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• Vatican brings Genesis interpretation to Venice Biennale in return to arts patronage tradition
• Religious groups say they were scrutinized by IRS
• Buenos Aires launches tours for Argentine pope
• Buenos Aires launches tours for dedicated fans of the first Argentine pope
• Disgraced Cardinal to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
• Vatican: Cardinal O'Brien leaves Scotland to pray, atone after admitting to sexual misconduct
• Pope frees doves from cage in St. Peter's Square
• Singapore church on trial in pop star scandal

Vatican brings Genesis interpretation to Venice Biennale in return to arts patronage tradition Posted: 15 May 2013 03:22 PM PDT VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world's most prestigious contemporary arts festivals.

Religious groups say they were scrutinized by IRS Posted: 15 May 2013 02:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Two conservative religious groups say they were also the subject of unusual scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service.

Buenos Aires launches tours for Argentine pope Posted: 15 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a haircut.

Buenos Aires launches tours for dedicated fans of the first Argentine pope Posted: 15 May 2013 11:22 AM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a haircut.

Disgraced Cardinal to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican Posted: 15 May 2013 08:11 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct, will leave his country for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A brief Vatican statement did not say where O'Brien, once Britain's most senior Catholic cleric, was going, or spell out why he was quitting Scotland. ...

Vatican: Cardinal O'Brien leaves Scotland to pray, atone after admitting to sexual misconduct Posted: 15 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT VATICAN CITY - The Vatican says the Scottish cardinal who resigned as archbishop after admitting to sexual misconduct will leave Scotland for several months of prayer and atonement.

Pope frees doves from cage in St. Peter's Square Posted: 15 May 2013 05:32 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two doves celebrated their freedom with a soaring flight over St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, all thanks to Pope Francis.

Singapore church on trial in pop star scandal Posted: 15 May 2013 01:13 AM PDT SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder.

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