BEIJING – China accused President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation.
Amid the mass of aid agencies piling in to help Haiti quake victims is a batch of Church of Scientology “volunteer ministers”, claiming to use the power of touch to reconnect nervous systems.
Freemasons’ Hall in London. Reports from the British Mandate period state that the lodges in Israel “stand for peace.”
Since its inception, Freemasonry has welcomed Jews as members, and initially most Jewish Masons were from prominent Sephardi families. One of these, Moses Montefiore, is important because of his connection to 19th-century Palestine, where he helped improve the living conditions of local Jews. However, the first Masonic ceremony held in Jerusalem was conducted by a Kentucky-born Mason named Robert Morris at the Cave of Zedekiah (popularly known as King Solomon’s Quarries) near Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem.
Pope Benedict XVI was “deeply disturbed and distressed†by a report that said Roman Catholic Church authorities covered up abuse of children by priests in Ireland and he plans to write a letter to the Irish people.
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks in Caracas, Venezuela on Nov. 25.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind’s savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai.
Vatican official Cardinal William Levada announces plans to make it easier for Anglicans to convert to Catholicism.
The Vatican said it will make it far easier for disgruntled Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, in one of Rome’s most sweeping gestures to a Protestant church since the Reformation.
to Work for the ‘Common Good’
Pope Benedict XVI signing his encyclical “Charity in Truth†at the Vatican on Monday.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a radical rethinking of the global economy, criticizing a growing divide between rich and poor and urging the establishment of a “true world political authority†to oversee the economy and work for the “common good.â€
Newsweek editor Evan Thomas said President Obama is “sort of God” in a way that’s “standing above the country.” Transcript below.
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Benedict drew cheers when his heart went out to suffering Palestinian refugees, whom he compared to the Holy Family forced 2,000 years ago to flee to Egypt. In the shadow of Israel’s security barrier, he condemned the erection of walls. He declared unequivocally that “The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers, secure and at peace with its neighbors, within internationally recognized borders.” Such words spoken by the pope in the heart of Palestine were especially powerful.
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