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• Pope Francis praises Benedict for 'courage' in following conscience and deciding to retire
• Gay, evangelical and seeking acceptance in church
• Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity: judge
• Pakistan Christian girl accused of blasphemy moves to Canada over security fears
• China says 'religious extremists' behind Xinjiang attack
• Premier Wynne and Justin Trudeau attend Pride church services ahead of parade

Pope Francis praises Benedict for 'courage' in following conscience and deciding to retire Posted: 30 Jun 2013 09:28 AM PDT VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday praised his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for courageously following his conscience in deciding to retire.

Gay, evangelical and seeking acceptance in church Posted: 30 Jun 2013 09:15 AM PDT Evangelicals are being challenged to change their views of gays and lesbians, and the pressure isn't coming from the gay rights movement or watershed court rulings: Once silent for fear of being shunned, more gay and lesbian evangelicals are speaking out about how they've struggled to reconcile their beliefs and sexual orientation.

Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity: judge Posted: 30 Jun 2013 06:21 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A senior Catholic cleric arrested in a plot to smuggle tens of millions of dollars into Italy controlled vast amounts of money and felt he could act with impunity because of his connections to the Vatican bank, according to a judge's investigative document. In the latest blow to the Vatican's image, Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, 61, was arrested on Friday along with an Italian secret service agent and a financial broker. ...

Pakistan Christian girl accused of blasphemy moves to Canada over security fears Posted: 30 Jun 2013 04:28 AM PDT ISLAMABAD - A Christian girl who was accused of burning Islam's holy book in a case that focused international attention on Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws was forced to move to Canada over security concerns, her lawyer said Saturday

China says 'religious extremists' behind Xinjiang attack Posted: 30 Jun 2013 04:12 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The deadliest unrest in years in China's western region of Xinjiang was carried out by a gang engaged in "religious extremist activities", state media reported, saying the group had been busy buying weapons and raising money. Beijing initially called last week's incident in which 35 people were killed a "terrorist attack". Xinjiang is home to the mainly Muslim Uighur people who speak a Turkic language. Many deeply resent what they call Chinese government restrictions on their culture, language and religion. Beijing accuses extremists of separatism. ...

Premier Wynne and Justin Trudeau attend Pride church services ahead of parade Posted: 30 Jun 2013 01:09 AM PDT TORONTO - Ontario's premier and two federal political party leaders will help kick off Toronto's 33rd annual Pride Parade in Toronto today.

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