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This photo of the Park family shows missing missionary Robert Park, second from right, with his father, Pyong Park, mother, Helen Park, and brother Paul Park.

N. Korea detains American missionary

North Korea says it has detained an American who it says illegally entered the country last week. Full story

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Police: Pa. pastor shoots son during fight

2 more Irish bishops quit over abuse

Vatican to review security after pope incident

In Bethlehem, holiday cheer edges out gloom

Pakistan Christians celebrate Christmas in fear

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Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay youth
The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to end its controversial policy banning gay kids and teens from joining one of the nation's most popular youth organizations, ditching membership guidelines that had roiled the group in recent years.

Arias jury hung on penalty phase

IRS official Lerner placed on leave

'About time' or 'tragedy'? Web reacts to Scouts lifting ban on gays

Obama reframes counterterrorism policy with new rules on drones

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Notre Dame Cathedral reopens after suicide
Paris’s famous Notre Dame Cathedral has reopened after a man committed suicide there. The man was described by police as a right-wing activist who had campaigned against France’s new gay marriage law.

Did Pope perform an exorcism? Vatican responds

Pope Francis to nuns: be fruitful, not old maids

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican City

Atlanta offers millions to churches standing in path of new stadium

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