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• Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition
• Catholic religious order opens abuse files
• As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up
• Utah man shot by son-in-law during Catholic Mass upgraded to fair condition
• Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
• NH court: no scholarships for religious schools
• Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire

Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition Posted: 18 Jun 2013 04:08 PM PDT OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man shot in the head during a Father's Day Mass was upgraded to fair condition Tuesday — just a few hours after his son-in-law was charged with attempted homicide in the shooting.

Catholic religious order opens abuse files Posted: 18 Jun 2013 03:15 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A Roman Catholic religious order released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its schools and other ministries.

As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up Posted: 18 Jun 2013 01:11 PM PDT After years of moving in a more socially liberal direction along with the rest of western Europe, the Spanish government is now doing an about face, seeking to clamp down on abortion and return the Roman Catholic Church to a prominent role in the country's school system.

Utah man shot by son-in-law during Catholic Mass upgraded to fair condition Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT OGDEN, Utah - It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand.

Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:04 AM PDT OGDEN, Utah (AP) — It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand.

NH court: no scholarships for religious schools Posted: 18 Jun 2013 06:25 AM PDT A judge on Monday declared New Hampshire's new scholarship program unconstitutional but allowed it to continue as long as none of the money goes to religious schools. Under the program created last summer, ...

Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire Posted: 18 Jun 2013 02:11 AM PDT By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross. "It's very effective. It's inspired some members of our congregation to install panels on their homes," Reverend David Lowry said of the "solar cross" mounted in 2009 on the Caloundra Uniting Church, which groups three Protestant denominations. ...

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