The detention of the pope's butler, one of the few members of the papal household, capped one of the most convulsive weeks in recent Vatican history and threw the Holy See into chaos as it enters a critical phase in its efforts to show the world that it's serious about complying with international norms on financial transparency.Read more

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts and government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday that a court challenge is likely.Read more

A touch of Hollywood is coming to Weatherford.Read more

Vatican rejects petition

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Anniversaries

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church invites former members and friends to attend its 62nd Appreciation Service at 10:15 a.m. June 3. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. The Rev. Jonathan Adams, pastor of Mount Gilead Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. 1063 E. Rosedale St. Information: 817-336-3878. Transportation: 692-597-1018. Fort WorthRead more

In a lawsuit filed Monday, the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese says its religious liberties are under attack by provisions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law that require it to cover contraceptives and other services contrary to church doctrine.Read more

LOUISVILLE, 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.Read more

The Vatican has denounced as "criminal" a new book of leaked internal documents that shed light on power struggles inside the Holy See and the thinking of its embattled top banker, and warned that it would take legal action against those responsible.Read more

Thousands of people have trod the dirt path leading to the shore of Pinto Lake County Park in the 20 years since a woman reported seeing a vision of Our Lady of Guadalupe in an oak tree there.Read more

CINCINNATI -- A Roman Catholic university in eastern Ohio says it will drop student health insurance partly because of a new federal rule requiring religious-affiliated institutions with insurance plans to provide contraception coverage.Read more