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• Muslim-turned-preacher faces university inquiry (AP)
• Church beatifies Pole slain by communists in 1984 (AP)
• Pope says calm Mideast tensions now or more bloodshed (Reuters)
• Pope urges support for Mideast Christians (AP)

Muslim-turned-preacher faces university inquiry (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT AP - The future of a prominent Southern Baptist preacher who converted from Islam may depend on which version of his past is closer to the truth.

Church beatifies Pole slain by communists in 1984 (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2010 09:52 AM PDT AP - Thousands of Poles filled a vast sunbathed square in Warsaw on Sunday for the beatification of Jerzy Popieluszko, a charismatic priest tortured and killed in 1984 by communist Poland's secret police for supporting Lech Walesa's Solidarity freedom movement.

Pope says calm Mideast tensions now or more bloodshed (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jun 2010 02:46 AM PDT Reuters - Pope Benedict, speaking in the wake of a world outcry over Israel's blockade of Gaza, on Sunday appealed for "concerted international effort" to ease tensions in the Middle East before more blood is spilled.

Pope urges support for Mideast Christians (AP) Posted: 05 Jun 2010 05:45 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for support for embattled Christian communities in the Middle East, calling them a vital force for peace in the region.

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