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• Vatican reports discovery of ancient documents
• Review: Edgy 'Storefront Church' keeps the faith
• 'Dozens dead' in Myanmar religious violence
• Vatican denies it will recognize East Jerusalem
• Vatican defends stance on annexation of east Jerusalem
• Accused U.S. nuns meet Vatican leaders over rebuke
• Church of England objects to gay marriage plan
• Vatican says US nuns must promote church teachings
• Vatican asserts authority over dissenting US nuns
• Vatican asserts authority over 'feminist' US nuns
• Church of England, Catholics objects to government plan to authorize gay marriages
• Vatican, US nuns meet after Rome's crackdown
• Church of England warns against gay marriage plan
• Church of England attacks gay marriage plan

Vatican reports discovery of ancient documents Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:32 PM PDT The Vatican newspaper reported Tuesday that 29 previously unpublished homilies said to be the work of one of the most important and prolific early church fathers have been discovered in a German library.

Review: Edgy 'Storefront Church' keeps the faith Posted: 12 Jun 2012 10:16 AM PDT A constituent angrily tells a politician, "You've become a bottle of smoke," in John Patrick Shanley's new drama, "Storefront Church," which is about the nature of faith with a capital F.

'Dozens dead' in Myanmar religious violence Posted: 12 Jun 2012 08:53 AM PDT Dozens of people have been killed in a surge in sectarian violence in Myanmar, an official said Tuesday, as international pressure grew for an end to the bloodshed.

Vatican denies it will recognize East Jerusalem Posted: 12 Jun 2012 08:31 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday that an economic agreement it is negotiating with Israel will not mean the de facto recognition of Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem. The Vatican was responding to reports in Palestinian media that the deal, which involves tax status and other financial issues concerning Church properties in the Holy Land, would result in a recognition of Israel's control of East Jerusalem. Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of an eventual homeland. ...

Vatican defends stance on annexation of east Jerusalem Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:50 AM PDT The Vatican's position "is unchanged" on the annexation of east Jerusalem, a Holy See negotiator said Tuesday, amid concern among Palestinian officials about possible concessions.

Accused U.S. nuns meet Vatican leaders over rebuke Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:41 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday sternly told leaders of American nuns who were accused of being too feminist and politicized that their group "remains under the supreme direction of the Holy See". The nuns, who requested the meeting to face Roman Catholic doctrinal officials over the accusations, said they would go back to the United States to decide their next move. "We had open dialogue," said Sister Pat Farrell, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), after she and Sister Janet Mock, the executive-director, met Cardinal William Levada. ...

Church of England objects to gay marriage plan Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:41 AM PDT The Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops of England and Wales formally objected Tuesday to the government's proposal to permit gay marriages, both asserting that their historic understanding is that marriage is the union of a woman and a man.

Vatican says US nuns must promote church teachings Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:14 AM PDT The Vatican insisted after a high level meeting Tuesday that American nuns must faithfully promote age-old church teachings, after the women were accused by Rome of flouting core doctrine and taking an overly liberal "feminist" bent.

Vatican asserts authority over dissenting US nuns Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:14 AM PDT The Vatican stressed its authority over a group of US nuns rapped for defying Church doctrine on Tuesday, as a delegation met Holy See doctrinal officials to put their case.

Vatican asserts authority over 'feminist' US nuns Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:06 AM PDT The Vatican stressed its authority over a group of US nuns rapped for defying Church doctrine on Tuesday, as a delegation met Holy See doctrinal officials to put their case.

Church of England, Catholics objects to government plan to authorize gay marriages Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:46 AM PDT LONDON - The Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops of England and Wales formally objected Tuesday to the government's proposal to permit gay marriages, both asserting that their historic understanding is that marriage is the union of a woman and a man.

Vatican, US nuns meet after Rome's crackdown Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:32 AM PDT The Vatican is stressing the need for American nuns to faithfully promote age-old church teaching following a high-level meeting over Rome's recent crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. sisters.

Church of England warns against gay marriage plan Posted: 12 Jun 2012 03:29 AM PDT The Church of England objected on Tuesday to government proposals to legalise gay marriage, saying it could harm centuries-old links between it and the British state.

Church of England attacks gay marriage plan Posted: 12 Jun 2012 03:10 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England attacked the British government's plan to allow gay couples to marry, saying on Tuesday it was ill thought out and risked creating the biggest rift between the state and the Church for centuries. Prime Minister David Cameron's government wants to extend the full legal status of marriage to homosexuals, who have since 2005 been able to contract unions known as civil partnerships. ...

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