Religion
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Pope says concern for poor is Gospel, not communismJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is insisting that his concern for the poor and critique of the global economic system isn't some novel, communist-inspired ideology but ...
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Pope's trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines: 5 things to knowJan 09, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis embarks on his second Asian pilgrimage this coming week, visiting Sri Lanka and the Philippines exactly 20 years after St. John Paul II'...
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2 men die in Catholic parade in Manila ahead of pope's visitJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A raucous Roman Catholic procession in which up to a million Filipinos packed the streets of the capital for a chance to get close to a centur...
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Salvador's Romero closer to beatification as martyrJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero has moved one step closer to beatification. Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian bishops' conference, repo...
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French imams, Vatican jointly condemn attack on Paris paperJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Four leading French imams and the Vatican issued a joint declaration Thursday denouncing the Paris newspaper massacre and warning that the world is a...
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Angelina Jolie screens 'Unbroken' in Vatican, meets popeJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Angelina Jolie has met with rock stars, refugees and royalty. The actress, director and U.N. special envoy added pontiff to the list on Thursday, mee...
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All-English affair for pope's Sri Lanka-Philippines tripJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippines is shaping up as an all-English affair. The Argentine pope plans to deliver all 11 speec...
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Religion news in briefJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Gov. Cuomo recalls father's differences with the Catholic church NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his late father's relationship with the Catholic church ...
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Vatican earmarks $3.55 million for Ebola careJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is increasing assistance to Western African countries hard-hit by the Ebola virus, setting aside 3 million euros ($3.55 million) to fund ...
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Families should treat each other with love and understandingJan 06, 2015 10:00 pm - "Love is patient and kind … it is not rude or unmannerly." - 1 Corinthians 13:4,5 (AMP) Many of us enjoy the idea of family legacies being passed down, such as a le...