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Associated Press Ramallah – West Bank – A new “morality police” has begun detaining Palestinians who eat or drink in public during the fasting month of Ramadan, a first in the West Bank where Muslim custom was always widely observed, but never before imposed. The 12-member squad with special red badges appears to be an…

By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — A doctor alleged Wednesday that Pope John Paul II violated Catholic teaching against euthanasia by refusing medical care that would have kept him alive longer — a charge immediately dismissed by Vatican officials. In an article in the Italian journal Micromega, Dr. Lina Pavanelli, an anaesthesiologist, questioned why John…

By Lilly Fowler Religion News Service Jim Yelvington decided he would do something different with the launch of his new church in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. — cancel Sunday worship services. As part of a new “Faith in Action” program, Yelvington traded traditional Sabbath singing and praying for a Sunday dedicated to community service. His…

Associated Press – September 26, 2007 YANGON, Myanmar – Mounting pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks against Myanmar’s military government erupted into serious bloodshed for the first time Wednesday, as security forces shot dead at least one man and wounded more in chaotic confrontations in the country’s biggest city. The violence riveted world attention on…

By Peggy Polk and Daniel Burke Religion News Service NEW ORLEANS — Expressing their “passionate desire” to remain a full partner in the worldwide Anglican Communion, U.S. Episcopal bishops on Tuesday (Sept. 25) said they remain committed to not allowing more gay bishops and pledged not to authorize public blessings of same-sex unions. The bishops,…

By Daniel Burke Religion News Service Religious sects across the globe wage wars of endless retribution. Revenge fantasies fill American movie theaters. Legal courts are crammed with people seeking settled scores. So last October, when the Amish community of Lancaster County, Pa., immediately offered forgiveness to the family of Charles Roberts, the gunman who murdered…

Associated Press New York – Lenny Kravitz’s upcoming album is titled, “It Is Time for a Love Revolution,” with songs including “Love Love Love” and “Will You Marry Me.” But anyone expecting a confessional on his romantic life may be disappointed. While saying his songs are “always personal,” Kravitz said the album focuses on many…

Associated Press St. George, Utah – The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was convicted Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for performing a wedding between a 19-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl. Warren Jeffs, 51, could get life in prison after a trial that threw a spotlight on a renegade community along…

Associated Press VATICAN CITY – Roman Catholic officials reminded the faithful Monday it is sacrilegious to buy or sell religious relics, after news reports and a church Web site suggested fans of Pope John Paul II could get a piece of his white cassock by making an online donation. For several weeks, the diocese of…

By Elizabeth Birge Religion News Service (UNDATED) In life, Lou Tafuri loved to fish in the waters off the New Jersey coast. In death, he sleeps with the fishes. His family couldn’t be happier. Tafuri, who died in 2005, was cremated after donating his body to science. Shortly before the ashes were returned to his…
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