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Struggling Boston church may cash in on rare 1640 book
Historic Boston church considers sale of hymnal
German producers plan Pope Benedict biopic
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Struggling Boston church may cash in on rare 1640 book

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:26 PM PST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A Massachusetts church may sell a copy of the first book published in the American colonies - a volume sometimes called the Gutenberg Bible of America - to help sustain its 343-year-old ministry. The Old South Church in Boston plans to vote at a meeting on Sunday whether to sell one of its two copies of the book of psalms printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1640 and expected to sell at auction for $10 million to $20 million, Senior Minister Nancy Taylor said on Friday. ...

Historic Boston church considers sale of hymnal

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:04 PM PST

The first book printed in what would become the United States was a Puritan hymnal of psalms, sturdy enough that 11 copies that came off a wooden Cambridge press in 1640 still exist.

German producers plan Pope Benedict biopic

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:55 AM PST

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Two German producers have bought the film rights to an upcoming biography of Pope Benedict by the Bavarian author of three best-selling interview books with the pontiff. The Odeon Film company said producers Marcus Mende and Peter Weckert planned a film for international release based on a biography by journalist Peter Seewald due to be published in early 2014. ...