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• In deeply religious Oklahoma, prayer brings solace after tornado
• Catholic order to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 claiming sex abuse
• Christian Brothers reach deal in US abuse claims
• With youth pounding at kingdom's gates, Saudi Arabia begins religious police reform
• Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop
• Court to hear case on whether Obamacare violates religious liberties
• Is the Vatican Bank finally fighting money laundering for real?

In deeply religious Oklahoma, prayer brings solace after tornado Posted: 23 May 2013 03:58 PM PDT By Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling from the fourth damaging tornado in 15 years. "My family and God is what's helping us through this," said Vickie Myers, 39, whose husband Brent, a disabled military veteran, is now recovering after he was pulled unconscious from the rubble of their home on Monday. ...

Catholic order to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 claiming sex abuse Posted: 23 May 2013 02:19 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - An order of the Roman Catholic Church has agreed to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 adults who said they were sexually abused as children by religious leaders, the parties announced on Thursday in separate statements. The victims claimed abuse at schools and child-care facilities belonging to the Christian Brothers and the Christian Brothers of Ireland, Inc, in 17 U.S. states and Canada from the late 1940s or early 1950s until the 1980s, said James Stang, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs. The settlement agreement reached in U.S. ...

Christian Brothers reach deal in US abuse claims Posted: 23 May 2013 01:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Christian Brothers have agreed to pay more than $16 million to people who were molested as children by members of the U.S. religious order.

With youth pounding at kingdom's gates, Saudi Arabia begins religious police reform Posted: 23 May 2013 09:24 AM PDT You may have heard about the case last month of three young men from the United Arab Emirates deported from Saudi Arabia for being "too handsome."

Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop Posted: 23 May 2013 06:14 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador met Pope Francis on Thursday to urge his fellow Latin American to put Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980, on the road to Roman Catholic sainthood. The sainthood process for Romero was effectively stalled under former popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI because they saw him as too close to Liberation Theology, a radical movement which emphasized helping the poor and opposing injustice. ...

Court to hear case on whether Obamacare violates religious liberties Posted: 23 May 2013 04:41 AM PDT A federal appeals court in Denver is set to hear argument on Thursday in a lawsuit charging that the Obama administration's requirement that employers provide contraceptive services in all mandated health plans violates religious liberty.

Is the Vatican Bank finally fighting money laundering for real? Posted: 23 May 2013 02:45 AM PDT The Holy See's new financial watchdog just announced six incidents of possible monetary malfeasance from last year

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