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• Pope's butler set to testify at Vatican trial
• Most Americans doubt Scientology is true religion: poll
• Church & Dwight closes $650M deal for Avid Health
• Church replaces Jesus statue burned by lightning

Pope's butler set to testify at Vatican trial Posted: 01 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's former butler is to give evidence for the first time on Tuesday on the second day of his trial for stealing documents he hoped would expose corrupt dealings in the Vatican. Paolo Gabriele, 46, an unassuming and devout servant who prompted a crisis in Benedict's papacy after he slipped sensitive documents to an Italian journalist, has not spoken publicly since he was arrested in May. ...

Most Americans doubt Scientology is true religion: poll Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans do not think Scientology is a true religion, more people would prefer to win an Olympic gold medal than a Pulitzer prize and celebrity endorsements do not carry much weight, according to a new poll released on Monday. Seventy percent of respondents to the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll said the controversial Church of Scientology, which is popular with Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, was not a real religion, but 13 percent said that it was. ...

Church & Dwight closes $650M deal for Avid Health Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:38 PM PDT Church & Dwight said Monday that it completed its acquisition of Avid Health Inc., which makes gummy types of vitamins and supplements, for $650 million in cash.Church & Dwight Co. Inc. makes Arm & Hammer ...

Church replaces Jesus statue burned by lightning Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:56 AM PDT A southern Ohio church has drawn a standing-room crowd for the dedication of a towering roadside Jesus statue that replaced one destroyed two years ago in a lightning fire.

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