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• Vatican hits back at Italy over document seizure
• Pope voices hope for reconciliation in Sri Lanka
• US 'deeply concerned' on Myanmar religious violence
• Police: 2 dead outside church shot each other
• Four killed in Myanmar religious clashes
• New Danish law lets homosexuals wed in church
• Vatican bank-money, mystery and monsignors
• Insight: Vatican bank-money, mystery and monsignors

Vatican hits back at Italy over document seizure Posted: 08 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT The Vatican chastised Italian authorities on Friday for seizing documents intended for the pope during a raid on the home of the recently ousted Vatican bank chief, reminding them that the Holy See is a sovereign state whose officials and documents enjoy immunity protections.

Pope voices hope for reconciliation in Sri Lanka Posted: 08 Jun 2012 12:43 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI on Friday voiced hope for reconciliation in Sri Lanka at talks with President Mahinda Rajapakse in the Vatican, saying there should be "a global joint solution" in the country.

US 'deeply concerned' on Myanmar religious violence Posted: 08 Jun 2012 10:31 AM PDT The United States voiced concern Friday about the mob killing of Muslims in Myanmar and called for the country's reform-minded government to move forward in reconciling with minorities.

Police: 2 dead outside church shot each other Posted: 08 Jun 2012 09:54 AM PDT Police say two people killed outside a suburban Atlanta church following a funeral shot each other.

Four killed in Myanmar religious clashes Posted: 08 Jun 2012 08:34 AM PDT Four people were killed on Friday in religious clashes in western Myanmar, where police opened fire and the authorities declared a curfew to tackle the escalating unrest, officials said.

New Danish law lets homosexuals wed in church Posted: 08 Jun 2012 08:05 AM PDT COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark passed legislation that permits homosexual couples to be married in full church ceremonies, not just via the brief blessings or civil registration of partnerships allowed earlier. The move underscored a tradition of tolerance in a Nordic society that prides itself on egalitarianism. Other Scandinavian countries were forerunners in legalizing homosexual marriage while it remains controversial in the United States, where President Barack Obama has taken a political risk by adding it to his platform for re-election in November. ...

Vatican bank-money, mystery and monsignors Posted: 08 Jun 2012 06:48 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For a financial institution whose ATMs offer Latin as a language option, whose offices are below the pope's windows and where tellers work under the gaze of crucifixes, one might assume the Vatican bank would have a dispensation from earthly travails. But new judicial woes and internal upheavals at the bank, officially known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), have raised new hurdles for the Vatican, just as it entered the final stretch of years of efforts to join the international club of financial righteousness. ...

Insight: Vatican bank-money, mystery and monsignors Posted: 08 Jun 2012 03:01 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For a financial institution whose ATMs offer Latin as a language option, whose offices are below the pope's windows and where tellers work under the gaze of crucifixes, one might assume the Vatican bank would have a dispensation from earthly travails. But new judicial woes and internal upheavals at the bank, officially known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), have raised new hurdles for the Vatican, just as it entered the final stretch of years of efforts to join the international club of financial righteousness. ...

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