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• At Christian Scientists' meeting, a call to engage with Christian community
• Pope No. 2 attacks leaks, says Benedict undeterred
• A Turkish War of Religion: Kurdish Activists Sense a Conspiracy
• Vatican's number two lashes against 'ferocious' leaks
• Pope won't be frightened by leaks scandal: deputy
• Nun's book on masturbation slammed by Vatican
• Saudi religious police chief blames agent over mall row
• Vatican criticizes US nun's book on sexuality
• Pope's gesture to divorcees does not herald change
• Vatican attacks popular U.S. nun over sexuality book

At Christian Scientists' meeting, a call to engage with Christian community Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:48 PM PDT Now is a time for the Christian Science Church to look outward and engage the rest of Christianity – and the world at large – in a closer, heartfelt dialogue.

Pope No. 2 attacks leaks, says Benedict undeterred Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:29 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI's deputy denounced the continued leaks of Vatican documents Monday, and said the pope isn't intimidated by the "fierce" and "organized" attacks they represent.

A Turkish War of Religion: Kurdish Activists Sense a Conspiracy Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:25 PM PDT In a widely reported speech last month, Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke about Turkey's seemingly perpetual problem with its largest ethnic minority, the Kurds. He insisted on the indivisibility of the country, describing it as "one nation, one state, one flag and one religion." Erdogan, whose Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled Turkey since 2002, would later insist that the religion reference was a slip of the tongue, that he did not mean to bring up religion. Many Kurdish activists drew a different conclusion. ...

Vatican's number two lashes against 'ferocious' leaks Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:04 PM PDT Vatican's powerful number two on Monday spoke out for the first time on the continued leaks of Holy See secret documents, denouncing them as a "ferocious, biting and organised" attack on the pope.

Pope won't be frightened by leaks scandal: deputy Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will not be frightened by a leaks scandal that has shaken the Vatican, his powerful right-hand man said on Monday in his first public comment on what he called "ferocious and targeted" attacks on the pontiff and the church. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, or prime minister, is regarded as the chief target of the unprecedented campaign of leaking which led to the arrest of the pope's butler on May 23. ...

Nun's book on masturbation slammed by Vatican Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:44 PM PDT The Vatican slammed a "sexual morality" book written by an American Catholic nun on Monday, warning believers to stay away from the tome which justifies masturbation, homosexuality and divorce.

Saudi religious police chief blames agent over mall row Posted: 04 Jun 2012 08:09 AM PDT The head of the Saudi religious police has come out strongly against one of his men who ordered a woman to leave a mall because she was wearing nail polish, a local daily reported on Monday.

Vatican criticizes US nun's book on sexuality Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:46 AM PDT The Vatican on Monday sharply criticized a book on sexuality written by a prominent American nun, saying it contradicted church teaching on issues like masturbation, homosexuality and marriage and that its author had a "defective understanding" of Catholic theology.

Pope's gesture to divorcees does not herald change Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:43 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI has made an attempt to appease remarried Catholic divorcees by calling on parishes to integrate them, but he is a long way from changing the rules, Vatican watchers said Monday.

Vatican attacks popular U.S. nun over sexuality book Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:58 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican criticized a popular American nun on Monday, saying her book on sexual ethics, including topics such as masturbation and homosexuality, contradicted Catholic teaching and must not be used by Catholic educators. The Vatican's doctrinal department, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a stern "notification" about Sister Margaret A. Farley, a member of the Sisters of Mercy and a professor emeritus of Christian ethics at Yale University. ...

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