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Gambling nun pleads guilty to theft from New York churches

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:43 PM PDT

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic nun with an admitted gambling addiction faces up to six months in prison for stealing about $128,000 from two churches where she worked in western New York, prosecutors and her attorney said on Tuesday. Sister Mary Anne Rapp, 68, pleaded guilty on Monday to grand larceny in Orleans County, just west of Rochester, New York. In addition to time in prison, she will make partial restitution of the stolen money, prosecutors said. Sentencing is scheduled for July 1. ...

Egypt's pope sharply criticizes president

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Tawadros II speaks to The Associated Press in the province of Assiut, Egypt. Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday after a funeral with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing at least one person and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. Tawadros who was not in the cathedral, his headquarters, during the funeral and the violence that followed, called for calm as the specter of sectarian violence threatened to spread to the rest of the country. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Coptic Christian pope delivered an unprecedented direct criticism of the Islamist president Tuesday after a mob attack on the church's main cathedral, saying he had failed to protect the building and warning that the country is collapsing.

History's 'The Bible' Sets Home-Video Sales Record

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As it turns out people are flocking to the History miniseries "The Bible" in home-video format too. The miniseries, produced by "Survivor" boss Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey, did big business in its first week of home-video sales, setting a five-year record for DVD sales in the TV category and becoming the top-selling TV miniseries of all time in Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. All told, "The Bible" sold 525,000 units in its first week of release, topping digital stores such as iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, Xbox, PlayStation, CinemaNow, and ...

Pope launched sainthood case for Argentine priests

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT

This photo taken on March 28, 2013, shows the facade of the San Patricio church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In what became known as the San Patricio Massacre, gunmen believed to be from a military unit stormed into the church after midnight on July 4, 1976, and shot to death three priests and two seminarians - the bloodiest single act of violence against the Roman Catholic Church during Argentina's brutal dictatorship. Now Catholic officials in Argentina are working to have them declared saints. And the man who promoted their cause as archbishop has become Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was time for Mass, but no one opened the church door.

'Bible' Satan Actor: Obama Link 'Nonsense,' But Good for Career

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Mehdi Ouazzani, the actor who played Satan in "The Bible," says his supposed resemblance to President Obama was "nonsense" -- but has helped raise his profile. The Morrocan actor spoke to the Associated Press in Casablanca. "For someone like me, a simple unknown actor, to find himself in a controversy like this - even though it's nonsense - it makes me known around the world, so it's something positive," he said, chuckling. ...

GSN developing church-based dating show

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:27 AM PDT

The GSN television network is looking to build on the success of "The American Bible Challenge" with a church-based dating show. "The American Bible Challenge," which just began its ...

Egypt's Christian pope blasts Islamist president

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 09:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Tawadros II speaks to The Associated Press in the province of Assiut, Egypt. Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday after a funeral with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing at least one person and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. Tawadros who was not in the cathedral, his headquarters, during the funeral and the violence that followed, called for calm as the specter of sectarian violence threatened to spread to the rest of the country. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)CAIRO (AP) — The leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday blasted the country's Islamist president over his handling of recent deadly sectarian violence, including an attack on the main cathedral in Cairo.

NY gambling nun admits taking $128K from churches

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 08:16 AM PDT

ALBION, N.Y. (AP) — A Roman Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural western New York parishes.

Moroccan actor in Bible mini-series amused by conservatives likening his Satan to Obama

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Mehdi Ouazzani isn't the devil, but he has played one on TV — only he didn't realize that some thought he looked like President Barack Obama while he was at it.

Egypt's Coptic pope blasts Islamist president over handling of recent sectarian violence

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:43 AM PDT

CAIRO - The leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has blasted the country's Islamist president over his handling of the recent deadly sectarian violence, including an attack on the main cathedral in Cairo.

Egypt's Coptic Christian pope blasts Islamist president over handling of sectarian violence.

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:11 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Coptic Christian pope blasts Islamist president over handling of sectarian violence. .

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