RNS by Michelle Rindels Ukrainian Catholics are fighting to stop a U.S.-owned company from turning a 19th-century church into a casino, according to international reports. Protesters inside St. Joseph’s church in Dnipropetrovsk were forcefully evicted before the roof and ceiling were removed Friday (July 20), according to Ecumenical News International. “The authorities are laughing at…

Associated Press Kabul, Afghanistan – July 25, 2007 – Afghan police discovered the bullet-riddled body of a South Korean hostage Wednesday as the Taliban released eight other captives who were taken to a U.S. military base, officials said. Because of a recent spike in kidnappings – including an attempt against a Danish citizen Wednesday –…

RNS By Gwen Filosa and John Pope New Orleans — Closing one of the most sensational chapters in post-Katrina New Orleans, Dr. Anna Pou said she fell to her knees and thanked God when she learned Tuesday (July 24) that a grand jury had refused to charge her with murdering patients in Memorial Medical Center…

RNS by Adelle M. Banks Rabbi Sherwin Wine, the founder of the humanistic stream of Judaism, died Saturday (July 21) in an automobile accident. Wine, 79, was vacationing in Morocco at the time. Described by the Humanist chaplain of Harvard University as “the greatest American religious leader you never heard of,” Wine founded the movement…

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