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• British judge upholds ban on Christian group's "gay cure" ads
• Obama visits Bethlehem's Nativity Church
• Pope urges dialogue with Islam, more help for the poor
• Pope: Dialogue with Islam, olive branch to China
• Death toll rises to 20 in Myanmar religious riots

British judge upholds ban on Christian group's "gay cure" ads Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:20 AM PDT By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge upheld on Friday a decision to ban a Christian group from placing adverts on London buses that suggested people could be cured of homosexuality. The group, Core Issues Trust, wanted to place adverts on the side of London's distinctive red double-decker buses that read: "Not gay! Ex-gay, post-gay and proud. Get over it!" The proposed adverts were a response to a campaign by gay rights group Stonewall, which had run adverts on London buses that read: "Some people are gay. ...

Obama visits Bethlehem's Nativity Church Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:16 AM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Ali Sawafta BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage on Friday to the traditional birthplace of Jesus, receiving a subdued reception from Palestinians at the end of a Holy Land visit heavy on symbolism and lacking in practical steps toward peace. "Gringo, return to your country," read a sign held by a small group of Palestinian protesters who watched the presidential motorcade roll into Bethlehem from Jerusalem after it passed through Israel's controversial barrier in the occupied West Bank. ...

Pope urges dialogue with Islam, more help for the poor Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:41 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment. Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called "the spiritual poverty of our times" by re-forging links with God. "How many poor people there still are in the world! And what great suffering they have to endure!" he told the diplomats in the Vatican's frescoed Sala Regia. ...

Pope: Dialogue with Islam, olive branch to China Posted: 22 Mar 2013 04:40 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called Friday for more dialogue with Islam and offered an olive branch to China and other countries that don't have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

Death toll rises to 20 in Myanmar religious riots Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:57 AM PDT MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — Burning fires from two days of Buddhist-Muslim violence that killed at least 20 people smoldered across a central Myanmar town Friday as residents cowered indoors amid growing fears the country's latest bout of sectarian bloodshed could spread.

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