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Pity the pandering U.S. candidate
Politicians pandering for votes on conservative family values issues may want to think again. A survey of 3,000 Americans by the Public Religion Research Institute found 42 percent said the terms...
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Vatican turns to Internet to stem sexual abuse scandals
(A computer mouse pad with an image of Pope John Paul II in Brazil, October 2, 1997/Gregg Newton) The Roman Catholic Church, often accused of dragging its feet on sexual abuse scandals, will turn to...
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Catholic Church should pay Dutch sexual abuse victims – commission
(Pictures of sexual abuse victims placed outside the Vatican Embassy in London September 9, 2010/Stefan Wermuth) TheDutch bishops’ conference had sought the recommendation of an independent commission...
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Ireland attacks confessional secrecy after Catholic sex abuse scandal
(A Roman Catholic Croat confesses to a priest during a pilgrimage in Krasno, some 150km (93 miles) south of Zagreb August 15, 2009/Nikola Solic ) Ireland’s prime minister has said Catholic clerics...
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Athens debt crisis taxes cosy ties between state and Greek Orthodox Church
(Greek orthodox priests hold a Greek flag in a protest in front of the parliament house during a rally in Athens, February 6, 2011/John Kolesidis ) The Greek Orthodox Church owns more land than anyone...
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Malaysia sets up Vatican ties in gesture to Christian minority
(Pope Benedict receives a gift by Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) during a meeting at the Pope's summer residence in Castelgandolfo July 18, 2011/Osservatore Romano) Malaysia and the Vatican...
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Fashion and the church: Trousers for men only?
When in church, wear what the preacher tells you. So says the Synod Executive Committee, a decision-making body of the largest church in the north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram. All women attending...
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Brazil’s exclusively inclusive church
By Paulo Whitaker In Brazil we have a saying, "Soccer and religion are sacred." Here, as with one’s choice of a favorite soccer team, one’s choice of religion is also not up for discussion. When I...
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Destroying the heart of the village
Geste, France By Stephane Mahe The villages of rural France are faced with decreasing numbers of residents. In addition to the closure of bakeries and shops, they are seeing rising costs to maintain...
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Afghan refugees – Seeking sanctuary
Brussels, Belgium By Francois Lenoir It was a cold, wet morning when I passed through the doors of the Church of Saint John the Baptist at the Beguinage, a grand 17th century building in the center of...
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