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• Pope Francis still has most of his right lung
• Pope visits St. Peter's tomb under Vatican
• CORRECTION: Pope's Lung
• Pope Francis still has most of his right lung, despite reports it was removed entirely
• Church gunman in rambling Ohio court appearance
• Witnesses feared mass killings at church shooting
• Witness: Man yelled about God after church killing
• Francis to pray at tomb of Peter, first pope, in visit to Vatican necropolis
• Pope to pray at St. Peter's tomb at Vatican
• Saudi religious police lift ban on women on bikes
• NY cardinal: Church can be more welcoming to gays
• Man fatally shot outside northeast Ohio church
• Britain's Osborne defends welfare cuts after church attacks

Pope Francis still has most of his right lung Posted: 01 Apr 2013 02:45 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Does the pope have only one lung?

Pope visits St. Peter's tomb under Vatican Posted: 01 Apr 2013 02:32 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said.

CORRECTION: Pope's Lung Posted: 01 Apr 2013 02:05 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In some stories from 2005 and March 2013 about Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis last month, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Bergoglio had a lung removed as a teenager.

Pope Francis still has most of his right lung, despite reports it was removed entirely Posted: 01 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Does the pope have only one lung?

Church gunman in rambling Ohio court appearance Posted: 01 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — An ex-convict charged with killing his father at an Easter Sunday church service in Ohio made rambling comments during an appearance in court, and the prosecutor requested a psychiatric evaluation.

Witnesses feared mass killings at church shooting Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:21 AM PDT ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Panicked witnesses to a fatal Easter service shooting in Ohio feared many might be killed as the victim's son approached the pulpit, waving a handgun and yelling about God and Allah.

Witness: Man yelled about God after church killing Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:34 AM PDT ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Witnesses say the 25-year-old man accused of walking into an Ohio church and fatally shooting his father after an Easter service Sunday was yelling about God and Allah after the killing.

Francis to pray at tomb of Peter, first pope, in visit to Vatican necropolis Posted: 01 Apr 2013 05:58 AM PDT VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will spend Monday's Vatican holiday praying at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, during a visit to the excavated necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope to pray at St. Peter's tomb at Vatican Posted: 01 Apr 2013 05:47 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will spend Monday's Vatican holiday praying at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, during a visit to the excavated necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica.

Saudi religious police lift ban on women on bikes Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:19 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi newspaper says the kingdom's religious police are now allowing women to ride motorbikes and bicycles but only in restricted, recreational areas.

NY cardinal: Church can be more welcoming to gays Posted: 01 Apr 2013 03:52 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The archbishop of New York says the Roman Catholic Church has to make sure that its defense of marriage is not reduced to an attack on gays.

Man fatally shot outside northeast Ohio church Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:43 AM PDT ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio are investigating a shooting outside a church that left one man dead after an Easter service.

Britain's Osborne defends welfare cuts after church attacks Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:07 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government on Monday defended a raft of new welfare spending cuts, a key plank of efforts to rein in spending as the economy flounders, after church leaders attacked the changes as unjust. Finance minister George Osborne and Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith labeled opponents of their plan as "shrill", and insisted it would lead to a fairer benefits system and encourage more Britons to work. ...

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