Archive for May 30, 2013

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Religious orders to release records of abusive LA priests

Catholic religious orders will soon release confidential files about priests accused of sex abuse who were assigned to work in... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

Church in northern Arabia longs for 'place to worship'

As he oversees the missionary territory of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, apostolic vicar Camillo Ballin outlined Catholics' need... Read more

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Vatican explains availability of Pope's daily homilies

The Vatican is not publishing the full text of the Pope’s daily homilies because it wants to avoid giving them... Read more

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Spiritual generosity is form of solidarity, Pope states

Pope Francis says that even though solidarity is an idea “frowned down upon by the world,” people need to practice... Read more

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Columnist examines pitfalls of arguing against 'gay marriage'

In a new column on Catholic Womanhood, writer Jennifer Uebbing explains that a common problem in arguing against a redefinition... Read more

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Man prayed over by Pope says he suffered from demons

A 43-year-old Mexican man whom Pope Francis prayed over in St. Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday said that he had... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

Study documents abortion's global health threat to women

A new study released during the 66th annual World Health Assembly identified and exposed what it claimed to be the... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

Religious differences compatible with freedom, Jewish leader says

True religious liberty does not require religious individuals to minimize differences in the tenets of their faith, said Jewish Rabbi... Read more

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Pope made apartment choice to avoid isolation

Pope Francis told his friend he lives a normal life as pontiff and that he decided not to move into... Read more