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• Vatican polls Catholics on birth control, marriage
• Sex assault allegations against archbishop 'crazy:' witness at Winnipeg trial
• Israeli city divided by religion after close vote
• Pope Francis showcases patience after little boy joins him on stage
• Pope to install 1st batch of new cardinals Feb. 22

Vatican polls Catholics on birth control, marriage Posted: 31 Oct 2013 03:36 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The Vatican is taking the unusual step of conducting a worldwide survey on how parishes deal with sensitive issues such as contraception, divorce and gay couples.

Sex assault allegations against archbishop 'crazy:' witness at Winnipeg trial Posted: 31 Oct 2013 08:46 AM PDT WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man who as a boy befriended an Orthodox archbishop says allegations that he sexually assaulted two brothers are "crazy."

Israeli city divided by religion after close vote Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:37 AM PDT After a contentious mayoral election between secular and ultra-Orthodox rivals, this deeply divided city has become a flashpoint for a religious struggle that is threatening to tear Israel apart. Claiming ...

Pope Francis showcases patience after little boy joins him on stage Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT That's the exact sentiment another little boy expressed in Rome after the pope visited his parish in May. For a Christian Science Monitor cover story on Pope Francis and his global appeal which is hitting the stands this week, I visited the church to talk to members about how they felt in the presence of the new pope. One woman, Clementina Favoccia, said that her son told her after mass, "Mom, he felt like a grandfather." This kind of patience is something the pope has said he learned over time, according to his biographers Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti. As the auxiliary bishop in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio once had a train to catch to a retreat at a convent on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Pope to install 1st batch of new cardinals Feb. 22 Posted: 31 Oct 2013 06:30 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decided to install his first batch of cardinals on Feb. 22 — but he hasn't let on who will join the club of red-hatted churchmen who will one day elect his successor.

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