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New Orleans drops charges against Catholics (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 05:53 PM CST

AP - New Orleans prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two protesters who were arrested after they refused to leave a Catholic church closed by the archdiocese.

Charges: Stolen church cash paid for vasectomy (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:44 PM CST

AP - An Indiana prosecutor says a former church official is charged with stealing more than $276,000 from church accounts and using some of the money to pay for a vasectomy.

Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 07:01 AM CST

AP - A hoarse Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his weak voice.