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• Bomb threat adds alarm to grief at Connecticut church
• Police say no danger after threat to Conn. church where shooter, victims worshipped
• Church near Connecticut shooting site evacuated after bomb threat
• School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy
• No danger at Conn. church after phoned threat
• Worshippers hurry from Conn. church, citing threat
• Worshippers hurry from Conn. church, cite threat
• Worshippers flee Conn. church over threat report
• Activists protest pope's comment on gay marriage
• Pope 'deeply saddened' by senseless attack in US
• Pope speaks of his pain over "senseless violence" in Connecticut
• Protesters target Vatican over gay marriage slight

Bomb threat adds alarm to grief at Connecticut church Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:04 PM PST NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - What began as a peaceful and solemn remembrance for victims of the Connecticut shooting massacre was shattered on Sunday by a telephoned bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a Roman Catholic church, deepening the distress of a town in mourning. The Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church has been a sanctuary for people disturbed by the tragedy in the heavily Catholic town of Newtown, a wealthy suburb surrounded by wooded hills some 80 miles from New York City. Eight of the funerals for the shooting victims have been scheduled at Saint Rose. ...

Police say no danger after threat to Conn. church where shooter, victims worshipped Posted: 16 Dec 2012 02:10 PM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. - Worshippers hurriedly left a church Sunday when someone phoned in a threat as parishioners remembered 20 children and six adults who were massacred at an elementary school, but police later said nothing dangerous was found.

Church near Connecticut shooting site evacuated after bomb threat Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:51 PM PST NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic church in the Connecticut town where a gunman shot dead 20 school children was evacuated on Sunday after a bomb threat was reported by officials during services. After searching the St. Rose of Lima Catholic church, police determined that it was safe to re-enter, though the building would remain closed for the rest of the day, an officer at the scene said. The church is about a mile from the Sandy Hook Elementary School where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults and then himself on Friday. ...

School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST Public school yoga instructor Katie Campbell proudly looks out at 23 first graders as they contain their squirming in a kid-friendly version of the lotus position.

No danger at Conn. church after phoned threat Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST Worshippers hurriedly left a church Sunday when someone phoned in a threat as parishioners remembered 20 children and six adults who were massacred at an elementary school, but police later said nothing dangerous was found.

Worshippers hurry from Conn. church, citing threat Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:48 AM PST Worshippers hurriedly left a church Sunday in Connecticut, saying they were told there was a bomb threat not far from the elementary school where 20 kids and six adults were massacred.

Worshippers hurry from Conn. church, cite threat Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:16 AM PST Worshippers hurriedly left a church Sunday, saying they were told there was a bomb threat not far from the elementary school where 20 kids and six adults were massacred.

Worshippers flee Conn. church over threat report Posted: 16 Dec 2012 09:52 AM PST Worshippers have hurriedly left a church in Newtown, Conn., saying there was a bomb threat.

Activists protest pope's comment on gay marriage Posted: 16 Dec 2012 06:32 AM PST Activists angered by Pope Benedict XVI's recent comment about gay marriage have held a small protest in St. Peter's Square during the pontiff's weekly address there.

Pope 'deeply saddened' by senseless attack in US Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:46 AM PST Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square on Sunday that he is praying for the families of the 20 children and six adults who were killed during a shooting rampage at a U.S. school.

Pope speaks of his pain over "senseless violence" in Connecticut Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:26 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict expressed his pain over the killing in the United States of 26 people, including 20 schoolchildren, by a gunman and prayed for the consolation of the victims' families at his weekly address on Sunday. "I was deeply saddened by Friday's senseless violence in Newtown, Connecticut," the pontiff told crowds of pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square in Vatican City. "I assure the families of the victims, especially those who lost a child, of my closeness in prayer. May the God of consolation touch their hearts and ease their pain. ...

Protesters target Vatican over gay marriage slight Posted: 16 Dec 2012 04:25 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A group of demonstrators protesting against the Roman Catholic Church's stance on homosexual marriage tried to enter St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Benedict was giving his weekly address to pilgrims. The protesters - who were kept out of the square by police - were upset over a speech by the pontiff on Friday in which he appeared to include efforts to legalize gay marriage among the threats to peace in the world. "We find intolerable the assertion that gay unions are dangerous to the world. ...

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