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• Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday at pope's request
• Pa. trial shows church abuse allegations strategy
• Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday at Pope's request
• Philly priest trial reveals church abuse strategy
• 5 Egyptian Copts crushed to death at Pope's tomb
• Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year following Pope Benedict appeal

Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday at pope's request Posted: HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has declared next week's Good Friday a holiday following a request from Pope Benedict during his visit to the island, state media said on Saturday. The communist government will decide later whether to make Good Friday, the day Christians commemorate Christ's death, a permanent holiday, it said. Benedict requested the holiday - celebrated on April 6 this year - as part of Easter celebrations during a meeting with President Raul Castro in Havana on Tuesday, the Vatican said. ...

Pa. trial shows church abuse allegations strategy Posted: The long, typed letter fantasizes about a seventh-grader's body, and asks if the boy wants to try various sex acts.

Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday at Pope's request Posted: Cuba has declared next week's Good Friday as a holiday in recognition of a request by Pope Benedict and his "transcendental visit" to the island, state media said on Saturday. The communist government will decide later whether to make Good Friday, the day Christians commemorate Christ's death, a permanent holiday, it said. It will be celebrated this year on April 6. Benedict requested the holiday, part of Easter celebrations, in a meeting on Tuesday in Havana with President Raul Castro, the Vatican said. ...

Philly priest trial reveals church abuse strategy Posted: Experts say a landmark priest-abuse trial in Philadelphia is revealing how the Catholic church handled complaints about accused predators.

5 Egyptian Copts crushed to death at Pope's tomb Posted: Five Egyptian Copts, including two teenage girls, were crushed to death at the tomb of their spiritual leader Pope Shenuda III who died last week, security officials told AFP.

Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year following Pope Benedict appeal Posted: HAVANA - Cuba has announced it is declaring next week's Good Friday a holiday following an appeal by Pope Benedict XVI.

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