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• Italian police quickly recover stolen vial containing blood of late Pope John Paul II
• Imam: Lindh can pray alone under religious rules
• Religious beliefs at center of Amish attacks trial
• Italian police: Pope John Paul II relic stolen
• Mombasa riots deepen concern about religious tensions in Kenya
• Jewish student: 'Religious hatred' fueled assault
• NY Catholic cardinal to offer prayer at DNC, RNC
• Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor
• In bipartisan move, U.S. archbishop to pray for Democrats, too
• SF archbishop-elect apologizes for DUI arrest
• San Francisco archbishop-elect apologizes for drunken driving

Italian police quickly recover stolen vial containing blood of late Pope John Paul II Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT ROME - A trio of thieves aboard a train stole a priest's backpack containing a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood on Tuesday, but police recovered the relic a few hours later, authorities said.

Imam: Lindh can pray alone under religious rules Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:50 PM PDT An imam on Tuesday disputed American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh's claim that the school of Islam to which he belongs requires him to perform his ritual daily prayers as part of a group, even though he's in prison.

Religious beliefs at center of Amish attacks trial Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:44 PM PDT A group of Amish men and women accused of hate crimes in hair-cutting attacks took action out of concern that members of their religion were straying from their beliefs, defense attorneys said Tuesday.

Italian police: Pope John Paul II relic stolen Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:36 PM PDT A trio of thieves aboard a train stole a priest's backpack containing a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood on Tuesday, but police recovered the relic a few hours later, authorities said.

Mombasa riots deepen concern about religious tensions in Kenya Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa has witnessed a new wave violence for the second day running, as Muslim youths protested the killing of Sheikh Aboud Rogo, a fiery Islamic preacher who was under US sanction for links with Somalia's Al Shabab militants.

Jewish student: 'Religious hatred' fueled assault Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:44 AM PDT A Jewish student at Michigan State University says his jaw was broken in an attack by two assailants who he says displayed "religious hatred."

NY Catholic cardinal to offer prayer at DNC, RNC Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT Cardinal Timothy Dolan says he's now giving the closing prayer at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.

Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:32 AM PDT An official medical review of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating the Quran has determined that the girl is a minor, a lawyer for the girl said Tuesday.

In bipartisan move, U.S. archbishop to pray for Democrats, too Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will deliver the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention as well as this week's Republican meeting, in a sign of bipartisanship after Dolan had taken a role opposing the White House on policy matters. Dolan, the archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, last week accepted an invitation to deliver the closing prayer at the Republican National Convention on Thursday in Tampa, Florida. ...

SF archbishop-elect apologizes for DUI arrest Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:55 AM PDT The Roman Catholic archbishop-elect of San Francisco has apologized for his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, behavior that he said brought "shame" and "disgrace" on himself and the church, though legal experts said was unlikely to derail his promotion.

San Francisco archbishop-elect apologizes for drunken driving Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:49 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic bishop newly chosen by the Vatican to lead the archdiocese of San Francisco and two other Bay Area counties publicly apologized on Monday after he was arrested and held behind bars over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving. Salvatore Cordileone, 56, appointed in July by Pope Benedict XVI to preside over more than 500,000 Catholics as metropolitan archbishop of San Francisco, was taken into custody on Saturday near San Diego State University, according to the San Diego Police Department. ...

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