Religion_Belief
Latest Stories
Ukraine Weather_Lea.jpg
Snow surrounds an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Kiev on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry said 18 people had died of hypothermia and nearly 500 people had sought medical help for frostbite and hypothermia in just three days last week. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Japan Population_Live.jpg
**FILE** Worshippers pack the compound of Sensoji temple on Jan. 1, 2012, to pray in the hope of receiving a New Year's blessing in the Asakusa district in Tokyo. (Associated Press)
20120129-211356-pic-146207170.jpg
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks to media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gingrich 2012_Lea(1).jpg
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich talks to the media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla., on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gingrich 2012_Lea.jpg
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (left) talks with an unidentified man after arriving at Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
20120126-211748-pic-742821892.jpg
Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a Republican presidential candidate, chats with schoolchildren after speaking to backers inside the First Baptist Church of Okeechobee's gymnasium in Okeechobee, Fla., on Tuesday. Some values voters with big families are supporting Mr. Santorum. (Associated Press)
ISRAEL.jpg
In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, Jewish settlers walk near the remaining foundations of a demolished house, with a sign wishing its rebuilding, in the unauthorized West Bank Jewish settlement of Migron. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
20120124-223747-pic-217819538.jpg
Occupy D.C. protesters Drew Veysey and Sam Jewler (from left) hold a D.C. flag behind Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton as she speaks to reporters following a hearing Tuesday about the occupation of McPherson Square.
20120124-173531-pic-838228066.jpg
"Nobody can force me" to sit with Israelis, says Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat (left). He and Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie appeared for a news conference last year in front of a banner that reads, "Islam is the answer." (Associated Press)
20120124-160351-pic-111491501.jpg
Members of India's Sikh community said they were outraged when "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno showed a photo of the Golden Temple, the holiest site in the Sikh religion, and claimed it was Mitt Romney's summer home. (Associated Press)
Romania Protests_Lea.jpg
**FILE** Anti-government protesters wave banners during a demonstration march in Bucharest, Romania, on Jan. 24, 2012. The protesters called for the resignation of the country's president and early elections. (Associated Press)
Mideast Egypt_Lea.jpg
An Egyptian protester reads a newspaper outside a tent in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, a day before planned demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of the start of the uprising that deposed President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
20120123-234831-pic-740976644.jpg
Priests, bishops and cardinals process up the aisle at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. for the Catholic mass that was part of the Youth Rally and Mass for Life Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
20120123-234831-pic-193100205.jpg
Donald W. Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, celebrates Mass at Verizon Center on Monday as part of the March for Life festivities. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
MARCH_01-2311
Hundreds of youths gather in the street outside the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 following the Youth Rally and Mass for Life. Once the mass was completed, people picked up signs and prepared to march to the Supreme Court in defense of pro-life legislation. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
MARCH_01-2309
Fifteen-year-old Sydney Bosman of Huntingtown, Md., takes a nap during the Youth Rally and Mass for Life. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
MARCH_01-2308
Donald Wuerl, right, archbishop of Washington, presides over the Catholic mass at the Verizon Center, part of the Youth Rally and Mass for Life. Thousands of people attended the event and then marched to the Supreme Court demanding that Roe v. Wade be overturned. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
MARCH_01-2307
Priests, bishops and cardinals process up the long aisle at the Verizon Center for the Catholic mass that was part of the Youth Rally and Mass for Life. About 15,500 people were expected, with an additional 10,000 at the D.C. Armory. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
MARCH_01-2306
A nun prays using her rosary during the Youth Rally and Mass for Life, at the Verizon Center. About 15,500 people were expected, with an additional 10,000 at the D.C. Armory. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
MARCH_01-2305
Priests from across the country attend the Youth Rally and Mass for Life at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. These priests were later called upon to offer communion to the thousands of people in attendance. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
