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• Pope defends celibacy for priests at Vatican rally (AP)
• Susan Boyle expected to sing for the Pope (Reuters)
• Calif. high court to hear church's property appeal (AP)

Pope defends celibacy for priests at Vatican rally (AP) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 04:15 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended celibacy for priests as a sign of faith in an increasingly secular world Thursday, insisting on a church tradition that has increasingy come under scrutiny amid the clerical sex abuse scandal.

Susan Boyle expected to sing for the Pope (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2010 05:52 AM PDT Reuters - Singing sensation Susan Boyle is expected to perform for Pope Benedict during his visit to Britain, the Scottish church said on Thursday.

Calif. high court to hear church's property appeal (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2010 08:36 PM PDT AP - The California Supreme Court has decided to hear an Orange County church's appeal to keep its beachfront church property, despite breaking away from the main Episcopal Church.

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