Daniel Burke

(RNS) For nearly 40 years, Hollywood has been obsessed with the
possessed.


Since the 1973 blockbuster "The Exorcist" unleashed a head-spinning,
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WASHINGTON(RNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops will not join efforts to
repeal the new health care law, even though they staunchly opposed the
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Expecting a speech, Americans instead heard a sermon. Drawing on
scripture, theology and the rising rhythms of black preaching, President
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(RNS) Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas was thousands of miles away from the
shooting rampage that rocked his Arizona diocese on Saturday (Jan. 8),
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An influx of Republicans has colored the House of Representatives
red, but the midterm elections did little to alter the religious
composition of Capitol Hill.

Mass protests against planned mosques in New York City and
Ten­nessee. An Oklahoma referendum to ban Islamic law. A media circus
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(RNS) Seven in 10 Americans say religion's influence on the country
is waning, and 61 percent say they belong to a church or synagogue,
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An umbrella group of Catholic hospitals is backing a Phoenix hospital
that was stripped of its church affiliation, thereby setting the stage
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(RNS) The protracted and contentious debate over plans to build an
Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York was the top
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In 1859, a Wisconsin farm woman recounted three mystical meetings
with the Virgin Mary, who told her to pray for the conversion of sinners
and teach children the Catholic faith.

What do nurses, soldiers, pharmacists, elementary school teachers,
doctors and police officers have in common? Americans say they are all
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Conservative Christians are biting mad that an app
for their manifesto opposing gay marriage and abortion has been plucked
from Apple's popular online store.
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(RNS)`Tis the season ... for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, consumer
spending reports, and large doses of Christmas spirits -- often of the
alcoholic, not good-cheer variety.

(RNS) Whether it's a mere "Rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub," or a
more solemn supplication, millions of Americans will bow their heads
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In a "milestone" pact six years in the making, the U.S. Catholic
bishops ap­proved a mutual agreement with four Reformed Protestant
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In a dramatic break with tradition, U.S. Catholic bishops elected New
York archbishop Timothy Dolan as their next president, choosing a
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BALTIMORE (RNS) The outgoing head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops vigorously defended the bishops' opposition to the health care
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(RNS) For four decades, the U.S. Catholic bishops have maintained a
nationwide program designed to help the poor lift themselves out of
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As Democrats conducted a postmortem on the November elections, some
liberal leaders declared that one diagnosis was immediately clear: the
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Women have been ordained as priests in all dioceses of the Episcopal
Church, now that the last holdout—Quincy, Illinois—has ordained its
first woman.