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• Man fired over religious beard wins court fight
• German Catholics take 'luxury bishop' scandal to pope
• Vatican 'blows the whistle' on rebel German diocese

Man fired over religious beard wins court fight Posted: 10 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area Muslim man who said his former employer fired him because of the beard he wears for religious reason has been awarded more than $66,000, although most of that will go to attorney fees.

German Catholics take 'luxury bishop' scandal to pope Posted: 10 Oct 2013 09:20 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church said on Thursday he would discuss with Pope Francis a scandal over a bishop who has been criticized for splashing out on a luxury residence and accused of lying under oath about a first-class flight. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German Bishops' Conference, said he took the situation in the Diocese of Limburg very seriously. His decision to take the matter to the pope may raise pressure on the bishop of Limburg to stand down. ...

Vatican 'blows the whistle' on rebel German diocese Posted: 10 Oct 2013 06:48 AM PDT Vatican City (Holy See) (AFP) - The Vatican on Thursday said it was calling to order a German diocese that announced it would give out Holy Communion to Catholic divorcees who have re-married, in defiance of official policy.

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