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• Pope prays for freedom, 'renewal' in Cuba
• Pope honors patron saint, heads to meeting with Castro
• Pope's visit to Havana fuels political debate
• Vatican cancels stem cell forum
• Vatican cancels stem cell forum
• Urging freedoms for Cuba, pope honors patron saint
• Top Cuban official rules out political change after pope's appeal for 'renewal'
• FBI files detail Muslims' religious practices
• Cuba rules out political reforms following Pope Benedict's appeal for renewal
• Enemy of the Mandate, Santorum's Catholic Problem, and Madonna's 'MDNA'
• Testimony begins in Pa. trial of Catholic priests
• Pope calls for 'open society' at Cuba mass
• Vietnam jails pastor of banned Mennonite church
• Pope urges Cubans to build 'open society'

Pope prays for freedom, 'renewal' in Cuba Posted: Pope Benedict XVI prayed for freedom and renewal "for the greater good of all Cubans" before the nation's patron saint Tuesday, but the island's communist leaders quickly rejected the Roman Catholic leader's appeal for political change after five decades of one-party rule.

Pope honors patron saint, heads to meeting with Castro Posted: HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged Cubans to "work for justice" as their country changes and prayed for "those deprived of freedom" in a visit to the shrine for Cuba's patron saint on Tuesday and then flew across the country for talks with President Raul Castro. Upon arrival at the Havana airport, he was greeted by Roman Catholic Church Cardinal Jaime Ortega and Communist Party officials ahead of a late afternoon meeting with Raul Castro and possibly his older brother, former leader Fidel Castro. Benedict, the leader of the world's 1. ...

Pope's visit to Havana fuels political debate Posted: Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Havana Tuesday after calling for Cuba to open up more, prompting the vice president to declare no political reforms were on the horizon for the communist-ruled island.

Vatican cancels stem cell forum Posted: The Vatican has canceled a stem cell research conference whose speaker lineup included scientists whose work involves human embryonic stem cells, a practice opposed by church teaching.

Vatican cancels stem cell forum Posted: The Vatican says it has canceled a stem cell research conference because few had registered to attend.Church teaching opposes research involving human embryos. But some invited speakers reportedly are ...

Urging freedoms for Cuba, pope honors patron saint Posted: SANTIAGO, Cuba (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Tuesday urged Cubans to "work for justice" during a ceremony to pay homage to the island's patron saint, and said he was close to those "deprived of freedom," an apparent reference to political prisoners in the communist-run nation. A steel band played "Ave Maria" and onlookers waved Cuban flags as the pontiff visited a basilica housing the doll-sized figurine of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre on the second day of a papal trip the Roman Catholic Church hopes will foster renewed faith and increase its influence in Cuba. ...

Top Cuban official rules out political change after pope's appeal for 'renewal' Posted: HAVANA - A top Cuban official on Tuesday ruled out political change on the island following a subtle appeal by Pope Benedict XVI for "renewal."

FBI files detail Muslims' religious practices Posted: The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday released records it obtained from the FBI that it said showed the bureau's San Francisco division used its Muslim outreach efforts to collect intelligence on religious activities protected by the Constitution.

Cuba rules out political reforms following Pope Benedict's appeal for renewal Posted: Cuba rules out political reforms following Pope Benedict's appeal for renewal.

Enemy of the Mandate, Santorum's Catholic Problem, and Madonna's 'MDNA' Posted: Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 20 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

Testimony begins in Pa. trial of Catholic priests Posted: After nine years and two grand jury reports, prosecutors have brought a landmark case to trial that explores how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dealt with child sex-abuse complaints against scores of Roman Catholic priests.

Pope calls for 'open society' at Cuba mass Posted: Pope Benedict XVI urged tens of thousands of Cubans gathered for an open-air mass on Monday to "build a renewed and open society," at the start of his visit to the Communist-ruled country. Duration: 00:55

Vietnam jails pastor of banned Mennonite church Posted: A court in central Vietnam sentenced the pastor of an outlawed Mennonite church to 11 years in prison for sowing division between the communist government and its citizens, state-controlled media reported Tuesday.

Pope urges Cubans to build 'open society' Posted: Pope Benedict XVI urged hundreds of thousands of Cubans gathered for an open-air mass to "build a renewed and open society," at the start of his visit to the Communist-ruled country.

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