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• Boston church prays for pastor abducted in Egypt
• Europe's Vatican finance report to laud reform, call for more action
• Father of pope's imprisoned butler defends son

Boston church prays for pastor abducted in Egypt Posted: 15 Jul 2012 03:23 PM PDT While family and church members prayed Sunday for the Boston Pentecostal pastor kidnapped with two others in Egypt, their abductor said he has had conversations with intelligence officials about their release.

Europe's Vatican finance report to laud reform, call for more action Posted: 15 Jul 2012 09:15 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A European report on efforts by the Vatican to embrace financial transparency after a series of scandals involving its bank will laud recent reforms but also underscore what remains to be done to reach international standards in all areas. According to people familiar with the still-secret report, due to be issued on Wednesday by a department of the Council of Europe, the eagerly anticipated evaluation will give the Vatican an overall passing grade in key areas but criticize others. ...

Father of pope's imprisoned butler defends son Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:56 AM PDT The father of Pope Benedict XVI's imprisoned butler said in a letter published Sunday his son was honest and that he hopes the truth will emerge concerning the leaks of sensitive Vatican documents.

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