http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with general news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276122,pope-calls-on-g8-nations-to-maintain-and-boost-aid.html Rome - Pope Benedict XVI has called on the world's leading industrialized nations to maintain and strengthen assistance for poor nations during the world economic crisis, according to information released by the Vatican Saturday. I appeal to G8 memb... Religion,General Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:48:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276122,pope-calls-on-g8-nations-to-maintain-and-boost-aid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275649,popes-social-encyclical-to-be-published-on-july-7.html Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI's latest encyclical, a document on how the global economy should take into account the needs of the poor, is to be published on July 7, the Vatican said Wednesday. Entitled Caritas in veritate, in English, Charity i... Religion,General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:41:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275649,popes-social-encyclical-to-be-published-on-july-7.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275391,sermons-bring-touch-of-islam-to-broadcaster--feature.html Berlin - A controversy in Germany a couple of years ago about Islamic content on tax-funded websites has faded and broadcasters are now gingerly wondering if Islamic spirituality should be permitted on German radio. It is hard to imagine a more cauti... Religion,General Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:11:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275391,sermons-bring-touch-of-islam-to-broadcaster--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275334,breakaway-catholic-sect-ordains-eight-new-priests-in-switzerland.html Geneva - Eight priests were ordained Monday into the conservative Society of Saint Pius X in Switzerland, in a direct snub to the Vatican. The society was founded in 1970 by Catholics upset over the liberal reforms in the church following the Second ... Religion,General Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:56:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275334,breakaway-catholic-sect-ordains-eight-new-priests-in-switzerland.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275322,pope-scientific-tests-confirm-ancient-remains-are-st-pauls.html Rome - In a surprise announcement Pope Benedict XVI has said scientific tests carried out on an ancient Roman tomb confirm the long-held Roman Catholic belief that it contains the remains of Saint Paul. Benedict on Sunday evening told the faithful ga... Religion,General Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:08:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275322,pope-scientific-tests-confirm-ancient-remains-are-st-pauls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275069,controversial-catholic-traditionalists-ordain-three-in-germany.html Zaitzkofen,Germany - A controversial group of Catholic traditionalists ordained three priests in Germany Saturday despite warnings from local bishops that they had no right to do so. The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) made headlines earlier this year wh... Religion,General Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:23:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275069,controversial-catholic-traditionalists-ordain-three-in-germany.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275055,translation-problems-delay-popes-new-encyclical-report.html Rome - Translation problems have delayed the long-awaited publication of a new encyclical from the Pope, Italian media reported Saturday. A ruling from the Vatican of Catholic teaching on Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) is expected before th... Religion,General Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:05:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275055,translation-problems-delay-popes-new-encyclical-report.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274930,germany-to-set-up-first-islamic-theology-department.html Osnabrueck, Germany - Germany is to set up its first university department of Islamic theology to train imams, the northern state of Lower Saxony said Friday. The state-funded unit will be an institute attached to the University of Osnabrueck. ... Religion,General Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:11:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274930,germany-to-set-up-first-islamic-theology-department.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274925,news-germany-seeks-to-build-bridges-with-muslim-community--feature.html Berlin - Germany took an historic step this week to find pragmatic answers to conflicts between its strict Muslims and the secular school system, over issues such as whether devout girls should wear headscarves. Some public schools have tried to ban ... Religion,General Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:35:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274925,news-germany-seeks-to-build-bridges-with-muslim-community--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274655,pope-benedict-to-meet-president-obama-on-july-10.html Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI is to receive US President Barack Obama on July 10 for their first-ever meeting, the Vatican said Wednesday, confirming reports from the US. The meeting would come directly after Obama attends the Group of Eight (G8) ... Religion,General Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:53:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/274655,pope-benedict-to-meet-president-obama-on-july-10.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273955,french-move-to-ban-the-wearing-of-the-burqa--feature.html Paris - Five years after France prohibited the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in public schools, a movement is gathering momentum here for a more radical measure: outlawing the wearing of the burqa in public. Earli... Religion,General Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:20:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273955,french-move-to-ban-the-wearing-of-the-burqa--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273603,vatican-saint-pius-x-ordinations-are-illegitimate.html Vatican City - The Vatican said Wednesday is would consider illegitimate any attempts to ordain new priests by an ultra-traditionalist Catholic group involved in a recent row over Holocaust denial. In a statement, the Vatican quoted a letter by Pop... Religion,General Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:53:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273603,vatican-saint-pius-x-ordinations-are-illegitimate.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273581,polish-muslims-call-for-change-in-law-to-recognise-islamic-weddings.html Warsaw - Polish Muslims want to change a 1936 law that requires them to pray for Poland and the country's president, Polish Radio reported Wednesday. The Muslim community also want days off for Islamic religious holidays, in the predominantly Catholi... Religion,General Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:05:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273581,polish-muslims-call-for-change-in-law-to-recognise-islamic-weddings.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273383,french-prosecutor-demands-dissolution-of-church-of-scientology.html Paris - The Paris public prosecutor's office has demanded that a court trying the French section of the controversial Church of Scientology for organized fraud order the dissolution of the self-styled religion, Paris media reported Tuesday. In additi... Religion,General Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:17:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273383,french-prosecutor-demands-dissolution-of-church-of-scientology.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273282,doctor-who-served-popes-for-over-30-years-retires.html Vatican City - The Vatican announced Monday the retirement of long-time papal personal physician, Renato Buzzonetti, who assisted Pope John Paul II following the failed 1981 assassination attempt and at his deathbed in 2005, before going on to serve ... Religion,General Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:17:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273282,doctor-who-served-popes-for-over-30-years-retires.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273085,swine-flu-takes-wine-off-the-altar-in-australia.html Sydney - Some Australian Catholics attending Holy Communion on Sunday were obliged to pass on the sacramental wine because of swine flu fears. Offered bread but not wine, they were told both were not essential to receiving Holy Communion. ... Religion,General Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:59:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/273085,swine-flu-takes-wine-off-the-altar-in-australia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271846,two-myanmar-monks-injured-in-second-temple-accident-within-a-week.html Yangon - Two prominent Buddhist monks were injured in an elevator crash while inspecting the country's tallest Buddha statue in the second temple-related accident within a week, monastry officials said Friday. Sayadaw (Abbot) Ashin Sandar Dika and S... Religion,General Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:47:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271846,two-myanmar-monks-injured-in-second-temple-accident-within-a-week.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271659,threats-prompt-tighter-security-during-dalai-lamas-dutch-visit.html Amsterdam - Following serious threats against the Dalai Lama, the Netherlands have introduced extra security measures to protect the Tibetan spiritual leader during his planned three-day visit to the country, local media reported Thursday. Serious... Religion,General Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:59:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271659,threats-prompt-tighter-security-during-dalai-lamas-dutch-visit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271658,dalai-lama-pays-tribute-to-tiananmen-dead.html New Delhi - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, paid tribute Thursday to those killed in the Chinese government crackdown on pro-democracy protests 20 years ago in central Beijing and urged thegovernment to review the events that led to the... Religion,General Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:59:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271658,dalai-lama-pays-tribute-to-tiananmen-dead.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271644,vandals-desecrate-jewish-cemetery-in-western-greece.html Athens - Vandals attacked a Jewish cemetery in western Greece, damaging at least six graves, the majority of them beyond repair, regional authorities said Thursday. The vandals appeared to have scaled the walls of the cemetery in Ioannina, western Gr... Religion,General Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:17:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/271644,vandals-desecrate-jewish-cemetery-in-western-greece.html