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Pentagon debunks reports of anti-Christian policies
Christian conservatives became alarmed recently over reports and rumors that the Pentagon was considering new policies aimed at discriminating against Ch...
‘Nuns on the Bus’ will hit the road for immigration reform
NEW YORK (RNS) The “Nuns on the Bus” are revving up their engines for another national campaign, only this time the Catholic sisters are taking their mobile platform for social justice a...
Gay Catholic delivers 18,000 signatures to bishop asking to be reinstated
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...How long a papal honeymoon? News analysis
Since the moment of his election on March 13, Pope Francis has been warmly embraced by his own flock and even by the media and the wider public in a way that his bookish predecessor, Benedict XVI, ...
Conservatives see limits of Benedict’s reign
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, the surprising choice cast a pall over the liberal wing of the flock and left conservatives giddy with the prospect of total vi...
Scottish cardinal resigns after sex accusations
Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Scotland resigned on February 25 in the wake of explosive charges that he had made “inappropriate” sexual advances to four men, three of them priests and one now a former ...
Who's in the running? 12 names to watch to become the next pope
Pope Benedict XVI's sudden announcement that he would resign by the end of the month took the church and the world by surprise, in large part because it was a move without precedent in the modern w...
Catholic bishops reject new contraception proposals
The nation's Catholic bishops on Thursday (Feb....
Retired Los Angeles cardinal punished over abuse revelations
Retired Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has been stripped of his official duties in an unusual public rebuke by his successor that followed the release of thousands of pages of internal church do...
White House expands exemptions from contraception mandate
The Obama administration on Friday (Feb....
Obama extols a biblical vision of equality for all in second inaugural
A presidential inauguration is by tradition the grandest ritual of America's civil religion, but President Obama took the oath of office on Monday (Jan....
Abortion foes debate best PR approach
When thousands of abortion opponents gather on Friday (Jan....
Fewer Americans view homosexuality as a sin
Americans’ acceptance of gays and lesbians is continuing to grow, with a new poll showing that just over a third of Americans view homosexuality as a sin, down from 44 percent a year earlier.
...Pastor pulls out of inauguration over anti-gay sermon
The evangelical pastor chosen by President Obama to deliver the benediction at his inauguration ceremonies withdrew on Thursday (Jan....