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• US gay couple sues diocese for denying opportunity to buy church-owned mansion
• Mass. gay couple sues church over nixed house sale
• Syria conflict casts shadow over pope Lebanon trip-envoy

US gay couple sues diocese for denying opportunity to buy church-owned mansion Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT BOSTON - A gay couple sued a Roman Catholic diocese Monday for allegedly refusing to sell them a mansion because church officials were concerned they would host gay weddings there.

Mass. gay couple sues church over nixed house sale Posted: 10 Sep 2012 01:36 PM PDT A gay couple from Massachusetts sued a Roman Catholic diocese Monday for allegedly refusing to sell them a mansion because church officials were concerned they would host gay weddings there.James Fairbanks, ...

Syria conflict casts shadow over pope Lebanon trip-envoy Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:16 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The civil war in Syria will cast a long shadow on Pope Benedict's trip to neighboring Lebanon next weekend but the Vatican is "tranquil" about his security after receiving guarantees from the country's fractious religious groups, the papal envoy to Beirut said on Monday. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia told Reuters he hoped the situation in Syria would not drown out the main purpose of the trip - to focus attention on the problems and aspirations of the entire Middle East. "You certainly can't close your eyes to a situation of violence. ...

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