Religion
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Religion news in briefJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Religious rights advocates offer to endure Saudi's lashes CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Seven members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom have offered to pe...
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Our Saviour's welcomes new Contemporary Worship curatorJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Our Saviour's United Methodist Church, Schaumburg, announced that Frederick Harris has joined the staff as the Contemporary Worship curator. Harris brings more than 15 y...
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Pope praises big families after 'like rabbits' remarkJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis praised big families on Wednesday as a gift from God, after his comments that Catholics don't have to breed "like rabbits" made headline...
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German rabbit breeders criticize pope's sex commentsJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - The pope's comment that Catholics don't have to breed "like rabbits" has caused offense - among Germany's rabbit breeders. Pope Francis said Monday that Ca...
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Pope's 2015 travel: Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, CAR, UgandaJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis said Monday he hopes to visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay this year, as well as the Central African Republic and Uganda. The...
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Pope leaves Manila, overwhelmed by cheering millionsJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka after a civil war and asked Filipinos to b...
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Women in Macedonia region banned from religious ceremonyJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - An Orthodox Christian diocese in eastern Macedonia has banned female swimmers from taking part in the annual blessing of the waters ceremony to ...
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Pope: Charlie Hebdo 'punch' not a justification of violenceJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis said Monday he wasn't justifying violence when he said a friend who had cursed his mother could "expect a punch" in return. Ra...
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Pope: Catholics don't have to breed 'like rabbits'Jan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning contraception, but said Monday that Catholics don't have to breed "like rabbits" a...
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A look at biggest gatherings as pope celebrates Manila MassJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Philippine officials estimated that as many as 6 million people might attend the Mass that Pope Francis celebrated Sunday in Manila's Rizal Park. That would be a record ...