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Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post
Pope fires Slovak bishop in rare show of authority
Somali constitution must defend religious freedom: donors
Church inspires at Paris couture
Pope appoints German to lead doctrinal office
Could attacks on Kenyan churches spark violent Christian backlash?
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Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:03 AM PDT

The pope named Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller to head the Vatican's all-important orthodoxy office Monday, tapping a German theologian like himself to head the congregation he presided over for nearly a quarter-century enforcing Catholic doctrine.

Pope fires Slovak bishop in rare show of authority

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 10:01 AM PDT

The pope fired a 52-year-old Slovak bishop on Monday for apparently mismanaging his diocese in a rare show of papal power over his bishops.

Somali constitution must defend religious freedom: donors

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:54 AM PDT

International donors on Monday said Somalia's new constitution must enshrine principles of religious freedom and stressed that the country's political transition should be completed by August 20.

Church inspires at Paris couture

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:18 AM PDT

The noble lines of a Japanese architect's church were the inspiration behind the pure, restrained look sent out by Christophe Josse on day one of the Paris haute couture shows on Monday.

Pope appoints German to lead doctrinal office

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:12 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Monday appointed German bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller to head the Vatican office in charge of Church doctrine, one of the central bodies responsible for enforcing Church discipline at a time of exceptional upheaval. Mueller's appointment to a powerful job the pontiff himself held for more than two decades - prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - comes at a time when the Vatican is beset by controversies including allegations of corruption and internal intrigues, as well as a lingering child abuse scandal. ...