Pope hails Michelangelo nude figures as spiritual
Pope Benedict XVI praised the nude figures in Michelangelo’s Last Judgment as spiritually luminous, saying the bodies show a mystery where the spirit is manifest. He linked the biblical nudity to Catholic teaching on sex within marriage and the union of man and woman as one spirit.
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Vatican City
Benedict XVI
Michelangelo
Benedict
Pontiff
Vatican
Pontifical
John Paul II Institute For Studies On
John Paul
Sistine Chapel
Burial customs across faiths differ in final rites
A survey of Islamic, Jewish, Christian, African American, Catholic, Hindu practices shows burial within 24 to 48 hours, avoidance of embalming, use of simple shrouds or wooden caskets, and prayers. It notes regional variations, funeral timing, and beliefs on cremation, viewing, and gravesite rituals.
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Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Russell Mohammed
Mid- America
Mohammed
Kansas City
Mecca
U. S
Herbert Mandl
Kehilath Israel Synagogue
Maud
Mandi
Mark Levin
Congregation Beth Torah
Levin
Temple
J. Lowell Harrup
Northland Cathedral
Harrup
Jesus
Brenda Hayes
St. Louis
Hayes
Wehner
India
Atul Trivedi
United States
Arvind Khetia
Music Concerts and Sings Benefit at West Frankfort
A benefit concert at First Christian Church West Frankfort features area Christian singers from 4 to 8 p m to aid the Isaac Banks Van Fund with a mostaccid dinner. Praise Music event at First Baptist Energy on May 22 offers local talent at 6 p m with post concert food. Top 10 songs listed for WBVN and WXAN radio stations include gospel and contemporary Christian titles and artists.
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First Christian Church
S. Cherry St
West Frankfort
Isaac Banks van Fund
First Baptist Church
S, Pershing St
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