 2009 The Vatican has offered to allow conservative Anglican clergy to join a special section of the Catholic Church. They would be able to retain the Anglican liturgy and a married

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By now, the empire was larger than Rome. It stretched from Morocco in the west to the Indus River in the east where the border of India is today. How had it happened that so small an army could conquer an area so large, so fast, so easily? Islams suc

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