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• Court upholds sale of polygamous church assets
• Officials: NY nun stole $128K from churches to feed gambling addiction, faces larceny charges
• New pope says Egypt's constitution must be inclusive
• Egypt's new pope opposes religious constitution
• Merkel urges German churches to agree on Luther fest
• Earnings roundup: True Religion, Genesee & Wyoming
• Strong Swiss franc forces Reformed church group out
• Lawyer: Vatican expert had little motive to steal
• True Religion 3rd-quarter net income edges up
• Pope's ex butler secretive about computer, court told
• Church & Dwight's 3Q gets lift from detergent
• Pope's ex butler refused to have computer checked, court told
• Pope's bodyguard, ex-butler on witness list in new trial in Vatican security breach
• New trial in Vatican scandal offers insider look
• Egypt's Copts choose new pope for uncertain times

Court upholds sale of polygamous church assets Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:15 PM PST A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a polygamist sect on the Utah-Arizona border waited too long to challenge a court-ordered takeover, clearing the way for state authorities to break up a church ...

Officials: NY nun stole $128K from churches to feed gambling addiction, faces larceny charges Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:08 PM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. - A nun with a gambling addiction was accused of stealing $128,000 from two rural parishes where she worked.

New pope says Egypt's constitution must be inclusive Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PST WADI EL-NATRUN, Egypt (Reuters) - The new Coptic Orthodox pope said on Monday that a constitution being drafted by Egypt's politicians must be inclusive and the church would oppose any text that only addressed one part of the Muslim-majority nation. Pope Tawadros II, picked on Sunday in a ceremony steeped in the traditions of a church that predates Islam's arrival in Egypt, also told Reuters that Christians should be more active in seeking to shape Egypt's politics after last year's revolt. ...

Egypt's new pope opposes religious constitution Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST Egypt's new Coptic pope said Monday the constitution now being drafted will not be acceptable if it is overtly religious, a sign he would campaign with his Christian minority and secular groups against increasing Islam's role in the new charter.

Merkel urges German churches to agree on Luther fest Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:09 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germany's Protestant and Roman Catholic churches on Monday to stress their common beliefs at ceremonies marking the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation. Although still five years away, the date has already prompted debate between Protestants preparing major celebrations and Catholics who rue the rebellion of the German monk Martin Luther in 1517 as the start of a painful split in western Christianity. ...

Earnings roundup: True Religion, Genesee & Wyoming Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:24 AM PST Among the earnings stories for Monday, Nov. 5, from AP Business News:— Clothing company True Religion Inc. said its third quarter net income rose ahead of expectations, helped by its wholesale business.— ...

Strong Swiss franc forces Reformed church group out Posted: 05 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - The Swiss city of Geneva has a long history of affording refuge to religious dissenters, most notably the 16th-century reformer John Calvin, but the strong Swiss franc currency has made it hard on his followers. The exchange rate of the Swiss franc to other currencies has forced the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to move its global headquarters, which has a staff of seven, to Germany from the city known as "the Protestant Rome" when Calvin ruled it as a strict theocracy. ...

Lawyer: Vatican expert had little motive to steal Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:52 AM PST A Vatican computer expert accused of helping the pope's former butler steal secret correspondence did not know the man well and had little motive to risk his 20 years on the job for him, a defense lawyer argued Monday at the start of the second trial in the scandal.

True Religion 3rd-quarter net income edges up Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:36 AM PST Clothing company True Religion Inc. said Monday its third quarter net income rose ahead of expectations, helped by its wholesale business.The company, which is exploring strategic options, including putting ...

Pope's ex butler secretive about computer, court told Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:52 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The former butler of Pope Benedict convicted of stealing papal documents had not allowed technicians to check his computer for the last six years, a court trying a second suspect in the Vatican leaks scandal heard on Monday. The detail was made public at the first hearing in the trial of Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer expert who is charged with aiding and abetting Paolo Gabriele, the former butler. ...

Church & Dwight's 3Q gets lift from detergent Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:33 AM PST Church & Dwight Co. said Monday that increasing demand for its products, including Arm & Hammer liquid detergent and Trojan condoms, helped lift its net income 18 percent in the third quarter.The company, ...

Pope's ex butler refused to have computer checked, court told Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:03 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican court on Monday heard how Pope Benedict's former butler, who has been jailed for stealing papal documents, refused to allow technicians to check his computer for six years before his arrest. The detail emerged at the first hearing of the trial of Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer expert who is charged with aiding and abetting former butler Paolo Gabriele. Lawyers told the court Gabriele refused to have his computer maintained or updated by technicians. ...

Pope's bodyguard, ex-butler on witness list in new trial in Vatican security breach Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:30 AM PST VATICAN CITY - The trial this week of a Vatican computer whiz over his alleged role in an embarrassing scandal of filched confidential papal documents is offering a chance for an insider glimpse at the Holy See's security workings.

New trial in Vatican scandal offers insider look Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:18 AM PST The trial this week of a Vatican computer whiz over his alleged role in an embarrassing scandal of filched confidential papal documents is offering a chance for an insider glimpse at the Holy See's security workings.

Egypt's Copts choose new pope for uncertain times Posted: 04 Nov 2012 09:33 AM PST Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church named a new pope on Sunday to spiritually guide the community through a time when many fear for their future with the rise of Islamists to power and deteriorating security after last year's uprising.

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