Catholic bishop will preside at Tucson commemoration

In the wake of the recent shootings in Tucson, Arizona, which left six dead and 14 wounded, religious leaders from around the country are lending their voices to prayer.

Tucson's Catholic bishop, Gerald Kicanas, is set to preside at a public ceremony that will attempt to start the healing process following the shootings, even as shooting victims are being readied for funeral services.

Among those slain in the Tucson shootings were Judge John Roll, 63, and Christina Taylor Green, 9.

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Mass arrests of Iranian Christians conducted on December 25th

"Scores of Christians" have been detained between Christmas and now. The arrests were noted in a statement by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on January 7th. Reportedly, the Christians have been informally charged with being "evangelical missionaries."

There are allegedly reports that about 50 Christians have been rounded up the Iranian government. And, Bryant Wright, president for the Southern Baptist Convention, said that, while Christmas was being celebrated around the globe, "…brothers and sisters in other countries have lost their lives or been put in prison because they bear His name."

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A year later, things have not changed much for many Haitians

In Port au Prince, Haiti, there are reminders of normal life for residents everywhere, but life still hasn't returned to normal. Life has not been remotely normal since Jan. 12, 2010, when, at about 5 p.m., a magnitude 7 earthquake rocked the tiny island.

Even before the quake, Haiti was the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Not only were hospitals swamped by quake victims, but whole communities were destroyed by the event. Now, a year later, not much has changed for many people in Haiti and the echoes of the earthquake are seen every day across the tiny nation.

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Economists: Slow job growth will continue ahead

Top economists predict slow job growth.

According to experts, the U.S. economy is slowly adding jobs but barely enough to keep up with the growth of the work force.

This weakness emphasizes the struggle taking place as the nation undergoes the process of returning to normal employment. Reportedly, the economy added 130,000 jobs in December, but this figure fell short of what most economists were hoping for. Though 1.1 million jobs were added in 2010, the nation still has 7.2 million fewer than in December 2007.

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