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• Church groups urge EU to help Greece in crisis
• France asks Russia to review "ostentatious" Paris church
• Church of England will have women bishops: new Anglican head
• 2 tons of pigeon droppings found in Swedish church tower; hatch left open for decades
• 2 tons of pigeon droppings in Swedish church tower
• Misdemeanor charge dismissed for MMA fighter found naked in a church
• Pope urges dignity, rehabilitation for prisoners
• Misdemeanour charge dismissed for MMA fighter found naked in a church

Church groups urge EU to help Greece in crisis Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:11 AM PST GENEVA (Reuters) - Greece is facing a humanitarian crisis and growing racism, two international church groups said on Thursday, and appealed to the European Union to help the struggling nation. In an open letter from Greece, the secretaries-general of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) said the country faced youth unemployment of over 50 percent and basic services were at risk. ...

France asks Russia to review "ostentatious" Paris church Posted: 22 Nov 2012 09:52 AM PST PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has suspended its bid for a permit to build an Orthodox church with five domes on the Seine riverbank in Paris, the French government said, after the mayor of the world's most visited city labeled the project a showy eyesore. Ahead of a Paris visit next week by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, France's culture and foreign ministries said in a joint statement that Moscow had agreed to review the plan, which is close to President Vladimir Putin's heart. ...

Church of England will have women bishops: new Anglican head Posted: 22 Nov 2012 09:25 AM PST ABUJA (Reuters) - The next archbishop of Canterbury is confident he will consecrate a female bishop, he said on Thursday, two days after the Church of England voted against allowing women to become bishops. Bishops and clergy on Tuesday in the General Synod, the Church legislature, comfortably backed the change but lay members were four votes short of a two-thirds majority. "Its clear that woman are going to be bishops in the Church of England," said Justin Welby, who will take over from Rowan Williams as the spiritual leader of the Anglican wing of world Christianity at the end of the year. ...

2 tons of pigeon droppings found in Swedish church tower; hatch left open for decades Posted: 22 Nov 2012 08:28 AM PST STOCKHOLM - A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower.

2 tons of pigeon droppings in Swedish church tower Posted: 22 Nov 2012 08:21 AM PST A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower.

Misdemeanor charge dismissed for MMA fighter found naked in a church Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:46 AM PST SANTA ANA, Calif. - A misdemeanour vandalism charge has been dismissed against mixed martial arts fighter and reality show host Jason "Mayhem" Miller, who was found naked in a Southern California church.

Pope urges dignity, rehabilitation for prisoners Posted: 22 Nov 2012 05:14 AM PST The pope is urging prison administrators to respect the dignity and rights of criminals in their care, and to help rehabilitate them.

Misdemeanour charge dismissed for MMA fighter found naked in a church Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:43 PM PST SANTA ANA, Calif. - A misdemeanour vandalism charge has been dismissed against mixed martial arts fighter and reality show host Jason (Mayhem) Miller, who was found naked in a Southern California church.

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