The small bomb exploded inside the courtyard of the motherhouse just moments after Sister Maria Hanna received an anonymous phone call warning her to get her nuns out of the area.
In the News
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June 2nd, 2010
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June 2nd, 2010
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is calling for repeal of Pakistan's blasphemy laws in the wake of militant attacks against the Ahmadi mosques in the country.
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June 2nd, 2010
Australian Rules star Jason Akermanis has been suspended by his club over a controversial newspaper column in which he urged homosexual players to 'stay in the closet'.
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June 2nd, 2010
In a recent article for the Irish Medical Times, a doctor argued that although he may 'vehemently disagree' with many of his Catholic colleagues on issues such as contraception, 'they may be assured that I will passionately defend their fundamental right to practice medicine according to their conscience.'
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June 2nd, 2010
Last year, you may recall, President Obama extended some benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, including - for partners of foreign service members ? health care abroad, eligibility for employment at posts, cost-of-living adjustments abroad and medical evacuation; and ? for civil service employees - long-term care insurance and expanded sick leave for civil service employees.
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June 2nd, 2010
Just weeks after Comedy Central executives censored a program due to its controversial portrayal of Muhammad, the network has many viewers up in arms with the announcement of a new in-development series entitled 'JC,' a situation comedy about God and Jesus Christ.
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June 2nd, 2010
A survey of the nation's top lawyers shows more clients are coming to divorce court armed with Facebook evidence to prove spouses are cheating, according to MyFoxPhilly.com.
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June 2nd, 2010
New Yorkers wondering what the $100-million, fifteen-story mega-mosque at Ground Zero will be like need only cast their eyes north to Boston.
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June 1st, 2010
Aged just 12 years old, this is Britain's youngest mother holding her newborn baby. Still a child herself, the new parent's sunken, fearful eyes and inability to smile transform what should be a joyful moment into a desperately unsettling scene.
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June 1st, 2010
A senior clergyman has spoken out against the trend for people to describe themselves as 'spiritual but not religious'.