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• Catholics cheer pope's remarks on gays, abortion
• Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 78 people
• "I'm not Tarzan," Pope Francis tells young crowd
• Suicide bombers kill 78 at Pakistan church
• Suicide bombers kill 78 Christians outside Pakistani church
• Catholics react to pope's remarks on 'small-minded rules' concerning homosexuality, abortion
• Catholics react to pope remarks on gays, abortion
• Pope offers hope to Sardinia's poor, unemployed
• Pope condemns Pakistan bombing as act of hate and war
• Delight and concern as Catholics digest pope's interview
• Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money'
• Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 75 people
• Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 people
• Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 56 people
• Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 52 people
• Deaths in Pakistan church bombing rise to 43
• Medical official says death toll in Pakistan church bombing rises to 43
• Officials say suicide bomber hits church in northwestern Pakistan, at least 25 dead
• Suicide bomber hits Pakistan church, 25 dead
• Official says suicide bomber attacks church in northwest Pakistan, at least 25 killed

Catholics cheer pope's remarks on gays, abortion Posted: 22 Sep 2013 03:38 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics attending Sunday services around the globe said they were heartened by Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives.

Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 78 people Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:05 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country's Christian minority.

"I'm not Tarzan," Pope Francis tells young crowd Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:52 PM PDT CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis brought laughter to a crowd of young people on Sunday when he told them he was not "Tarzan" but gets his staying power during times of difficulty from his faith. Speaking off the cuff at the end of a trip to Sardinia, he said he had recently marked the 60th anniversary of the day he first felt the vocation to be a priest. "I have not regretted it. ...

Suicide bombers kill 78 at Pakistan church Posted: 22 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A twin suicide bombing killed at least 78 people at a church service in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Christians in the country.

Suicide bombers kill 78 Christians outside Pakistani church Posted: 22 Sep 2013 11:34 AM PDT By Fayaz Aziz PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old Anglican church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 78 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in the predominantly Muslim country. Islamist violence has been on the rise in Pakistan in past months, undermining Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's efforts to tame the insurgency by launching peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban. ...

Catholics react to pope's remarks on 'small-minded rules' concerning homosexuality, abortion Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:51 AM PDT NEW YORK, N.Y. - Catholics around the globe are reacting mostly positively to Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives.

Catholics react to pope remarks on gays, abortion Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:29 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics around the globe are reacting mostly positively to Pope Francis' recent remarks that the church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" on hot-button issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives.

Pope offers hope to Sardinia's poor, unemployed Posted: 22 Sep 2013 10:23 AM PDT Pope Francis denounced what he called big business's idolatry of money as he traveled Sunday to one of Italy's poorest regions to offer hope to the unemployed and entrepreneurs struggling to hang on. "Where ...

Pope condemns Pakistan bombing as act of hate and war Posted: 22 Sep 2013 09:53 AM PDT CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a blast at a church in Pakistan that killed at least 78 people as an act of "hatred and war". "Today, in Pakistan, because of a wrong choice, a decision of hatred, of war, there was an attack in which 70 people died. This choice cannot stand. It serves nothing. Only the path of peace can build a better world," he said in unprepared remarks at the end of a one-day trip to the city of Cagliari on the Italian island of Sardinia. He then prayed with the crowd for the victims. (Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Delight and concern as Catholics digest pope's interview Posted: 22 Sep 2013 07:46 AM PDT By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - There was delight, curiosity and concern at Roman Catholic churches this weekend as the impact of a remarkably frank interview Pope Francis gave to Jesuit journals began to sink in with the faithful around the world. In the interview posted online on Thursday by 16 Jesuit journals, Francis, 76, said the Church must shake off an obsession with abortion, contraception and homosexuality and focus on healing those who felt "wounded" by the Church. ...

Pope attacks global economics for worshipping 'god of money' Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:46 AM PDT By Philip Pullella CAGLIARI, Sardinia (Reuters) - Pope Francis made one of his strongest attacks on the global economic system on Sunday, saying it could no longer be based on a "god called money" and urged the unemployed to fight for work. Francis, at the start of a day-long trip to the Sardinian capital, Cagliari, put aside his prepared text at a meeting with unemployed workers, including miners in hard hats who told him of their situation, and improvised for nearly 20 minutes. "I find suffering here ... It weakens you and robs you of hope," he said. ...

Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 75 people Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 75 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's Christian minority, officials said.

Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 people Posted: 22 Sep 2013 05:30 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 60 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's Christian minority, officials said.

Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 56 people Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:58 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 56 people Sunday, officials said, the deadliest-ever assault on the country's Christian minority.

Suicide attack on Pakistani church kills 52 people Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:25 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 52 people Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years.

Deaths in Pakistan church bombing rise to 43 Posted: 22 Sep 2013 01:18 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A medical official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 43.

Medical official says death toll in Pakistan church bombing rises to 43 Posted: 22 Sep 2013 01:11 AM PDT Medical official says death toll in Pakistan church bombing rises to 43.

Officials say suicide bomber hits church in northwestern Pakistan, at least 25 dead Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:42 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a historic church in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 25 people.

Suicide bomber hits Pakistan church, 25 dead Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:37 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a historic church in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 25 people.

Official says suicide bomber attacks church in northwest Pakistan, at least 25 killed Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:28 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Official says suicide bomber attacks church in northwest Pakistan, at least 25 killed.

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