Religion
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Conservative bishops move away from gay overtureOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - A fight for the soul of the Catholic Church has broken out, and the first battlefield is a document on family values that pits increasingly alarmed conser...
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Hearing does not always mean understandingOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - "You know what I mean?" Probably not. I may nod my head or smile knowingly or utter an agreeable "Sure." But really know what you mean? That's a different matter. Word...
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Gay rights groups hail new Catholic toneOct 10, 2014 1:00 am - VATICAN CITY — Gay rights groups are cautiously cheering a shift in tone from the Catholic Church toward homosexuals, encouraged that Pope Francis' famous “Who am I to j...
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Notre Dame to extend benefits to same-sex spousesOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The University of Notre Dame has told employees it's extending health care and other benefits to same-sex spouses after the U.S. Supreme Court effecti...
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Top Vatican cardinal wants streamlined annulmentsOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's top lawyer says he favors a radical change in how the Catholic Church handles marriage annulments to speed them up and reduce costs and red ...
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Sow 'positive seeds' to reap the benefitsOct 07, 2014 11:00 pm - "A man reaps what he sows." - Galatians 6:7 (NIV) My friend Bonnie was outside eating tomatoes. When she finished, she threw the core filled with seeds into the vacant...
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Effort to help homeless marks 25th anniversaryOct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Twenty-five years after a small group of citizens and churches founded PADS or Public Action to Deliver Shelter in an effort to lift up the homeless and dispossessed in ...
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Cardinal George helps Mundelein church celebrate 150th anniversaryOct 05, 2014 1:01 am - St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish in Fremont Center celebrated its 150th anniversary Sunday with two special guests. The one that attracted the most attention was Fran...
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Cardinal George celebrates Mass of Atonement for clergy abuseOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - Cardinal Francis George celebrated a Mass of Atonement and Hope Saturday at Holy Family Church in Chicago to promote healing for child and youth sexual abuse survivors, ...
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First non-English speech given at Mormon conferenceOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - SALT LAKE CITY - A Mormon leader's speech in Mandarin on Saturday marked the first time in the history of the faith's signature conference that a lecture was delivered i...