So why did Pope Benedict suddenly today announce that he would resign at the end of this month? Is his health really failing, or is there more to it than that? Within hours of the Pope’s announcement, conspiracy theories began swirling. Some suggest that the pontiff may be more ill than he’s letting on, while [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Monday morning, May 28, 2012: – Tropical Storm Beryl heading toward mainland – Syria denies role in massacre – American vets seeking disability at historic rates – Vatileaks: Pope’s butler arrested Related articles VATILEAKS: Pope’s Butler Paolo Gabriele Arrested in Vatican Leak Scandal (blippitt.com)

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The Pope‘s butler has been arrested and named a suspect in the Vatican’s inquiry into a series of media leaks from the highest levels of the Catholic Church. Vatican officials have accused Paolo Gabriele, 46, with illegal possession of confidential documents. The leaks, dubbed Vatileaks, have revealed alleged corruption and internal conflicts within the Vatican. [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Monday morning, May 7, 2012: – September 11th trials expected to be long ordeal – Dead body found at Churchill Downs – Socialist claims French presidency – Elite guards join papal protection force Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PniDC-7lF9k

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The Vatican has begun a full-scale crackdown on the group that represents the majority of the 55,000 Catholic nuns in the U.S., saying that the group wasn’t speaking out strongly enough against gay marriage, abortion, and women’s ordination. Rome also scolded the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) for sponsoring conferences that featured “a prevalence [...]

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Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: 1994 Liliana Mumy (actress, daughter of Bill Mumy) 1975 Sean Maher (actor) 1971 Selena Quintanilla (singer, deceased) 1965 Jon Cryer (actor) 1965 Martin Lawrence (actor) 1955 Ellen Barkin (actress) 1947 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (basketball) 1939 Dusty Springfield (rock vocalist) 1935 Bobby Vinton (singer) 1930 Herbie Mann (jazz flutist, [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Monday morning, April 9, 2012: – Two arrested in Tulsa shootings – Mike Wallace dead at 93 – North Korea puts long-range rocket into position – Pope urges Syria’s government to stop bloodshed

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Here are your top news headlines for this Sunday morning, March 24, 2012: – Republicans face off in Louisiana – Syrian forces hit rebel positions – Papal mass draws thousands in Mexico – Mass wedding in South Korea

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