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• Pope prays before Shroud of Turin, 'icon written in blood' (AFP)
• British bishops in defection talks with Vatican (AP)
• Pope all but endorses authenticity of Turin Shroud (AP)

Pope prays before Shroud of Turin, 'icon written in blood' (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2010 01:46 PM PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday prayed before the Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, which he described as an "icon written with blood".

British bishops in defection talks with Vatican (AP) Posted: 02 May 2010 12:42 PM PDT AP - Three Church of England bishops traveled to Rome last week for talks with Vatican officials about joining the Catholic Church, according to two of the bishops involved.

Pope all but endorses authenticity of Turin Shroud (AP) Posted: 02 May 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI all but gave an outright endorsement of the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin on Sunday, calling the cloth that some believe is Christ's burial shroud an icon "written with the blood" of a crucified man.

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