Religion
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Man completes rare feat of writing mistake-free TorahMay 26, 2014 6:01 am - POTOMAC, Maryland -- To write a Torah, a scribe must pen 304,805 Hebrew letters using a feather quill on sheepskin parchment -- without making a single mistake. Forg...
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Pope gives Palestinians a boost of supportMay 25, 2014 1:01 am - BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Pope Francis delivered a powerful boost of support to the Palestinians during a Holy Land pilgrimage Sunday, repeatedly backing their statehood as...
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Pope blasts arms dealers at start of Mideast tripMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - AMMAN, Jordan - Pope Francis denounced arms dealers and appealed Saturday for an urgent end to the Syrian civil war as he began his three-day trip to the Middle East wit...
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5 things to watch for during pope's Mideast tripMay 23, 2014 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM - Pope Francis' trip to the Middle East offers a host of symbolically important - and potentially problematic - moments, from the gifts he'll receive to the ve...
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Schaumburg funeral home seeks on-site cremationsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - The increasing popularity of cremation as a funeral option is changing the generations-old business model for suburban funeral homes, some of which are preparing for cha...
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UN panel slams Vatican on priest sex abuse scandalMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - GENEVA - A United Nations committee says the Vatican has effective worldwide control over bishops and priests who must comply with a U.N. anti-torture treaty, a finding ...
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Pope's Mideast trip will test diplomatic skillsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis insists his weekend pilgrimage to the Middle East is a "strictly religious" commemoration of a key turning point in Catholic-Orthodox relatio...
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Austrian couple excommunicated for saying MassMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - VATICAN CITY - The Vatican says an Austrian woman who defied church teaching by celebrating Mass has been excommunicated. Vatican Radio said Thursday that Martha Heizer...
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Cardinal George's successor to be chosen in fallMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago says a successor to ailing Cardinal Francis George should be chosen this fall. The archdiocese put out a statement Thursday. It says that Arch...
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Giving birth to our hopes and dreams takes timeMay 20, 2014 11:00 pm - The daughter of a friend of mine just gave birth to a baby boy. As the due date came and went, the family was on edge. After all, they expected his arrival to come in t...