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• New Russia holiday marked as Kremlin boosts Church (Reuters)
• Pilgrims must pay to attend 2 pope events in UK (AP)
• Rise of independent groups influencing Judaism (AP)
• Official: Ukraine church blast kills 1, wounds 8 (AP)
• Religion News in Brief (AP)
• Jewish collector's heirs sue Hungary for return of art works (AFP)
• Indonesia's Muslims told to switch off gossip TV (Reuters)

New Russia holiday marked as Kremlin boosts Church (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:38 PM PDT Reuters - Russia marked its adoption of Christianity in 988 on Wednesday with a new public holiday, the latest show of Kremlin support for an Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism.

Pilgrims must pay to attend 2 pope events in UK (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 12:16 PM PDT AP - Pilgrims will have to pay as much as 25 pounds ($39) to attend one of the two public events in England to be led by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit in September, church officials said Wednesday.

Rise of independent groups influencing Judaism (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:01 AM PDT AP - They gather blocks from Harvard Square to greet the Sabbath with communal prayer, their eyes winced closed, hands clapping as they sing in fervent Hebrew. The group worships in the Jewish Orthodox tradition, but it's not traditional.

Official: Ukraine church blast kills 1, wounds 8 (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:13 AM PDT AP - A bomb blast Wednesday at a southern Orthodox church in Ukraine has killed one person and wounded eight, officials said

Religion News in Brief (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 08:40 AM PDT AP - The highest court in the United Methodist Church will review its 2005 ruling that allowed a clergyman to bar a noncelibate gay man from joining a congregation.

Jewish collector's heirs sue Hungary for return of art works (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:42 AM PDT AFP - The heirs of a Jewish banker whose vast art collection was allegedly confiscated during World War II have sued the Hungarian government demanding its return, a report said Wednesday.

Indonesia's Muslims told to switch off gossip TV (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:35 AM PDT Reuters - Indonesia's highest Islamic authority has forbidden Muslims from viewing gossipy content in the country's media after a celebrity sex clip scandal dominated television news in the past month.

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