Read more Easter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4276/easter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/56578/bono-its-not-charity-its-justice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBono returns to his New York Times guest columnist spot a week after Easter with a spiritual meditation about the holiday and economics. The season of Lent is not just a time for individual reflection, opines the singer, but also for rethinking our social priorities. Of global projects like the...http://www.newser.com/story/56578/bono-its-not-charity-its-justice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 5:41:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56056/obamas-host-easter-egg-roll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama hosted his first White House Easter Egg roll today, telling the crowd it was one of his favorite traditions because “it reminds us that this is the people’s house.” To reflect that idea, the Obamas strove to have a diverse crowd, setting aside a block of tickets for...http://www.newser.com/story/56056/obamas-host-easter-egg-roll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 11:56:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56005/easter-fire-engulfs-40-christian-houses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA massive Easter Sunday fire engulfed dozens of summer cottages at a Christian center in Alton Bay, NH, the Union Leader reports. The 40 homes were unoccupied when the blaze started at around 4:30 pm, but one firefighter was hurt in a propane tank explosion. The blaze raged for...http://www.newser.com/story/56005/easter-fire-engulfs-40-christian-houses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 1:10:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55966/in-easter-message-pope-backs-israel-palestine-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn his Easter message, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Israel-Palestine peace efforts, acknowledged Italy’s earthquake survivors, and called for hope in trying times, Reuters reports. “At a time of world food shortage, of financial turmoil, of old and new forms of poverty...it is urgent to rediscover grounds for hope,” he...http://www.newser.com/story/55966/in-easter-message-pope-backs-israel-palestine-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Apr 2009 6:34:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55882/the-10-best-jesus-films.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn honor of Easter, Time lists the 10 best Jesus flicks—from Cecil B. De Mille to South Park— and gives you the scoop on each. The King of Kings , 1927 Cecil B. De Mille. The King of Kings , 1961 Nicholas Ray. The Gospel According to St. Matthew , 1964, Pier...http://www.newser.com/story/55882/the-10-best-jesus-films.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 6:01:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24052/march-retail-sales-fall-flat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetailers’ same-store sales were flat in March, due in part to an early Easter, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Thomson Financial Same Store Sales Index, projected to sink 0.1%, fell 1.1%, excluding Wal-Mart. Shoppers weren’t ready to buy for spring on the heels of winter, store closings...http://www.newser.com/story/24052/march-retail-sales-fall-flat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Apr 2008 11:29:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22372/un-pleads-for-500m-in-food-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA United Nations food program has issued an extraordinary emergency plea for an extra $500 million in aid, warning that shipments to the world's hungry may be rationed if the money can't be raised over the next month, reports the Financial Times . The World Food Program feeds some 73 million...http://www.newser.com/story/22372/un-pleads-for-500m-in-food-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Mar 2008 4:59:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22331/pope-hails-easter-conversions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Mass today, hailing the miracle of conversion, "which renews itself even today" before a rain-soaked crowd in St. Peter's Square and calling for an end to hostilities in "Darfur and Somalia, the tormented Middle East, especially the Holy Land, Iraq, Lebanon, and Tibet." His address...http://www.newser.com/story/22331/pope-hails-easter-conversions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Mar 2008 13:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22327/holy-week-with-the-homeless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an effort to follow in the steps of Jesus, seven prosperous Austin men spent part of Holy Week this year living in a park in downtown Austin, Texas, with the homeless. The "street retreat' is led by Alan Graham, co-founder of a national organization that ministers to the homeless...http://www.newser.com/story/22327/holy-week-with-the-homeless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Mar 2008 12:52:01 CDT