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• Mormon church pleased with Boy Scouts proposal
• Vegas man jailed after car driven into church
• Palestinian Christians hope new pope will help in battle against Israel's barrier route
• Ex-Catholic has no right to Church job: German court
• Pope hints at possible changes to scandal-ridden Vatican bank
• St. Louis Catholic priest indicted on child pornography charge

Mormon church pleased with Boy Scouts proposal Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:42 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has given its blessing to the Boy Scouts of America on its latest proposal to lift the gay ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders.

Vegas man jailed after car driven into church Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:46 PM PDT HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A Las Vegas man is behind bars after police say he became so enraged at being turned away from speaking with a pastor that he plowed his car through an entrance and down the hall of a large Henderson church.

Palestinian Christians hope new pope will help in battle against Israel's barrier route Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:13 AM PDT Palestinians in this Christian village are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed — pressing Israel to drop plans to build a stretch of its West Bank separation barrier through their picturesque valley.

Ex-Catholic has no right to Church job: German court Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:58 AM PDT By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's top labor court ruled on Thursday the country's Catholic charity network had the right to fire an employee who quit the Church in protest against the sexual abuse crisis and disputed decisions by ex-Pope Benedict. The 60-year-old teacher, challenging his 2011 dismissal, had claimed his constitutional right to freedom of opinion trumped the Church's right to employ only Catholics who agreed with the religious mission of their jobs. ...

Pope hints at possible changes to scandal-ridden Vatican bank Posted: 25 Apr 2013 07:38 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has indicated for the first time that he may make changes to the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank as part of a broad review of the Holy See's troubled administration. Before Francis was elected last month, many of the cardinals who went on to choose him expressed concern about the harm done to the Church's image by three decades of scandals at the bank, which Italian magistrates are now investigating for money laundering. ...

St. Louis Catholic priest indicted on child pornography charge Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:58 PM PDT By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted a Catholic priest in St. Louis on Wednesday on child pornography charges involving Internet images of a boy under the age of 18, in the latest sex accusation to rock the Church. William Vatterott, 36, was charged with possession of child pornography, according to the indictment released by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, if convicted. The indictment is the latest in a series of abuse accusations to hit the U.S. ...

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