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Behind scenes, Catholic bishops seek an exit strategy for Obamacare mandate
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...3 ways the Vatican could allow divorced Catholics back to Communion
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...Pope Francis breathes new life into Cardinal Bernardin’s contested legacy
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...Pope stuns church with pastoral approach to sexual, moral issues
Pope Francis rocked the Catholic Church and surprised the wider world with a free-ranging interview in which he envisioned a church that is not “obsessed” with a few sexual and moral issues and is ...
Catholic chaplains given marching orders barring service to gay couples
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...Five things we learned about Pope Francis from his blockbuster interview
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...Francis, ‘cold-call pope,’ touches a lot of people
Of all the novelties that Pope Francis has brought to the Vatican, few have endeared him to the public—and unsettled his aides—as much as his penchant for picking up the phone and calling someone o...
Cardinal Dolan yuks it up with America’s ‘second most famous Catholic’
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...Pope Francis changes Catholic Church’s tone on homosexuality
With his open and easygoing manner, Pope Francis charmed the media as much as the faithful during his visit to Brazil, the first international pilgrimage...
Report: ‘Catholic McCarthyism’ threatens bishops’ anti-poverty push
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...Human cloning breakthrough prompts objections
News that scientists had for the first time recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos prompted dire warnings from religious leaders who say the research crosses a moral red line and could lead...
Abuse watchdogs cite bishops’ ‘failings’
Even as an annual review in mid-May gave Catholic bishops high marks on sexual abuse prevention policies, officials with the church’s oversight agencies expressed serious concerns about “recent hig...