Religion
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Pope denounces disfiguring attacks on womenFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has decried disfiguring attacks on women, sometimes by their own companions. Addressing a Vatican group which explored how women are vie...
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Pope promotes Swiss Guard's No. 2 to top postFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Saturday promoted the No. 2 officer of the Swiss Guards to commander of the colorful, 500-year-old army, whose members take an oath t...
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Pope's sex abuse commission alarmed by spanking commentFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - 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...
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How the Catholic Church names its saintsFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) - The 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra is expected to be elevated to sainthood this fall in Washington, D.C. Serra's im...
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Serra: Saint or sinner? Canonization has foes in CaliforniaFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) - California's history can't be told without Junipero Serra, the 18th-century Franciscan missionary who introduced Christianity and esta...
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Court rejects lawsuits over $60M gift to Legion of ChristFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Three lawsuits filed by a woman who says her late aunt was coerced into donating $60 million to a disgraced Roman Catholic order called the Legio...
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Teacher directive prompts vigil at San Francisco cathedralFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - About 100 people attended a vigil outside the Roman Catholic cathedral in San Francisco on Friday to protest the local archbishop's move to require ...
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Germany hits back at pope over spanking commentsFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - Germany and a leading anti-corporal punishment group on Friday rejected as "unacceptable" the pope's comments that it's OK to spank your children to discip...
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Coming Home Retreat for military veteransFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Men and women military veterans are invited to reflect on their military experiences and attend a spiritual Coming Home Retreat on Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 8am to ...
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Vatican prepares to open showers, barber shop for homelessFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Rome's homeless are about to get some TLC. The Vatican said Friday it had finished renovations on public restrooms just off St. Peter's Square that w...