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Nepal 'Buddha Boy' returns to jungle
KATHMANDU (AFP) - A young man who is believed by followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha has returned to Nepal's jungles to meditate alone, police said Saturday, as scholars cast doubt on his supporters' claims.
Nations:Nepal Source:(AFP)
2008-11-22
Preacher with 86 wives gets court reprieve
LAGOS - A Nigerian court said an 84-year-old Islamic preacher with 86 wives should be released from jail after he was held for failing to heed a call by local leaders to divorce all but four of the women, his lawyer said.
Nations:Nigeria
2008-11-16
1,200-year-old church uncovered in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria - Archaeologists in central Syria have unearthed the remnants of a 1,200-year-old church believed to be the largest ever discovered in this Mideast country, an antiquities official said Thursday.
Nations:Syria Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
SC priest: No communion for Obama supporters
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil."
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama John Kerry Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Devotees flock to 'Buddha reincarnation' in Nepal
RATANPUR, Nepal - The teenage boy revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha sat silently in the jungle as he blessed his devotees Wednesday with a light tap on the head, which they consider the touch of the divine.
Nations:Nepal Source:(AP)
2008-11-12
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- Nepal 'Buddha Boy' returns to jungle 2008-11-22
- Preacher with 86 wives gets court reprieve 2008-11-16
- 1,200-year-old church uncovered in Syria 2008-11-13
- SC priest: No communion for Obama supporters 2008-11-13
- Devotees flock to 'Buddha reincarnation' in Nepal 2008-11-12
- Catholic bishops will fight Obama on abortion 2008-11-11
- Churches across America reflect on Obama election 2008-11-09
- 70 years after Kristallnacht, Germany hails Jewish life 2008-11-09
- Monks brawl at Christian holy site in Jerusalem 2008-11-09
- Son: Billy Graham's work with presidents is ending 2008-11-07
- Campaign comes to churches on final Sunday 2008-11-02
- Vatican issues screening guidelines for priests 2008-10-30
- Atheists plan ad campaign on side of London buses 2008-10-22
- Va. pharmacy follows faith, no birth control sales 2008-10-22
- 991 suspected militants indicted in Saudi Arabia 2008-10-21
- Taliban gunmen kill Christian aid worker in Kabul 2008-10-20
- Archbishop criticizes Obama, Catholic allies 2008-10-18
- Farrakhan says 'new beginning' for Nation of Islam 2008-10-18
- Film on John Paul II reveals 1982 knife attack drew blood 2008-10-15
- US condemns attacks on Iraq's Christians 2008-10-14
- Atlanta Jews remember 'bomb that healed' 2008-10-13
- Holocaust survivors tell love story 2008-10-12
- Official: 3,000 Christians flee Iraq's Mosul 2008-10-11
- US nuns come home to discover 'terrorist' status 2008-10-11
- Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK 2008-10-11
- Benedict backs beatification of Nazi-era pope 2008-10-09
- Nepal appoints 3-year-old as new living goddess 2008-10-07
- Mormons build their first temple in Italy 2008-10-04
- Pope reaffirms Church opposition to contraception 2008-10-03
- 168 killed in stampede at Hindu temple in India 2008-09-30
- Iraqi Christians protest end to legislative quotas 2008-09-28
- Calif. religious leaders push for gay marriage ban 2008-09-24
- Younger evangelicals split over Palin choice as VP 2008-09-14
- After 9/11, some lives recast for greater good 2008-09-14
- Pope lauds 'power of love' at Lourdes mass 2008-09-14
- Pope leads 250,000 for open-air Paris mass 2008-09-13
- Pope in Paris condemns love of money, power 2008-09-13
- US satirist Maher takes on organized religion 2008-09-12
- Pope begins visit to France 2008-09-12
- Group dangles $50K for Jews who move to Ala. town 2008-09-08
- At least 1,500 flee Hindu-Christian clashes in India 2008-08-28
- Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frog 2008-08-28
- Abandoned synagogue gives shelter in Ossetian war 2008-08-22
- Anti-India sentiment grows amid Kashmir unrest 2008-08-22
- Young evangelical backs out of convention prayer 2008-08-22
- 'Totally premature' to consider papal trip to China: Vatican 2008-08-21
- McCain and Obama face questions about their faith 2008-08-15
- Passengers back Osteen, say they saw no assault 2008-08-13
- China church activist seized by police, escapes: brother 2008-08-12
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