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Catholic hospital says fetus defense was ‘morally wrong’
Legal advice trumped church teaching when a Catholic hospital in Colorado tried to defend itself in a wrongful death lawsuit by claiming that twin fetuses who died at the hospital in 2006, along with the mother, should not be c...
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Church of England OK’s (celibate) gay bishops
The Church of England on Friday (Jan. 4) confirmed that it has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops — but only if they agree to remain celibate.
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After a year of exile, anti-abortion priest Frank Pavone is back
A year ago, the Rev. Frank Pavone was facing an existential crisis in the unlikeliest of places.
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St. Louis Catholics react to native son Bishop Finn’s conviction
At an early morning Mass here at St. Patrick Parish on Friday (Sept. 7), the Rev. Justin Hoye preached about judgment, saying people are incapable of admitting the absolute fullness of their own sins.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s GOP convention blessing prompts debate
The news that New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the nation’s most prominent Catholic prelate, will deliver the closing blessing to the Republican National Convention in Florida next week was seen as a huge coup for Mitt Romney, ...
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Church leaders defend Philippines in dispute with China
Philippine church leaders have joined efforts aimed at defending their country's territorial integrity and sovereignty, which they say are under threat by an emerging power in Asia -- China.
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Anglican world marks 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." "All the deceits of the world, the flesh and the devil." "Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest."
Shakespeare? The King James Bible? Close -- the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the liturgic...
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Covenant to bind Anglican Communion appears dead
LONDON (RNS) A proposed "Covenant" aimed at ensuring unity across the worldwide Anglican Communion appears to have failed, leaving the world's third-largest Christian body facing an uncertain and likely fragmented future. The ...
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Catholics eye Cleveland closures for national precedent
CLEVELAND (RNS) Before a recent prayer service in a shuttered Catholic church in Holyoke, Mass., parishioner Victor Anop stood before 120 people and made an urgent announcement: “The Vatican has ordered the bishop of Clev...