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Watchdog group goes after anti-Obama pastor in Ky.

An eastern Kentucky Baptist pastor troubled by President Barack Obama's views on gay marriage violated federal law when he urged his followers to vote the president out of office in November, a Washington watchdog group said.
Catholics a-Twitter about role of nuns

Sister Simone Campbell doesn't wear a habit.
Judge's ruling has clergy-abuse victims' advocate on defensive

A prominent activist group in the Roman Catholic Church's clergy-abuse crisis is fighting a Missouri judge's ruling to open more than two decades of correspondence with victims, lawyers, witnesses and journalists thought to be confidential.
Spokesman for Catholic order steps down

With his Hollywood-star looks and a doctorate in moral theology, the Rev. Thomas Williams became a nationally known Catholic priest who spoke often on NBC and CBS as an advocate for the Vatican.
A mother's grace

As a little girl growing up in New York City, my mom took plenty of kidding about her name. She hated anything to do with sports, and whenever she dropped the ball or stumbled, her classmates made enormous fun of her, because she was called Grace.
Religion news in brief

Franciscan University in Ohio drops student health insurance over contraception coverage
Voices of Faith: Do crime and violence reflect faith groups' failure?

Voices of Faith: Do crime and violence reflect faith groups' failure?
Buddhist priest accused of sexual assault arrested

A former Buddhist priest from Stickney Township, Ill., was arrested in Alaska after officials issued an arrest warrant charging the man with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, Cook County Sheriff's officials said Tuesday.
California presbytery defies church, backs minister in gay weddings

Days after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, the Presbyterian Church's Northern California governing body refused to rebuke a retired minister for marrying gays and lesbians when it was legal in California.
Presbyterian body now supports minister who wed same-sex couples

Days after President Barack Obama announced support for same-sex marriage, the Presbyterian Church's Northern California governing body refused to rebuke a retired minister for performing same-sex weddings.