Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Vatican issued "Ten Commandments" for drivers

Vatican's 10 Commandments for drivers (AP)

A traffic policeman puts on his gloves among the vehicles at Chang'an street in Beijing in this November 3, 2006 file photograph.The Vatican took a break from strictly theological matters on Tuesday to issue its own rules of the road, a compendium of do's and don'ts on the moral aspects of driving and motoring. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesAP - The Vatican on Tuesday issued a set of "Ten Commandments" for drivers, telling motorists not to kill, not to drink and drive, and to help fellow travelers in case of accidents.


Sunday, June 17, 2007

Pope urges end to Mideast wars

Pope, in Assisi, urges end to Mideast wars, terror (Reuters)

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass during a pastoral visit in Assisi June 17, 2007. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)Reuters - Pope Benedict on Sunday made one of his strongest peace appeals, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence."


Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy (Reuters)

Sister-wives Valerie (L) and Vicki serve breakfast to their children in their polygamous house in Herriman, Utah, in this file photo from May 30, 2007. After more than a century on the fringe of America's consciousness, Mormons are riding a wave of media attention and public scrutiny -- and say they welcome the chance to set a few things straight. To match feature USA-MORMONS (Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters)Reuters - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Man tries to jump into the popemobile

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A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday, June 6, 2007, in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers. (AP)

German man tries to jump into the popemobile

Man tries to jump into popemobile (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile escorted by security guards, as he arrives  for the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 6, 2007.  At  left, Swiss Guards Commander Col. Elmar Theodore Maeder.  A man tried to jump into the uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday and was wrestled to the ground by security officers. The pope was not hurt and didn't even appear to notice that the man had jumped over the protective barricade toward the white popemobile as it drove by with the pope waving to the audience. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)AP - A German man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday and held onto it for a few seconds before being wrestled to the ground by security officers.


Vatican plans to tap solar energy

Vatican plans to tap solar energy (AP)

A  Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004 file photo showing the roof of the Pope Paul VI auditorium at the Vatican. The cement panels of the 6,300 seat auditorium will be replaced by photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, engineer Pier Carlo Cuscianna said in a telephone interview in Rome, Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The auditorium is the first of some of the Holy See buildings that will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's worry about squandering the Earth's resources. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)AP - Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the Earth's resources, a Vatican engineer said Tuesday. The roof of the Paul VI auditorium will be redone next year, with its cement panels replaced with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, engineer Pier Carlo Cuscianna said.


Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Old Testament manuscript 1,300 years old

Israel Museum displays rare manuscript (AP)

A visitor looks at the Song of the Sea partial text, written on a piece of parchment on display at the Shrine of the Book in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Monday, June 4, 2007. A rare Old Testament manuscript some 1,300 years old is finally on display for the first time, after making its way from a secret room in a Cairo synagogue to the hands of an American collector. The manuscript, containing the 'Song of the Sea' section of the Old Testament's Book of Exodus and dating to around the 7th century A.D., comes from what scholars call the 'silent era' — a span of 600 years between the third and eighth centuries from which almost no Hebrew manuscripts survive. (AP Photo/Maya Hasson)AP - A rare Old Testament manuscript some 1,300 years old is finally on display for the first time, after making its way from a secret room in a Cairo synagogue to the hands of an American collector.