FAITH & BELIEF

Pope Benedict XVI at Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Ushers in Christmas, Decries Commercialization

Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas for the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics on Saturday, urging humanity to see through the superficial glitter and commercialism of the season and rediscover the real significance of the humble birth of Jesus.

Cats, Dogs, Elephants: They Too Are Santas [PHOTOS]

A pair of chihuahuas, dressed up as Santa Claus
It's Christmas time, and when the whole world is celebrating the festival and holidays, pet owners don't want their pets to be left out. They normally dress up and showcase their prized possessions, and Christmas provides the best excuse to do it.
Santa Claus

Ho Ho Hookah-Smoking Santa at Tobacco Shop Sparks Controversy

A Pennsylvania shop has sparked controversy after it has put up a Santa figurine puffing a Hookah as its window display. The owners of the store Up in Smoke have attempted on portraying Santa as a jolly old Saint Nick. up in Smoke is a tobacco shop, located at 41 Clinton St.
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Virgin of Guadalupe

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage and Festival 2011 [PHOTOS]

The Virgen de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) annual pilgrimage to A Mountain a.k.a. Tortugas Mountain in southern New Mexico continued on Sunday as more than 1,000 people embarked from the village of Tortugas to the top of the mountain to pay respects to Guadalupe's altar, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News.
Rick Perry

Rick Perry: 'I Don't Have Memorized All of the Supreme Court Judges'

Rick Perry says he hasn't memorized the names of the nine Supreme Court justices, and if voters want a robot who can spit out that kind of information, they should look elsewhere. He struggled to remember the name of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, eventually coming up with Montemayor.
Emma Lazarus

Statue of Liberty: Remembering Emma Lazarus and Her 14 Iconic Lines

In 14 lines engraved on a plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) captured the belief in the American Dream that has defined the United States' self-image for more than a century and moved millions of immigrants to seek refuge here.
Faith/Belief Systems: Judaism

Rosh Hashanah 2011: What Does It Mean?

The Jewish High Holidays are approaching: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year 5772, takes place from sundown on Sept. 28 to nightfall on Sept. 30; and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown Oct. 7 for 26 hours.

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