Religion
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Pope to new cardinals: practice compassion, be open to allFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday exhorted 20 new cardinals to reach out to all those who have been shunned, physically or spiritually, by the church or society...
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Colleges bringing in atheist chaplainsFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - When Bart Campolo broke with the church almost five years ago, he immediately began to feel something missing. It wasn't so much that the pastor's son no ...
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Pope to new cardinals: Put aside pride, jealousy and angerFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis welcomed 20 new cardinals Saturday into the elite club of churchmen who will elect his successor and immediately delivered a tough-love ...
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Pope's new cardinals from far-flung places, value ministryFeb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - One hails from Tonga, where climate change is threatening the very existence of the archipelago. Several live in places tormented by drug violence an...
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Willow Creek eyeing Lincolnshire location for latest church expansionFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Willow Creek Community Church officials are eyeing Lincolnshire for their latest regional campus. The South Barrington megachurch already has satellites in Huntley, Crys...
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Pope urges cooperation on Vatican reform from cardinalsFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis urged his cardinals Thursday to cooperate in reforming the outdated and dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy, saying the overhaul will help...
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Open your heart to allow sweetness insideFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - "Create in me a pure heart, O God." Psalm 51:10 (NIV) As I walked down the isle of the corner store, I was distracted from my task when heart-shaped boxes lining the sh...
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Mormon who runs website for doubting church members oustedFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Mormon man who gained notoriety over the past decade for running a website that offers doubting Latter-day Saints a forum to chat has been kicked...
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Pope's sex abuse commission alarmed by spanking commentFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Members of Pope Francis' sex abuse commission have criticized his remarks that it is OK for parents to spank their children, saying there is no place for ...
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Pope emphasizes right to food in address to 500 expertsFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MILAN (AP) - Pope Francis emphasized the right to food as fundamental in a video address Saturday to 500 experts starting work on a wide-ranging document aimed at raisin...