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• Police: Man shot ex as she played organ at church
• Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle
• Why Sam Adams' church is selling a bit of its history to pay for its future
• The pope joins the twitterverse as @pontifex
• Summary Box: Pope joins tweeting masses
• Boston church will sell rare 1640 book to fund building repairs
• Should the Pope follow someone on Twitter other than himself?
• Police: Pa. man shoots, kills ex at church service
• Police: 2 dead, injuries, when tall bus carrying church group hits overpass at Miami airport
• Vatican unveils Pope's Twitter handle: @pontifex
• Pope joins the tweeting masses
• The Pope Already Has More Twitter Followers Than You
• Pope's Twitter handle @Pontifex, first Tweet Dec. 12 will be a Q&A format
• Pope's Twitter handle @Pontifex; will be Q&A
• Former Catholic brother arrested in New Zealand after Australian police file 252 sex charges
• Boston church votes to sell book published in 1640

Police: Man shot ex as she played organ at church Posted: 03 Dec 2012 03:34 PM PST An elementary school music teacher shot his ex-wife while she played the organ during church service and, after leaving briefly, returned and shot her again to ensure she was dead, police said.

Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle Posted: 03 Dec 2012 02:18 PM PST Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology and lengthy encyclicals, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account.

Why Sam Adams' church is selling a bit of its history to pay for its future Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST Ben Franklin was baptized by the church, and Sam Adams was a member. But the congregation in downtown Boston has causes to fund and bills to pay, not the least of which are millions of dollars in upkeep for its current home, the Old South Church, a national landmark.

The pope joins the twitterverse as @pontifex Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:16 AM PST After centuries of issuing theology-heavy treatises and ponderous papal bulls, the Vatican on Monday announced that the pope was embracing the most succinct of communications – Twitter.

Summary Box: Pope joins tweeting masses Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:41 AM PST CHURCH CHIRPS: Benedict XVI, a pope known for hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff will tweet in eight languages using the ...

Boston church will sell rare 1640 book to fund building repairs Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:11 AM PST CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - An historic Boston church has decided to sell a copy of the first book published in the American colonies, hoping to get as much as $20 million to make building repairs and sustain its ministry. By an overwhelming vote on Sunday, members of the Old South Church agreed to sell one of two copies of the psalm book owned by the struggling church and printed in Cambridge in 1640, Senior Minister Nancy Taylor said on Monday. ...

Should the Pope follow someone on Twitter other than himself? Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:55 AM PST "He won't follow anyone for now," says one adviser. "He will be followed."Pope Benedict XVI on Monday announced that he had joined Twitter, part of a campaign by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to better connect with his 1.2-billion-strong flock. Benedict chose the handle @pontifex — Latin for "pontiff" — and is already being followed by more than 240,000 people. But Benedict isn't exactly returning the love: He is following only seven other Twitter accounts, all of which are foreign-language versions of himself in which he speaks in different tongues. ...

Police: Pa. man shoots, kills ex at church service Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:54 AM PST An elementary school music teacher walked into a church in the middle of Sunday services and shot and killed his ex-wife as she sat in a pew, police said.

Police: 2 dead, injuries, when tall bus carrying church group hits overpass at Miami airport Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:16 AM PST MIAMI - At Miami International Airport, two large signs warn drivers of large vehicles not to pass beneath the 8-foot-6 inch concrete overpass. Authorities say two passengers are dead and others have been critically injured after a too-tall charter bus smashed into the overpass, crumpling metal.

Vatican unveils Pope's Twitter handle: @pontifex Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:04 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The secret's out. Pope Benedict's new handle on Twitter will be @pontifex, beating out other contenders that had been considered to showcase the thoughts of one of the world's most visible leaders. Benedict already has 1.2 billion "followers" in the standard sense of the word but next week he will have another type when he enters what for any 85-year old is the brave new world of Twitter. The Vatican said on Monday that the pope will start tweeting on December 12. "The handle is a good one. ...

Pope joins the tweeting masses Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:39 AM PST Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account.The pontiff will tweet starting Dec. 12 using his personal handle ...

The Pope Already Has More Twitter Followers Than You Posted: 03 Dec 2012 04:06 AM PST The Vatican officially unveiled the new personal Twitter account of Pope Benedict XVI this morning, and he hasn't even had to tweet anything to blow past your puny follower count. Less than an hour after turning on the account, @pontifex had amassed more than 15,000 followers and will only suck in more as the Western Hemisphere slowly wakes up. And he's not even planning his first tweet for another nine days.

Pope's Twitter handle @Pontifex, first Tweet Dec. 12 will be a Q&A format Posted: 03 Dec 2012 03:28 AM PST VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting in six languages from his own personal handle (at)Pontifex on Dec. 12.

Pope's Twitter handle @Pontifex; will be Q&A Posted: 03 Dec 2012 03:19 AM PST Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting in six languages from his own personal handle (at)Pontifex on Dec. 12.

Former Catholic brother arrested in New Zealand after Australian police file 252 sex charges Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:27 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand police have arrested a former Catholic brother and convicted pedophile after Australian authorities filed 252 new charges against him.

Boston church votes to sell book published in 1640 Posted: 02 Dec 2012 07:14 PM PST Congregants of one of the nation's oldest churches have voted to auction off a 372-year-old hymn book that's expect to fetch $10 million to $20 million at auction.

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