Efe – February 27, 2008 Havana, Feb 27, 2008 (EFE via COMTEX) — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone became the first foreign dignitary to be received by Cuba’s new president, Raul Castro. Bertone and Castro “examined the development of the Cuban government’s relations with the Holy See and the Catholic Church in Cuba”…

By Greg Trotter Religion News Service In the marketplace of American faith, Catholicism is the big loser. Catholics have lost more members to other faiths, or to no faith at all, than any other U.S. religion, according to the new survey released by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The survey, based on…

Associated Press Phoenix – U.S. polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was handed over to Arizona authorities Tuesday to face charges that he arranged the marriages of two teenage girls to older men. He already has been convicted in Utah in connection with an arranged marriage involving a 14-year-old girl. Jeffs, 52, the former leader of…

Associated Press A senator’s investigation into spending and oversight at six “prosperity gospel” ministries has hit a roadblock with a minister intensifying his efforts to fight the inquiry, but made progress on Monday when another turned over documents. Flamboyant Texas-based faith healer Benny Hinn had turned over material to the Senate Finance Committee in response…

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