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WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court on Monday (May 2) declined to hear a
Catholic group's appeal accusing San Francisco supervisors of violating
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-abortion activist Lila Rose has shared the stage
with Sarah Palin, seen her exploits extolled on Fox News and drawn
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Under fire for criticizing a popular theologian, the U.S. Catholic
bishops said they must occasionally assume the role of referee and rule
wayward thinkers out of bounds.
The State Department has a "rigidly narrow" view of diplomacy that
neglects religion's role in foreign affairs, a prominent ambassador
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(RNS) As Christians worldwide prepare to celebrate Easter, they will
follow a familiar chronology: Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and
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WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops announced Monday (April 11) that
sexual abuse accusations against Catholic clergy increased in 2010, and
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(RNS) Neither snow nor rain nor Saturday Sabbaths should keep a Missouri
mailman from his appointed rounds, a federal appeals court has ruled.
WASHINGTON (RNS) In 2008, Safoorah Khan, a math teacher in Illinois,
asked for 15 days of unpaid leave (19 days including weekends) to make a
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It was billed in Washington as the first-ever congressional hearing
on the civil rights of American Muslims. But it played more like a
second act than a premiere.
WASHINGTON (RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops are urging federal housing
officials not to adopt proposed rules that would bar groups that receive
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(RNS) For the second time in recent months, the Vatican has overruled a
U.S. bishop's decision to close churches in his diocese, a rare reversal
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BALTIMORE (RNS) Martina Bagnoli admits that the exhibit she helps curate
here at The Walters Art Museum may gross some people out.
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops on Thursday (Feb. 24) threw
their moral weight behind the pro-union protesters in Wisconsin, saying
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Many economists warn that the government's huge
national debt is a looming threat to long-term prosperity. But is it
also immoral?
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(RNS) Advocates for victims of clergy sexual abuse are hailing the
indictment of a senior Roman Catholic official in the U.S. on charges of
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The top court of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has found a Boston
minister not guilty of violating church rules against performing gay
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(RNS) If she had listened to her parents, Sister Jenn Graus might never
have professed vows last month to join the Congregation of St. Joseph.
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WASHINGTON (RNS) A coalition of more than 50 Muslim, human rights, and
faith organizations is urging House leaders to raise concerns about
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In the wake of public spats between the Catholic hierarchy and health-care executives, the Catholic Health Association publicly acknowledged that bishops—not doctors or hospital ethicist...
(RNS) Anglican archbishops concluded their six-day summit in Ireland on
Sunday (Jan. 30) by issuing statements on a host of international
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