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• Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 100 in Nigerian church
• Pope, ending synod, urges lapsed Catholics to return to fold
• Obama attends church, tracks storm developments
• Suicide bomber attacks Catholic church in northern Nigeria, killing 7, wounding more than 100
• 7 killed, 100 wounded in Nigeria church bombing
• Suicide bomber hits north Nigeria Catholic church
• Explosion strikes north Nigeria Catholic church
• Christian sister trio Barlowgirl calling it quits

Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 100 in Nigerian church Posted: 28 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A suicide bomber drove a jeep full of explosives into a Catholic church during morning mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least eight people, wounding more than 100 and triggering reprisal attacks that killed at least two more. There was no claim of responsibility but Islamist sect Boko Haram has bombed several churches in the past in its fight to create an Islamic state in Nigeria where the 160 million population is evenly split between Christians and Muslims. ...

Pope, ending synod, urges lapsed Catholics to return to fold Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:38 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, closing a gathering of bishops who discussed how to win back lapsed and lukewarm Catholics, on Sunday said the Church had to develop new ways of reaching out to those who had drifted from the faith. Benedict, 85, said a solemn Mass in St Peter's Basilica to close the three-week synod of some 260 bishops from around the world on the theme of the "New Evangelisation," or how to stem the haemorrhaging of the faithful. ...

Obama attends church, tracks storm developments Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT President Barack Obama is attending church with his daughters and tracking developments with Hurricane Sandy before traveling to Florida later Sunday ahead of a campaign appearance Monday.

Suicide bomber attacks Catholic church in northern Nigeria, killing 7, wounding more than 100 Posted: 28 Oct 2012 08:11 AM PDT KADUNA, Nigeria - A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others in an attack that sparked reprisal killings in the city, authorities and witnesses said.

7 killed, 100 wounded in Nigeria church bombing Posted: 28 Oct 2012 06:41 AM PDT A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others in an attack that sparked reprisal killings in the city, authorities and witnesses said.

Suicide bomber hits north Nigeria Catholic church Posted: 28 Oct 2012 05:29 AM PDT A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and sparking reprisal violence that left another two dead outside the worship hall, witnesses said.

Explosion strikes north Nigeria Catholic church Posted: 28 Oct 2012 02:48 AM PDT A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday at a Catholic church holding Mass in northern Nigeria, injuring a number of worshippers, officials and witnesses said.

Christian sister trio Barlowgirl calling it quits Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:28 AM PDT Christian sister trio Barlowgirl is retiring after nearly a decade of chart-topping success.

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