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• No papal pardon soon for ex butler, Vatican indicates
• Churches condemn Israeli security barrier
• Ga. church shooting suspect waives court hearing
• Ga. church shooting suspect to have court hearing
• Pope ex-butler to be moved to jail cell in Vatican
• Human rights group, Christian Bale honour blind Chinese activist with award in NY
• Human rights group, Christian Bale honour blind Chinese activist with award in US
• Suspected gunman in custody after Atlanta church shooting

No papal pardon soon for ex butler, Vatican indicates Posted: 25 Oct 2012 10:48 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Thursday moved Pope Benedict's former butler, who admitted leaking sensitive documents, from house arrest to a cell in the city-state's police station and indicated he would not be getting a papal pardon anytime soon. In a detailed statement that attacked Paolo Gabriele for violating papal trust, the Vatican insisted he acted alone in what it called a personal "criminal plan" that resulted in the biggest breach of Vatican security in recent history. ...

Churches condemn Israeli security barrier Posted: 25 Oct 2012 10:20 AM PDT The heads of Catholic churches in the Holy Land are condemning the route of Israel's security barrier near Bethlehem, saying it affects the livelihood of Christian families there.

Ga. church shooting suspect waives court hearing Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:34 AM PDT A man accused of killing a volunteer at an Atlanta megachurch is waiving his first court appearance.

Ga. church shooting suspect to have court hearing Posted: 25 Oct 2012 06:27 AM PDT The man suspected of calmly walking into a service at an Atlanta-area megachurch and gunning down a church volunteer leading a prayer was committed eight years ago to a psychiatric hospital after a violent incident in Maryland, court records show.

Pope ex-butler to be moved to jail cell in Vatican Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:50 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's former butler who was convicted this month for stealing papal documents and leaking them to the media, will be moved from house arrest to a Vatican jail cell, the Vatican said on Thursday. A statement said Gabriele would moved later on Thursday to the Vatican's police station to carry out the rest of his 18-month sentence. ...

Human rights group, Christian Bale honour blind Chinese activist with award in NY Posted: 24 Oct 2012 10:58 PM PDT NEW YORK, N.Y. - A blind Chinese lawyer and activist whose escape from house arrest to the U.S. embassy in Beijing sparked a diplomatic crisis has been honoured by a human rights group in New York.

Human rights group, Christian Bale honour blind Chinese activist with award in US Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:07 PM PDT NEW YORK, N.Y. - A blind Chinese lawyer and activist whose escape from house arrest to the U.S. embassy in Beijing sparked a diplomatic crisis has been honoured by a human rights group in New York.

Suspected gunman in custody after Atlanta church shooting Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:28 PM PDT ATLANTA (Reuters) - A former employee at a suburban Atlanta megachurch was taken into custody on Wednesday, only hours after he allegedly walked into the church with a gun and opened fire, killing a man leading a prayer service, police said. Multiple gunshots rang out in the chapel of the World Changers Church International in College Park, Georgia, around 10 a.m. The suspected gunman was identified as Floyd Palmer, a 52-year-old former church maintenance worker who resigned from his job in August, said Fulton County Police Corporal Kay Lester. ...

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