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10 Holy Cross priests object to Obama invitation (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - Ten priests from the order that founded the University of Notre Dame say the school risks its "true soul" and could distance itself from the Roman Catholic Church by inviting President Barack Obama to campus next month.

Vatican quake appeal: restore church treasures (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:17 PM PDT AP - The Vatican appealed Wednesday to experts worldwide to volunteer to restore paintings and other treasures from churches devastated in quakes this week in central Italy.

Say amen: Ark. church holds Easter service in bar (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 11:35 AM PDT AP - A fledging Arkansas church will see if distilled spirits can mix with the Holy Spirit this Easter weekend.

Religion news in brief (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:07 AM PDT AP - Maryland prison officials say inmates would continue to be offered the choice of kosher meals beyond Passover.

Black and Jewish, a synagogue gains acceptance (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 09:07 AM PDT AP - The jubilation in Temple Beth'El's packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Quake funerals begin in Italy as more bodies found (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - Bells tolled in hilltowns across central Italy on Wednesday as the first funerals got under way for victims of the country's devastating earthquake. The Vatican granted a dispensation so a funeral Mass for most of the 272 dead could be celebrated on Good Friday.

Blair urges Catholic Church homosexuality rethink (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:42 AM PDT AFP - Former premier Tony Blair said the Catholic Church needed to rethink its attitude towards homosexuality, as it is out of step with ordinary church-goers', in an interview published Wednesday.

Vatican says pope plans quake visit (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:43 AM PDT AP - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the area hit by a deadly earthquake in the Abruzzo region east of Rome soon.

Apostles, not apostates: BYU paper's ungodly typo (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:34 PM PDT AP - Thousands of issues of Brigham Young University's student newspaper were pulled from newsstands because a front-page photo caption misidentified leaders of the Mormon church as apostates instead of apostles.

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