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• Pope's secretary "Gorgeous George" on Vanity Fair cover
• Court: BA discriminated against Christian staffer
• European court rules Christian airline worker was discriminated against over crucifix at work
• Northern Irish youths pelt Catholic church in latest "flag riots"

Pope's secretary "Gorgeous George" on Vanity Fair cover Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:05 AM PST ROME (Reuters) - Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary, who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. The prelate has landed on the cover of Vanity Fair. The cover on the Italian edition of the magazine shows the 56-year-old archbishop smiling, his blue eyes beaming, above a headline that reads "Father Georg - It's not a sin to be beautiful. ...

Court: BA discriminated against Christian staffer Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:44 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Religious freedom is a right but not an absolute one, Europe's top court said Tuesday, ruling that British Airways discriminated against a devoutly Christian employee by making her remove her crucifix, but backing a U.K. charity that fired a marriage counselor who refused to give sex therapy to gay couples.

European court rules Christian airline worker was discriminated against over crucifix at work Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:42 AM PST LONDON - A European court says British Airways discriminated against a devoutly Christian airline employee by making her remove a crucifix at work.

Northern Irish youths pelt Catholic church in latest "flag riots" Posted: 14 Jan 2013 05:07 PM PST BELFAST (Reuters) - Protestant youths in Northern Ireland threw petrol bombs at homes and a church in a Catholic area on Monday night as the latest outbreak of violence in Belfast took on increasing sectarian overtones. At least one police officer was injured during violent clashes between pro-British and Irish crowds who threw rocks and other missiles at each other, police said in a statement. ...

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