2013年6月15日星期六

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Religious conservatives asked to back GOP plans

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 11:21 AM PDT

Former Gov. of Alaska Sarah Palin speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority 2013 conference, Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Washington. Religious conservatives have been skeptical of the Republican National Committee's plan for growth, which calls for more tolerant attitudes on immigration and social issues, such as abortion and gay marriage. Palin, the conference's final speaker, rejected calls for an immigration overhaul, that includes a path to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's plans to expand.

Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond 'ideas of the moment'

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:22 AM PDT

Pope Francis prays as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanBy Steve Scherer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged a delegation of French lawmakers on Saturday to avoid following only "fashions and ideas of the moment", when legislating, in an apparent reference to the country's legalization of gay marriage last month. The law granting gay men and lesbians equality in marriage and adoption has been among the most divisive of President Francois Hollande's first year in office, pitting a predominantly liberal public in mostly Roman Catholic France against traditionalists, the far-right and many churchgoers. ...

Pope fills key post in Vatican bank overhaul

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:13 AM PDT

Pope Francis gives the thumbs up during the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanBy Steve Scherer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a key appointment to the Vatican bank on Saturday, part of a clean-up of the institution which has a history of murky financial dealings and is being closely watched by the European money-laundering watchdog. Francis backed the naming of Monsignor Mario Salvatore Ricca as prelate for the bank, formally known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), a Vatican statement said. ...

Pope taps trusted prelate to oversee Vatican bank

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 07:08 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis meets a group of French lawmakers during a private audience at the Vatican Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis took a first big step in reforming the troubled Vatican bank on Saturday by tapping a trusted prelate to help oversee its management, in a sign he wants to know more about its activities.

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