Couple get hitched Pagan style
Steve Beedan, 50, and Kerry Church, 18, invited 70 of their friends and family to their home in Rectory Road to share their Wiccan wedding with them. Read full story from thurrockgazettte.co.uk

Lunar eclipse ‘magnified’ in US
A partial lunar eclipse taking place on 26 June will appear magnified in the US by an effect known as the “moon illusion”.

The eclipse will begin 10:17 GMT when the Moon enters the shadow of Earth. Read full story from bbc.co.uk

Vatican expresses shock over police raids following sex abuse claims
The Vatican is expressing “shock” over the manner in which raids were carried out Thursday in Belgium following accusations of child sex abuse involving church figures. Read full story from cnn.com

Richard Fahey talks about the Burning Times
Richard Fahey, pagan, scholar of religion and history, and resident of Chelmsford MA, shares with the Boston Pagan Examiner his knowledge of the Burning Times, the period in European history between the 15th and 18th centuries when people were accused of Witchcraft and killed, often by being burned alive. Read full story from examiner.com

German court legalises euthanasia with patient consent
A top German court has ruled that it is not a criminal offence to cut off the life support of a dying person if that person has given their consent.

The Federal Court of Justice acquitted a lawyer who had advised the daughter of a comatose woman to cut off her feeding tube. Read full story from bbc.co.uk

Court: same-sex marriage is not universal right
BRUSSELS—The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that countries are not obliged to allow gay marriage, rejecting a bid by an Austrian couple to force the state to let them wed. Read full story from boston.com