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• Sex crimes cover-up by Vatican? | Confidential document lays out a church policy that calls for absolute secrecy when it comes to sexual abuse by priests - anyone who speaks out could be thrown out of the church (CBS Evening News)
  
  

Other stories of interest:

• Lighter side of religion: Whatever their faith, readers poke some fun | A collection of religion jokes (The Tennessean, Nashville)
  
  

• Pro angler stands behind his faith | When it comes to putting your money where your faith is, Jay Yelas may be setting a new standard (The Shreveport Times, La.)
  
  

• Religion news in brief | Lutheran churches fail to reach consensus on same-sex marriages, Assemblies of God loosens policy for clergy conducting second marriages, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• Valuing more than dollars and cents | The percentage of adults who feel they have attained the good life remains small (Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)
  
  
• Putin joins pilgrimage in closed city | The last Russian leader to join the Orthodox Church in honoring St. Seraphim of Sarov was Czar Nicholas II (Associated Press)
  
  
• Oldest Orthodox bishop dead at 89 | Anthony of Sourozh led the Russian Orthodox Church in Britain for more than 50 years (The Moscow Times)
  
  

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