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• Language of King James evolved (AP)
• Pope John Paul II to be beatified before big crowd (Reuters)
• John Paul honored at vigil on eve of beatification (AP)
• Egypt's Brotherhood contests half of parliament seats (Reuters)

Language of King James evolved (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT AP - The language of the King James Bible evolved from earlier translations, as illustrated in the first verse of the Gospel of John:

Pope John Paul II to be beatified before big crowd (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood on Sunday when his successor beatifies him before an expected crowd of several hundred thousand people. Pilgrims from all over the world, many from the pope's native Poland, have flocked to Rome to witness the beatification mass and take part in the biggest event in the Italian capital since the late pope's funeral in 2005.

John Paul honored at vigil on eve of beatification (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT AP - Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve of his beatification, remembering his teachings, travels and his own suffering.

Egypt's Brotherhood contests half of parliament seats (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:17 AM PDT Reuters - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday its newly formed party will contest up to half the parliamentary seats in an election scheduled for September but would not field a candidate for the presidency.

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