美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-10-23（在线收听） |
We are a week and a half away from Halloween; the presidential election is two weeks off and you are right on time for a new week of CNN Student News. My name is Carl Azuz. Let’s go ahead and get started. First up, protesters in Lebanon, including one former prime minister, are speaking out against Lebanon’s current prime minister. They want him out of office. Lebanon is home to around four million people. It’s located in the Middle East, on the Mediterranean Sea, right next door to Syria. Some observers are concerned that the violence that’s been going in Syria could spread to Lebanon where it has already. Last Friday, a car bomb went off in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Three people were killed including the country’s intelligence chief. Syria spoke out against the attack, but some Lebanese officials blame Syria for it. Yesterday, after the intelligence leader’s funeral protesters fought with security forces in Beirut. The crowd threw rocks, police used tear gas to break up the protests. Several people were reportedly injured. Is this legit? Someone is officially recognized as a saint when he or she is canonized. This is true. In the Roman Catholic Church, canonization is the act of recognizing a saint.
The Roman Catholic Church recognized seven people as new saints over the weekend. The canonization ceremony included some history as well. For the first time, a Native American was named a saint. During a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Benedict the 16th, and other worshippers celebrated the new saints. The pope praised Kateri Tekawitha for living a life of service. Tekawitha was a member of the Mohawk Tribe, sometimes known as Lily of the Mohawks. She converted to Catholicism and served as a nun.
This week is a special time for another world religion. It’s Hajj, one of the five main observances of Islam. Million of Muslims participate in Hajj every year, traveling to the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Fionnuala Sweeney has more on this annual tradition.
Its name means "to set out for a place," and for Muslims around the world, that place is the holy city of Mecca. The Hajj has begun for millions of Muslims, with pilgrims making their way toward Islam’s most sacred site. A cube shaped building called the Kaaba(麦加天房) located in the Grand Mosque. For daily prayers, Muslims face this structure from any given point in the world. They are also required, if able, to make this pilgrimage at least once in their lives. And then walk seven times around the Kaaba, counter clockwise in a ritual called the Tawaf(宗教绕行).
Islam is beautiful, and we are beautiful. We love all people, we love all countries.
The Grand Mosque’s gleaming minarets(宣礼塔) soar skyward, pilgrims hear criers(宣礼人) perform the daily prayers from these towers, calling the faithful five times a day.
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