Pope OKs miracle to beatify UK Cardinal Newman (AP) AP - Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, moved a step closer to possible sainthood Friday after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. Vatican newspaper praises French Protestant John Calvin (AFP)
NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year (AP)
Lightning strike destroys Mass. church steeple (AP) AP - Lightning has struck a historic eastern Massachusetts church, damaging its roof and destroying its steeple. Obama says he gets daily prayers on his BlackBerry (AP) AP - President Barack Obama says he gets a prayer every morning on his BlackBerry. Obama hasn't yet picked a church for his family (AP) AP - President Barack Obama says he is taking his time picking a church because his choice will undergo political scrutiny. Mennonites protest church exclusion of gays (AP)
Vatican should learn from Galileo mess, prelate says (Reuters) Reuters - The Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and possibly repeat the mistake it made when it condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century, a Vatican official said on Thursday in a rare self-criticism. Religion News in Brief (AP) AP - The Rev. Peter Morales of Colorado has been elected as the first Latino president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Friday he thought Pope Benedict XVI would "share my approach" on policy in the Middle East.
AFP - The Vatican newspaper Friday praised influential French Protestant John Calvin, a critic of the Roman Catholic Church, hailing him an "extraordinary" figure.
AP - Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both.
AP - In a quiet act of defiance, gay and lesbian Mennonites dressed in bright pink gathered outside the church's official convention in Columbus on Thursday and criticized its leaders for trying to push them out.
