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Butler Gets 18 Months for Stealing Pope’s Documents

Vatican Butler

A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced the pope’s former butler, Paolo Gabriele, to 18 months in prison for leaking confidential documents to a journalist in one of the most serious breaches of vaunted Vatican secrecy in modern history.

 

Pope's butler says he's innocent of stealing, but guilty of betrayal

Paolo Gabriele took the stand Tuesday in a Vatican courtroom to defend himself against accusations of his role in one of the most damaging scandals of Benedict's pontificate. Prosecutors say Gabriele stole the pope's letters and documents alleging power struggles and corruption inside the Vatican and leaked them to a journalist in an unprecedented papal security breach.

 

Fearing vote suppression, minority churches use 'souls to polls' to register and rally voters

It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation....

 

Court scraps zoning law for X-rated clubs, shops

Adult Entertainment

A New York City zoning law designed to keep adult entertainment businesses away from schools, churches and residential neighborhoods was deemed unconstitutional by a New York state judge on Thursday.

 

Vatican: American nun's book on sex could harm Catholics

Just Love

An American nun’s book on sex has put Catholics at risk of “grave harm,” the Catholic Church announced Monday.

 

Boston Archdiocese defends six-figure salaries

The Boston Archdiocese says the six-figure salaries paid to a growing number of church employees are commensurate with their talents and work duties.

 

Pope denounces 'powerful' gay marriage lobby in U.S.

Pope Benedict XVI waded deep into U.S. campaign politics Friday, denouncing what he called the "powerful" gay marriage lobby in America.

 

Banks foreclose on churches in record numbers

Church

Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data.

 

Corruption scandal shakes Vatican as internal letters leaked

The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about irregularities in awarding contracts.

 

Eddie Long tells congregation he's taking time off

Eddie Long

Bishop Eddie Long, head of one of the nation's largest mega churches, announced Sunday he will take "time off" from the pulpit to work on his family. The announcement came three days after his wife Vanessa filed for divorce.

 

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