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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

Italian artists Garullo and Ottocento adjust their artistic protest in the form of a life-sized statue named "the unspeakable act", during an exhibition in RomeROME (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

This publicity image released by History shows Diogo Morcaldo as Jesus, center, being baptized by Daniel Percival, as John, in a scene from "The Bible." The History network's first installment of the miniseries "The Bible" was seen by 13.1 million people Sunday, March 3. The series, produced by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, will air in four more installments concluding March 31, Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/History, Joe Alblas)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

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 11, 2010 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, center, is saluted by military guards upon his arrival at Portela Airport in Lisbon at the start of a four day visit to Portugal. 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, who stepped down on Feb. 28, 2013, is more legally vulnerable in retirement, especially when he travels beyond the Vatican walls. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)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

Mexican Cardinal Sandoval arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the VaticanVATICAN 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

The sun sets behind the statues on top of the Bernini colonnade in St. Peter Square, at the Vatican, Monday, March 4, 2013. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and out of the Vatican and the continued reverberations of Benedict XVI's decision to retire. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet arrives for a meeting, at the Vatican, Monday, March 4, 2013. 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. His high-profile position as head of the Vatican's office for bishops, his conservative leanings, his years in Latin America and his work in Rome as president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America make him a favorite to become the first pontiff from the Americas following Pope Benedict XVI's stunning resignation earlier this month. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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

FILE - In this May 24, 1994 file photo, Alexander Solzhenitsyn jokes with the media as he leaves his long-time home in Cavendish, Vt. to return to his native Russia. Residents of a Vermont town that was the home of the exiled former Soviet dissident author have decided to create an exhibit honoring him. Voters at the Town Meeting in Cavendish on Monday, March 4, 2013 overwhelmingly decided the tiny town should take over a historic stone church to house the Nobel laureate's exhibit. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)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

File photo of Pope Benedict XVI greeting Cardinal Marc OuelletOTTAWA (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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