Religion
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Episcopal Church installs its first African-American leader
Oct 31, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Episcopal Church, whose history is entwined with the founding of the United States, is installing its first black national leader this weekend. Presi...
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Peru Catholic society admits sex abuse probe against founderOct 31, 2015 1:00 am - LIMA, Peru - A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking int...
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Vatican bracing for new revelations of mismanagement
Oct 29, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is bracing for more allegations of financial wrongdoing and mismanagement with the publication next week of two books that underscore the...
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Pope urges religious collaboration in marking anniversary
Oct 28, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis marked the 50th anniversary of the turning point in the Catholic Church's relations with Jews and people of other faiths by calling Wedn...
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World's Catholic bishops issue appeal to Paris climate talks
Oct 26, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Catholic patriarchs, cardinals and bishops representing five continents appealed to climate negotiators on Monday to approve a "transformative" and f...
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Truman's grandson to discuss former president's legacy in Arlington HeightsOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Clifton Truman Daniel, the oldest grandson of Harry S. Truman, will discuss the former president's place in history and connections to today's issues and events, during ...
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Pope at family synod's end: 'Today is a time of mercy'
Oct 25, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Declaring that "today is a time of mercy," Pope Francis on Sunday closed a historic meeting of bishops that approved an important new direction in we...
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New York park goes to the dogs for 25th Halloween dog parade
Oct 24, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A park went to the dogs in a grand way on Saturday, hosting what was billed as the nation's largest Halloween dog parade, with hundreds of canines submit...
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Catholic bishops at synod call for a more welcoming church
Oct 24, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Catholic bishops called Saturday for a more welcoming church for cohabitating couples and Catholics who have divorced and civilly remarried, endorsin...
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Africans hold line on doctrine as Vatican family synod ends
Oct 23, 2015 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - From his spacious apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square, Cardinal Francis Arinze has something of a privileged view of the theater unfolding behin...