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• A spirited amen for 'Potter' | Churches Together in Britain and Ireland says the stories of the boy wizard "ask people to look again at the selfish material world and the presence within it of Christian values — truth, love and supremely, selfgiving and sacrifice." (New York Daily News)

Mother Teresa:

• Missionaries of Charity mum on 'miracle healing' (Indian Express)
  
  
• Also: Church legal expert seeks review of Mother Teresa miracle (The Times of India)
  
  
• Vatican is ready to beatify Mother Teresa | It will probably happen next spring (The Times, London)

Sex abuse cases:

• Vatican drafts abuse policy response | Several Vatican officials have told reporters that the Holy See may find it difficult to give a formal stamp of approval to the policy because of concern that several of the proposals may conflict with universal church law (Associated Press)
  
  
• Church panel calls for abuse registry | Board releases 52-page final report calling for allegations to be turned over to law enforcement within a day. (The Boston Globe)

Other stories of interest:

• Man can't change name to 'God' | The former Charles Haffey's new name is I Am who I Am (Associated Press)
  
  
• 'Lost Boy' learns mother, siblings are alive | Unexpected phone call reconnects Sudanese family (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  
  
• Great thinkers devoted their minds to God | Christianity has been so loudly trumpeted by such assured voices on the political right, made such a touchstone of loyalty and sincerity in modern American life, that quieter, more steadfast believers have been turned into unwilling parade-marchers, the Fifth-Columnists of fools (Michael Browning, Palm Beach Post)
  
  
• The no-sex 'myth' | Is sex before marriage a definite no-no for the church? It may not be as clearcut as that - but then the history of marriage isn't quite what you might think (BBC)
  
  
• Bridging the religious divide | On Saturday's Faith page, we asked what Catholics and evangelicals can learn from each other. (The Times, London)
  
  
• Church blocks book on Nazi wartime links to Catholics | A Moral Reckoning claims that a cardinal consorted with Nazi officers (The Daily Telegraph, London)
  
  
• Raelians abandon cross burning | Religious cult fears backlash to protest over Catholic church. (The Gazette, Montreal)

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