Religion
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Latino Catholics eye new pope with excitementMar 19, 2013 12:20 pm - The majority of the congregation at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in West Chicago is Mexican. For them, enthusiasm over the new pope stretches beyond the fact he comes from...
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Pope Francis urges protection of creation, weakMar 19, 2013 5:31 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis laid out the priorities of his pontificate during his installation Mass on Tuesday, urging the princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of o...
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Pope explains name, urges ‘church for the poor’Mar 16, 2013 4:40 pm - VATICAN CITY — The focus of Pope Francis’ papacy began to emerge Saturday as he offered some intimate insights into the conclave that elected him pontiff, describing how...
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North Dakota passes earliest abortion limitMar 15, 2013 4:00 pm - Lawmakers in North Dakota voted Friday to ban abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, the narrowest window of any state, and to become the first to bar termina...
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New pope’s views bind simplicity with ‘complexity’Mar 14, 2013 6:48 pm - VATICAN CITY — At gatherings of Latin American bishops, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was often a star speaker about economic inequities in a profit-driven world. He als...
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St. Francis students applaud pope's name choiceMar 14, 2013 5:00 pm - Pope Francis and his historic choice to name himself after St. Francis of Assisi is drawing praise from a high school in Wheaton that also bears the name of the humble f...
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What will happen on Pope Francis' first day?Mar 14, 2013 5:15 am - VATICAN CITY — The pomp surrounding his selection was just the beginning of an exceptionally busy few days for Pope Francis. A look at the first night — and what comes a...
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'Francis' name choice reflects commitment to the poorMar 13, 2013 8:00 pm - For his name, he chose one that harks back eight centuries, to Italy, and to a man who renounced a life of privilege, gave away everything he owned, wore a coarse woolen...
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The story slowly unfolded as world watchedMar 13, 2013 6:15 pm - NEW YORK — The election of a new pope presented news organizations Wednesday with a slowly unfolding mystery governed by centuries of tradition. Television news persona...
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Pope Francis’ life hasn’t always been simpleMar 13, 2013 4:13 pm - VATICAN CITY — On the streets in Buenos Aires, the stories about the cardinal who would become the first pope from the Americas often include a very ordinary backdrop: T...