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• Woman, 81, keeps lottery ticket in Bible, wins jackpot
• Anglican leader to pray with pope on Saturday
• Indonesia jails two over church plot and book bombs
• Republican hopefuls woo Christian vote
• Britain's top Catholic attacks gay marriage plans
• Colo. church moves toward leaving denomination
• Gingrich, Santorum battle for Bible Belt voters
• NY's cardinal urges 'freedom of religion battle'
• Colo. church might leave Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Mormon church to warn members of proxy baptisms
• New Zealand church says landmark cathedral to be demolished
• Cash-Strapped Italy Pushes Vatican to Pay More Taxes
• Iraqi student kills American teacher in Christian school murder-suicide
• Iran religious, political hardliners face off in vote
• Vatican Secret Archives: 6 of the most intriguing documents in church history
• Md. gay marriage could hinge on black churches
• American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq
• Israeli president to protect Christian sites
• Vatican archive treasures go on show for first time
• Court extends NYC church access to public schools
• Vatican archive treasures in first public display
• Prosecutors appeal ruling in Ill. church shooting
• Paris mayor slams Russian church due near Eiffel Tower
• What Ireland can teach the U.S. about separating church and state
• Archbishop of Canterbury steps into U.N. gays row
• Study questions religion-depression link
• Does it help Rick Santorum to slam JFK on religion's role in politics?
• Michigan primary: Why GOP evangelicals like Catholic Rick Santorum
• Charlotte Church looking past phone hacking case
• Charlotte Church looking past phone hacking case

Woman, 81, keeps lottery ticket in Bible, wins jackpot Posted: (Reuters) - An 81-year-old Rhode Island woman, who slept with her winning lottery ticket in a Bible, came forward on Tuesday to claim a $336.4 million PowerBall prize, one of the largest ever jackpots in the United States, lottery officials said. Louise White kept her identity secret for weeks after buying the lucky ticket at a grocery store in Newport, Rhode Island, when a family member wanted some rainbow sherbet dessert. She took the prize in one lump sum payment of $210 million, the highest cash jackpot ever, lottery officials said. ...

Anglican leader to pray with pope on Saturday Posted: The Archbishop of Canterbury will pray together with Pope Benedict XVI in a rare gesture of unity on Saturday despite simmering resentment over the Catholic Church's move to recruit Anglicans.

Indonesia jails two over church plot and book bombs Posted: An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced the Islamist mastermind behind a foiled Easter church attack and several attempted parcel bombings to 18 years in jail.

Republican hopefuls woo Christian vote Posted: For the faithful at Ohio's Diamond Hill Cathedral, only one opinion poll matters before Super Tuesday: who would God vote for?

Britain's top Catholic attacks gay marriage plans Posted: Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric on Sunday attacked the government's plan to permit civil gay marriage, calling it "madness" and a "grotesque subversion".

Colo. church moves toward leaving denomination Posted: The 4,000-member First Presbyterian Church in Colorado has taken another step toward leaving its denomination.

Gingrich, Santorum battle for Bible Belt voters Posted: The GOP presidential candidates are fighting to win over conservative voters in the Bible Belt as the race takes on a more prominent Southern focus.

NY's cardinal urges 'freedom of religion battle' Posted: Cardinal Timothy Dolan called on Roman Catholic worshippers Saturday to become more involved in politics as the church stands against the government in what he called a "freedom of religion battle," as he spoke about the recent controversy involving contraceptive coverage.

Colo. church might leave Presbyterian Church (USA) Posted: The 4,000-member First Presbyterian Church in Colorado church plans to ask members Sunday whether to proceed with efforts to leave their denomination.

Mormon church to warn members of proxy baptisms Posted: Mormon church leaders say the church's policy of not performing posthumous baptisms of Holocaust victims and others unrelated to its members will be reiterated worldwide during Sunday services.

New Zealand church says landmark cathedral to be demolished Posted: WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Anglican church is to demolish a 131-year-old cathedral in earthquake-devastated Christchurch because it is too dangerous and expensive to rebuild, the stricken city's bishop said on Friday. The Victorian-era, Gothic-style cathedral, which dominated the city's central square, was badly damaged in the February 2011 quake. The 6.3 magnitude quake killed 185 people and destroyed large areas of the business centre and more than 6,000 homes. ...

Cash-Strapped Italy Pushes Vatican to Pay More Taxes Posted: Much of the coverage of a controversial new law winding its way through the Italian Parliament has portrayed the measure as a Nixon-to-China moment. It takes somebody like Prime Minister Mario Monti, the thinking goes, who is not only a practicing Catholic but also a graduate of a Jesuit school, to take on the Catholic Church in Italy and make it pay taxes on its commercial property.

Iraqi student kills American teacher in Christian school murder-suicide Posted: SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - The quarrel at a Christian school was at first easily ignored by other students: a disagreement between a classmate and a teacher that could barely be heard. But it quickly escalated into gunfire in a murder-suicide marking the rare violent death of an American in Iraq's most peaceful region.

Iran religious, political hardliners face off in vote Posted: (Reuters) - Iran's ruling political and religious hardliners will face off in a parliamentary election on Friday, echoing a deepening rift in a conservative establishment grappling with economic sanctions over the country's disputed nuclear program. The election will by the first since the country's disputed presidential election in 2009, when bloody opposition and pro-democracy protests were stamped out by security forces. ...

Vatican Secret Archives: 6 of the most intriguing documents in church history Posted:

Md. gay marriage could hinge on black churches Posted: With Maryland poised to legalize gay marriage, some conservative opponents and religious leaders are counting on members of their congregations, especially in black churches, to upend the legislation at the polls this fall.

American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq Posted: The quarrel at a Christian school in northern Iraq was at first easily ignored by other students: a disagreement between a classmate and a teacher that could barely be heard. But it quickly escalated into gunfire Thursday in a murder-suicide marking the rare violent death of an American in Iraq's most peaceful region.

Israeli president to protect Christian sites Posted: Israel's President Shimon Peres has promised the Roman Catholic Church that the country will step up efforts to combat the vandalism of Christian holy sites by suspected Jewish extremists.

Vatican archive treasures go on show for first time Posted: Vatican archives documenting centuries of European history including Galileo Galilei's trial documents and Martin Luther's excommunication went on public display for the first time Wednesday.

Court extends NYC church access to public schools Posted: A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by New York City to keep churches out of its public schools while a judge decides whether a city law banning them from its school buildings can be enforced.

Vatican archive treasures in first public display Posted: ROME (Reuters) - Members of the English parliament wrote to Pope Clement VII in 1530 urging him to annul Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife so the king could marry Anne Boleyn, according to Vatican documents on display to the public for the first time. In the large parchment letter, hung with over 80 pendant seals attached with red silk ribbon, they alluded to the "extreme remedies" they could pursue if their request were refused. ...

Prosecutors appeal ruling in Ill. church shooting Posted: Madison County prosecutors have appealed a ruling that a man accused of gunning down a southwestern Illinois pastor is mentally unfit to stand trial.

Paris mayor slams Russian church due near Eiffel Tower Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - Paris Mayor Bernard Delanoe has described a Russian Orthodox church to be built along the River Seine as an example of "hodgepodge architecture" not worthy to be on display near the Eiffel Tower. Delanoe said the project - a gleaming white church with five traditional golden domes topped by an wavy glass roof linking it to a nearby Russian spiritual and cultural centre - was "mediocre architecture conceived in haste. ...

What Ireland can teach the U.S. about separating church and state Posted: Religious conservatives in the U.S. are desperate to introduce faith into the public sphere. Judging from the Irish model, that's not such a hot idea

Archbishop of Canterbury steps into U.N. gays row Posted: GENEVA (Reuters) - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the global Anglican communion, stepped on Tuesday into a row which is flaring at the U.N. Human Rights Council over the persecution of gays and lesbians. Williams, who has faced strong opposition from parts of his own church especially in Africa for his stance on gays, did not directly refer to the current controversy at the Council, according to the text of a speech prepared for delivery at the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC). ...

Study questions religion-depression link Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some research has suggested that religious people may have a buffer against major depression -- but new findings cast some doubt on that. Researchers said people who develop depression might be more likely to stop going to services, which could explain why those who regularly go to religious services have lower rates of depression than the less-devout. The new study found evidence of just that. ...

Does it help Rick Santorum to slam JFK on religion's role in politics? Posted: Rick Santorum's latest foe, rhetorically at least, is a politician from half a century ago: John Kennedy.

Michigan primary: Why GOP evangelicals like Catholic Rick Santorum Posted: Rick Santorum, a Roman Catholic, is the top choice of evangelicals in Michigan, and Mitt Romney, a Mormon, is favored by Michigan Catholics in some polls.

Charlotte Church looking past phone hacking case Posted: Charlotte Church's nearly $1 million settlement Monday with Rupert Murdoch's company provides vindication for a former child singing sensation caught in a web of tabloid intrigue as she grew into her teens.

Charlotte Church looking past phone hacking case Posted: Charlotte Church's nearly $1 million settlement Monday with Rupert Murdoch's company provides vindication for a former child singing sensation caught in a web of tabloid intrigue as she grew into her teens.But ...

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