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• Pope signals Legion of Christ reform to continue
• Pope names commission of inquiry into Vatican bank
• News Summary: Pope names Vatican bank commission
• Pope seems set to approve Legion of Christ reform
• Ireland to pay $45M to Catholic laundry workers
• In bold move, Pope names commission to reform Vatican bank
• Religious Right on Gay Marriage: 'We Will Never, Never, Never, Never Give In'
• Obama: Court ruling doesn't change way religious institutions define marriage
• Ireland to pay ex-residents of Catholic 'Magdalene' laundries at least $45 million
• South African archbishop prays for Mandela
• Pope names commission of inquiry to look into Vatican bank amid new money-laundering probe
• South African archbishop prays for Mandela, wishes for peaceful "end" for former president

Pope signals Legion of Christ reform to continue Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:55 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is signaling the reform process of the troubled Legion of Christ religious order will stretch beyond next year's target date amid continued reservations about whether it has truly changed its ways following revelations its founder was a pedophile.

Pope names commission of inquiry into Vatican bank Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:28 PM PDT Pope Francis' new commission of inquiry into the troubled Vatican bank has a brand new money-laundering case to look into: How a Holy See monsignor withdrew more than a half-million euros in charitable ...

News Summary: Pope names Vatican bank commission Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT TAKING ACTION: Pope Francis took a key step Wednesday toward reforming the troubled Vatican bank, naming a five-person commission of inquiry to look into its activities amid a new money-laundering probe ...

Pope seems set to approve Legion of Christ reform Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:56 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is signaling he will sign off on the reform process of the Legion of Christ religious order, which was disgraced by revelations its founder was a pedophile.

Ireland to pay $45M to Catholic laundry workers Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:42 AM PDT Ireland will pay several hundred former residents of Catholic-run Magdalene laundries at least 34.5 million euros ($45 million) to compensate them for their years of unpaid labor and public shame, the ...

In bold move, Pope names commission to reform Vatican bank Posted: 26 Jun 2013 09:51 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis set up a special commission of inquiry on Wednesday to reform the Vatican bank, his boldest move yet to get to grips with an institution that has embarrassed the Catholic Church for decades. The high-powered, five-member panel, which includes four prelates and a female Harvard law professor, will report directly to him, bypassing the Vatican bureaucracy that itself has sometimes been hit by allegations of scandal and corruption. ...

Religious Right on Gay Marriage: 'We Will Never, Never, Never, Never Give In' Posted: 26 Jun 2013 09:15 AM PDT Christian conservatives compared the struggle over gay marriage to epic crises and tragedies: to communism, to the financial crisis, to the biblical story of Lazarus coming back from the dead. But while many in the religious right are saying the fight over gay marriage isn't over, even though the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional on Wednesday, lots of Republicans just want it to go away.

Obama: Court ruling doesn't change way religious institutions define marriage Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:47 AM PDT Obama: Court ruling doesn't change way religious institutions define marriage.

Ireland to pay ex-residents of Catholic 'Magdalene' laundries at least $45 million Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:22 AM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland to pay ex-residents of Catholic 'Magdalene' laundries at least $45 million.

South African archbishop prays for Mandela Posted: 26 Jun 2013 06:11 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African archbishop who visited Nelson Mandela in a hospital has offered a prayer in which he wishes for a "peaceful, perfect, end" for the former president and anti-apartheid leader.

Pope names commission of inquiry to look into Vatican bank amid new money-laundering probe Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:49 AM PDT Pope names commission of inquiry to look into Vatican bank amid new money-laundering probe.

South African archbishop prays for Mandela, wishes for peaceful "end" for former president Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:08 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG - A South African archbishop who visited Nelson Mandela in a hospital has offered a prayer in which he wishes for a "peaceful, perfect, end" for the former president and anti-apartheid leader.

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