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• Senate panel revives Christian health care bill
• Rome exhibition takes aim at the Church as papal vote looms
• 'The Bible' a big ratings winner
• Victims raise legal questions about retired pope
• Cardinals say will not be rushed into electing new pope
• Pa. church's missing pipe organ found; organist says he removed it for winter safekeeping
• Vatican still waiting for 5 cardinals for conclave
• Conservative Canadian a top contender to be pope
• Vatican still waiting for 5 cardinals for conclave; Sistine Chapel closes to prepare
• US town once home to exiled Soviet dissident Solzhenitsyn OKs exhibit in his honour at church
• Vt. town OKs church takeover, Solzhenitsyn exhibit
• Canada's Ouellet suggests others may be better for pope
• Cdn papal contender: church could be positive example on handling abuse scandals

Senate panel revives Christian health care bill Posted: 05 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST A Senate panel has revived a bill that would exempt a Christians-only health care ministry from Kentucky's insurance regulations.The bill had passed the Senate last month only to die in a House committee ...

Rome exhibition takes aim at the Church as papal vote looms Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:52 PM PST ROME (Reuters) - As cardinals flock to Rome to choose the next pope, two artists have taken the opportunity to stage an exhibition taking aim at the wealth of the Roman Catholic Church and the sex abuse scandals that plagued Pope Benedict. Held in an ancient building where Italy's patron Saint Catherine of Siena died, "The Unspeakable Act" is a life-size model of Benedict in a confessional box, his sumptuous red and cream-colored robes spread about him. ...

'The Bible' a big ratings winner Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:10 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest television ratings, the Bible is hot and aspiring pop stars are not.

Victims raise legal questions about retired pope Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Attorneys who have tried unsuccessfully for years to sue the Vatican over failures to stop clergy sex abuse are looking into whether former Pope Benedict XVI is more legally vulnerable in retirement, especially if he travels beyond the Vatican walls.

Cardinals say will not be rushed into electing new pope Posted: 05 Mar 2013 11:25 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic cardinals said on Tuesday they wanted time to get to know each before choosing the next pope and meanwhile would seek more information on a secret report on alleged corruption in the Vatican. Nearly 150 cardinals held a second day of preliminary meetings, known as "general congregations", to sketch a profile for the next pope following the shock abdication of Pope Benedict last month. Under Church law they have until March 20 to start a conclave to choose a new pope from among 115 of them who are under the age of 80, but they can decide to start it earlier. ...

Pa. church's missing pipe organ found; organist says he removed it for winter safekeeping Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:02 AM PST PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Pittsburgh Roman Catholic church says the mystery of its missing pipe organ has been solved.

Vatican still waiting for 5 cardinals for conclave Posted: 05 Mar 2013 09:09 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Sistine Chapel closed to visitors on Tuesday and construction work got under way to prepare it for the conclave that will choose the next pope, but five cardinals had yet to arrive for the preparatory meetings designed to acquaint themselves with one another and discuss the state of the Catholic Church.

Conservative Canadian a top contender to be pope Posted: 05 Mar 2013 07:29 AM PST TORONTO (AP) — Cardinal Marc Ouellet once said that being pope "would be a nightmare." He would know, having enjoyed the confidence of two popes as a top-ranked Vatican insider.

Vatican still waiting for 5 cardinals for conclave; Sistine Chapel closes to prepare Posted: 05 Mar 2013 06:59 AM PST VATICAN CITY - The Sistine Chapel closed to visitors on Tuesday and construction work got under way to prepare it for the conclave, where cardinals from around the world will gather to elect the new pope after Benedict XVI's resignation last month.

US town once home to exiled Soviet dissident Solzhenitsyn OKs exhibit in his honour at church Posted: 04 Mar 2013 10:43 PM PST CAVENDISH, Vt. - Residents of a small town that was the home of exiled Soviet dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn for nearly two decades have decided to create an exhibit honouring him.

Vt. town OKs church takeover, Solzhenitsyn exhibit Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:55 PM PST CAVENDISH, Vt. (AP) — Residents of a small town that was the home of exiled former Soviet dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn for nearly two decades decided on Monday to create an exhibit honoring him.

Canada's Ouellet suggests others may be better for pope Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:06 PM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, one of the leading candidates to succeed Pope Benedict, suggested in an interview broadcast on Monday that other candidates for pope might do a better job. He also said it would not be surprising for the pope to come from outside Europe after that continent's long dominance of the papacy. "There was a focus on Europe obviously for centuries, and centuries, and ... someday it is to be expected that a pope would come from Asia, would come from Africa, would come from America," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. ...

Cdn papal contender: church could be positive example on handling abuse scandals Posted: 04 Mar 2013 06:58 PM PST VATICAN CITY - The Canadian cardinal considered one of the top choices for the papacy says he thinks the Catholic church's handling of its sex abuse scandals can be held up as a positive example.

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