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Posted: 5/16/2013 12:35:00 PM EST
In this undated image made available on Thursday May 16, 2013 shows a pendant necklace in silver of Thor's Hammer discovered during an archaeological dig last year Danish museum officials said Thursday May 16, 2013 that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark. (AP Photo/Polfoto/Stokke Brothers) DENMARK OUT
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Posted: 5/16/2013 12:35:00 PM EST
In this undated image made available on Thursday May 16, 2013 show coins from Bohemia, Germany, Denmark and England discovered during an archaeological dig last year Danish museum officials said Thursday May 16, 2013 that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark. (AP Photo/Polfoto/Stokke Brothers) ONLY EDITORIAL USE DENMARK OUT
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Posted: 3/15/2013 3:33:27 PM EST
Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, top left, head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales leads a Mass to celebrate the appointment of the new pope at Westminster Cathedral in London, which is the Mother Church for Roman Catholics in England and Wales in London, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Posted: 3/14/2013 9:03:24 PM EST
People watch Pope Francis on a giant monitor in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, as he celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Posted: 3/14/2013 7:33:24 PM EST
In this image made from video provided by CTV, Pope Francis, left, celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/CTV)
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Posted: 3/14/2013 7:33:24 PM EST
In this image made from video provided by CTV, Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/CTV)
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Posted: 3/14/2013 1:33:32 PM EST
In this image made from video provided by CTV, Pope Francis, center, celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals, inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/CTV)
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Posted: 3/14/2013 1:33:32 PM EST
In this image made from video provided by CTV, Pope Francis, right, celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. As the 266th pope, Francis inherits a Catholic church in turmoil, beset by the clerical sex abuse scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers in parts of the world where Christianity had been strong for centuries. (AP Photo/CTV)
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Posted: 3/1/2013 5:38:46 AM EST
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. the Vatican Secretary of State and Camerlengo, seals the apartment left by Pope Benedict XVI after he left the Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign Thursday, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
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Posted: 3/1/2013 5:38:45 AM EST
In this photo provided Friday, March 1, 2013 by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, at center with red skull cap, officially takes over the vacant See as camerlengo, chamberlain, before sealing Pope Benedict XVI's apartment, after Benedict left the Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign Thursday, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
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Posted: 10/7/2012 6:26:16 PM EST
A Sabah Christian reads from a prayer book with an Arabic word "Allah" in reference to God, at a church in Tambunan September 16, 2012. With a general election due within seven months, the 13-party ruling Barisan Nasional coalition is banking on Sabah and neighbouring Sarawak state on Borneo island to prolong its 55-year grip on power. Some Christians say, is the unease over Christian congregations in Sabah and Sarawak using the Arabic word Allah to refer to God. While these Catholics, like their brethren in Indonesia, have used "Allah" since converting to Christianity in the 19th century, the government says the use of the word is subversive and is aimed at converting Muslims. Mindful of votes, Najib has not stopped Christians in Borneo from using the word in prayers. But the government has appealed against a court ruling that allowed a Catholic newspaper to use Allah in its Malay-language editions in Borneo. Picture taken September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:56:03 PM EST
People stand at a mini supermarket during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:37:22 PM EST
Men play the fotuto, a musical instrument, during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:30:50 PM EST
People take part in a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:30:31 PM EST
A man carries a sword during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations.REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:27:02 PM EST
People talk as they visit a house during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:25:47 PM EST
A woman takes part in a ritual dance during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:23:35 PM EST
People take part in a ritual dance during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations.REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:21:47 PM EST
People take part in a ritual dance during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations.REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
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Posted: 4/6/2012 2:19:38 PM EST
A woman whispers to another woman as they take part in a ritual dance during a Gaga ceremony in a batey, or a village originally created by workers around sugar plantations, called Mata Mamon, near Santo Domingo April 6, 2012. The ceremony, which is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christianity beliefs that is called Gaga and originated in Haiti, is held during Lent and Holy Week especially in areas near sugar cane plantations.REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
