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• US panel criticizes Turkey on religious freedom
• Egypt's Coptic pope buried, Christians anxious
• Thousands attend funeral of Egypt's Pope
• Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III Dies; Christians at Risk?
• Factbox: Catholic sex abuse scandals in Europe
• Chaotic burial for Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda
• Irish Church leaders negligent over abuse:Vatican
• Leading Obama critic named archbishop of Baltimore
• Egypt's Coptic pope: How he negotiated waves of sectarianism
• Pope appoints new Montreal archbishop to replace retiring Cardinal Turcotte
• Vatican praises steps taken by Irish church
• Thousands attend funeral of Egypt's Pope
• Pope names 16th archbishop of Baltimore

US panel criticizes Turkey on religious freedom Posted: A US government advisory panel called Tuesday for Turkey to be put on a blacklist over religious freedom, faulting the close ally's treatment of religious groups and especially minorities.

Egypt's Coptic pope buried, Christians anxious Posted: Pope Shenouda III, an giant figure for 40 years at the helm of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, was laid to rest on Tuesday in a desert monastery after a moving funeral Mass at a Cairo cathedral attended by tens of thousands.

Thousands attend funeral of Egypt's Pope Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners packed Cairo's main cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Pope Shenouda, who spent his final years trying to comfort a Coptic Orthodox community worried about the rise of political Islam in Egypt. Shenouda, who died on Saturday aged 88, promoted religious harmony, winning respect among the Muslim majority, but his last years witnessed a growth in sectarian tension that worsened with the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak last year. "I can't tell you how much sorrow I have inside me. ...

Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenouda III Dies; Christians at Risk? Posted: Thousands of Christian worshippers and prominent members of Egyptian society filled the somber hall of Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral and its surrounding streets on Tuesday, March 20, for the funeral of Pope Shenouda III, the spiritual leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian community.

Factbox: Catholic sex abuse scandals in Europe Posted: (Reuters) - A new Vatican report on the sexual abuse of Irish children by Catholic clergy accused Ireland's religious leaders of negligence and called for more reforms there to avoid a similarly "shameful" scandal in the future. ...

Chaotic burial for Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda Posted: Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda was laid to rest on Tuesday in a monastery in the Egyptian desert, amid hysterical scenes as thousands of mourners mobbed to get close to his coffin.

Irish Church leaders negligent over abuse:Vatican Posted: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican report on the sexual abuse of Irish children by Catholic clergy accused Ireland's religious leaders of negligence and called for more reforms there to avoid a similarly "shameful" scandal in the future. Irish bishops assured Vatican investigators that they would promptly notify civil authorities of new sexual abuse cases and would make changes to Catholic education and seminary life. ...

Leading Obama critic named archbishop of Baltimore Posted: The leading voice of Roman Catholic bishops opposing a contraception mandate in the Obama administration's health care law was named Tuesday as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore, the nation's first diocese.

Egypt's Coptic pope: How he negotiated waves of sectarianism Posted: Tens of thousands of people turned out for the funeral today of Pope Shenouda III, the man Egypt's Coptic Christians saw as not just a leader, but a protector and a father who defended his flock in hard times, from the presidency of Anwar Sadat to the fall of Mubarak. Many Christians are devastated that his death on Saturday came at such a difficult time for them.

Pope appoints new Montreal archbishop to replace retiring Cardinal Turcotte Posted: MONTREAL - Pope Benedict XVI has named a new archbishop for Montreal.

Vatican praises steps taken by Irish church Posted: The Vatican on Tuesday told Irish bishops they had made excellent progress in enacting norms to protect children following decades of pedophile priest scandals, the first time the Holy See has ever endorsed the church's efforts to fight priestly sex abuse.

Thousands attend funeral of Egypt's Pope Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners packed Cairo's main cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Pope Shenouda, who spent his final years trying to comfort a Coptic Orthodox community disturbed by the rise of political Islam in Egypt. Shenouda, who died on Saturday aged 88, promoted religious harmony, winning respect among the Muslim majority, but his last years witnessed a growth in sectarian tension that worsened with the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak last year. "I can't tell you how much sorrow I have inside me. ...

Pope names 16th archbishop of Baltimore Posted: Bishop William E. Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., has been named the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore.

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