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• San Francisco's next archbishop charged with DUI
• Former papal candidate, Milan archbishop Martini dies at 85
• Former papal candidate and Milan archbishop Martini dies at 85
• Cardinal Martini, figure of hope for Church reform, dies
• Africa beer sales surge despite church and mosque
• Religious groups vie for new Web domain names
• Moon's illness 'irreversible': Unification Church
• Washington state Catholic bishop warned over anti-gay marriage campaign

San Francisco's next archbishop charged with DUI Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT The San Diego city attorney's office says the Roman Catholic archbishop-designate of San Francisco has been charged with two misdemeanors stemming from his arrest for allegedly driving under the influence.

Former papal candidate, Milan archbishop Martini dies at 85 Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, former archbishop of Milan and a favorite of Vatican progressives to succeed Pope John Paul II in 2005, died on Friday aged 85, the Milan diocese said on its website. In a letter marking Martini's death, Pope Benedict remembered him as a "skilful teacher and preeminent biblical scholar," and recalled his dedication to Christian works. ...

Former papal candidate and Milan archbishop Martini dies at 85 Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:24 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, former archbishop of Milan and a favorite of Vatican progressives to succeed Pope John Paul II in 2005, died on Friday aged 85, the Milan diocese said on its website. Martini retired on grounds of age in 2002 after 22 years as head of the diocese, revealing at the same time that he was suffering from a form of Parkinson's disease, which hurt his chances of becoming pope three years later. A Jesuit intellectual, Martini was reported to speak 11 languages. But his liberal opinions sometimes sent chills down the spines of Church conservatives. ...

Cardinal Martini, figure of hope for Church reform, dies Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:37 AM PDT Italian cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a progressive who pushed for a rethink on modern issues and was once tipped as a possible pope, died on Friday aged 85, the Archbishop of Milan said.

Africa beer sales surge despite church and mosque Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:29 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG/LAGOS (Reuters) - Beer sales in Africa are surging because of economic and population growth, a trend rubbing against the grain of another demographic factor defining the region: intense religiosity. By almost any measure, Africa is an exceptionally devout place and the major growth area for Christianity and Islam. ...

Religious groups vie for new Web domain names Posted: 31 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters)- Centuries-old theological disputes have broken out in cyberspace as religions aim to influence the future presentation of faith on the Internet. The forum for the rivalry is not the pulpit or church bulletin, but the website of ICANN, the corporation that oversees the Internet address system and now wants to expand it beyond the usual .com, .org or .net domains. When ICANN began accepting applications for new names early this year, bids came for extensions such as .catholic, .islam and .bible. ...

Moon's illness 'irreversible': Unification Church Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:35 PM PDT The illness of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon is "irreversible", the church said Friday, after he was hospitalised with complications from pneumonia more than two weeks ago.

Washington state Catholic bishop warned over anti-gay marriage campaign Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:12 PM PDT OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Washington state regulators have warned a Roman Catholic bishop that his diocese risks running afoul of state campaign finance laws if he follows through with a planned fund-raising effort opposing same-sex marriage on the November ballot. State law prohibits organizations, including churches, from raising money from individuals to give to political campaigns, said Lori Anderson, a spokeswoman for the state's Public Disclosure Commission. "It's not because it's a church. It's because it's not a stand-alone individual," Anderson said on Thursday. ...

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