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• NY Catholic quits board over cardinal's gay stance
• Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil
• Technology without God is dangerous: pope
• NYC Catholic quits board over gay rights stance
• NKorea's Bethlehem is birthplace of Kim religion
• Cuban Catholics flock to churches on Good Friday
• Can a Marine call Obama a 'religious enemy' - and still be a Marine?

NY Catholic quits board over cardinal's gay stance Posted: A day before Easter, the head of New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese faced a challenge to his stance on gay rights: the resignation of a church charity board member who says he's "had enough" of the cardinal's attitude.

Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil Posted: Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.

Technology without God is dangerous: pope Posted: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, leading the world's Catholics into Easter, said on Saturday technological progress, in the absence of awareness of God and moral values, posed a threat to the world. Benedict presided at a solemn Easter vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica to usher the 1.2 billion-member church into the most important day of its liturgical calendar. ...

NYC Catholic quits board over gay rights stance Posted: The head of New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese faces a challenge to his stance on gay rights: the resignation of a church official who says he's "had enough" of the cardinal's attitude.

NKorea's Bethlehem is birthplace of Kim religion Posted: As the snow drifts through the towering evergreen trees, silence enshrouds this remote pilgrimage site, a place some here consider the Bethlehem of North Korea.

Cuban Catholics flock to churches on Good Friday Posted: Cuban Catholics flocked to churches on Good Friday, which was declared a holiday in the communist-ruled nation for the first time following a request from Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit.

Can a Marine call Obama a 'religious enemy' - and still be a Marine? Posted: Is the US military violating the First Amendment by recommending the other-than-honorable discharge of a Marine who criticized President Obama on Facebook?

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