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• Gingrich says new ABC show 'GCB' is anti-Christian
• Vatican seeks to explain US money laundering tag
• Vatican seeks to explain US money laundering tag
• 'Gospel tourists' descend upon Harlem churches, cause friction with the faithful
• Pope denounces gay marriage lobby to US bishops
• Pope condemns gay marriage in speech to US bishops
• Pope denounces gay marriage lobby, evil of pre-marital sex, cohabitation in US bishops' speech
• Banks foreclosing on churches in record numbers
• Harlem churches see gospel tourist boom on Sundays
• Pope denounces U.S. political push to legalize gay marriage

Gingrich says new ABC show 'GCB' is anti-Christian Posted: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says a new ABC television series is evidence that the entertainment industry harbors anti-Christian bias.

Vatican seeks to explain US money laundering tag Posted: The Vatican on Friday sought to explain its presence for the first time on a U.S. list of countries that are a potential hub for money laundering, saying it was only natural to be included given its recent ...

Vatican seeks to explain US money laundering tag Posted: The Vatican on Friday sought to explain its presence for the first time on a U.S. list of countries that are a potential hub for money laundering, saying it was only natural to be included given its recent efforts to conform to international standards.

'Gospel tourists' descend upon Harlem churches, cause friction with the faithful Posted: most of whom had arrived late — a sea of white faces with guidebooks in hand. They outnumbered the congregation itself: a handful of elderly black men and women wearing suits and dresses and old-fashioned pillbox hats.

Pope denounces gay marriage lobby to US bishops Posted: Pope Benedict XVI waded deep into U.S. campaign politics Friday, urging visiting U.S. bishops to beef up their teaching about the evils of premarital sex and cohabitation, and denouncing what he called the "powerful" gay marriage lobby in America.

Pope condemns gay marriage in speech to US bishops Posted: Pope Benedict XVI on Friday condemned gay marriage in a speech to bishops from the United States after Maryland last week became the eighth US state to legalise same-sex unions.

Pope denounces gay marriage lobby, evil of pre-marital sex, cohabitation in US bishops' speech Posted: VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is telling U.S. bishops to beef up their teaching about the evils of pre-marital sex and cohabitation and denouncing what he calls the "powerful" gay marriage lobby in the United States.

Banks foreclosing on churches in record numbers Posted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. The surge in church foreclosures represents a new wave of distressed property seizures triggered by the 2008 financial crash, analysts say, with many banks no longer willing to grant struggling religious organizations forbearance. ...

Harlem churches see gospel tourist boom on Sundays Posted: The stern warning issued from the pulpit was directed at the tourists — most of whom had arrived late — a sea of white faces with guidebooks in hand. They outnumbered the congregation itself: a handful of elderly black men and women wearing suits and dresses and old-fashioned pillbox hats.

Pope denounces U.S. political push to legalize gay marriage Posted: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Friday denounced the "powerful political and cultural currents" seeking to legalize gay marriage in the United States, where Maryland has just become the eighth state to allow it. The pope's latest comments in opposition to homosexual marriage came in an address to bishops from several Midwestern states on a regular visit to the Vatican. "Sexual differences cannot be dismissed as irrelevant to the definition of marriage," he said. ...

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