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• Vatican OKs next Catholic leader for Ireland
• After abuse scandal, Pope appoints new head of Irish church
• Nigeria detains suspects from military church bombing
• John Powers, author who wrote about growing up Catholic, dies

Vatican OKs next Catholic leader for Ireland Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:48 PM PST DUBLIN (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church's much-criticized leader in Ireland announced Friday that the Vatican has approved his successor, a reform-minded priest who has been outspoken on the need for more church accountability on child sex abuse.

After abuse scandal, Pope appoints new head of Irish church Posted: 18 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Friday appointed the new head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland to succeed Cardinal Sean Brady, whose tenure has been plagued by scandal over the sexual abuse of children on the predominantly Roman Catholic island. The Vatican said Monsignor Eamon Martin, 51, had been named "coadjutor" archbishop of Armagh, meaning he will automatically succeed Brady when he retires next year. ...

Nigeria detains suspects from military church bombing Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:39 AM PST ABUJA (Reuters) - - Nigerian authorities said on Friday they had arrested two people suspected to be the masterminds of a double suicide bombing against a military church in the northern city of Kaduna late last year that killed 15 people. Two suicide car bombers struck the church at a military barracks on November 25, an attack blamed on radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. At least 30 people were wounded in the blasts, which embarrassed the military and led to the sacking of a high ranking officer. ...

John Powers, author who wrote about growing up Catholic, dies Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:06 PM PST (Reuters) - John Powers, a U.S. author and motivational speaker who wrote about his experiences growing up Catholic in Chicago including the novel "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" has died, his family said on Thursday. Powers, 67, died late Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, his daughter Jacey Powers said. A product of a working-class neighborhood, Powers wrote what he called humorous social portraits in columns to novels, a musical based on "Black Patent Leather Shoes" and more recently wrote and performed one-man shows. ...

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