Great Britain
The UK wing of the Traditional Anglican Communion has voted to accept Pope Benedict XVI's offer of a personal ordinariate in the Catholic Church.

Delaware
The judge presiding over the bankruptcy case of the Diocese of Wilmington denied a request from attorneys for victims of priest sex abuse to order the bishop to appear at a meeting of creditors.

Maine
Maine voters have rejected same-sex marriage, overturning a marriage equality law passed by the state legislature in May.

Vatican City
Pope Benedict XVI called has on Iran to grant Christians "the freedom to practice their faith" and Catholics "the essential conditions" to survive in the Islamic republic.

New Mexico
A nun has been found murdered in her residence at a church in a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation near the Arizona-New Mexico border.

Italy
After a European court ruled against crucifixes in Italian schoolrooms, Italians from across the political spectrum are decrying an assault on the country's Catholic identity.

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