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Holy Land church leaders say clergy mistreated
Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints
A look at new saints canonized by Pope Francis
Egyptian Christian who stabbed wife kills himself
Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted
NY man finishes writing out entire Bible by hand

Holy Land church leaders say clergy mistreated

Posted: 12 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A dozen senior church leaders in the Holy Land say Israeli police "ill-treated" clergy, including a Coptic Egyptian cleric, during Orthodox Easter services.

Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

Posted: 12 May 2013 06:15 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square.

A look at new saints canonized by Pope Francis

Posted: 12 May 2013 05:58 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Catholic Church's highest honor:

Egyptian Christian who stabbed wife kills himself

Posted: 12 May 2013 05:45 AM PDT

ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say a Coptic Christian who stabbed his wife for converting to Islam has killed himself by jumping out of a fourth-story courthouse window.

Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted

Posted: 12 May 2013 04:12 AM PDT

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said many Christians were still being persecuted for their faith. The Vatican seemed at pains not to allow the first canonizations of Francis' two-month-old papacy to be interpreted as anti-Islamic, saying the deaths of the 'Otranto Marytrs' must be understood in their historical context. ...