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Bishop hails call to abandon state probe of Church lobbying efforts
Saturday, July 04, 2009
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CNS)—The Diocese of Bridgeport praised the July 1 decision by state ethics officials to stop investigating whether the diocese violated state lobbying laws with its efforts to rally Catholics against legislation that would have given laypeople financial control of their parishes.
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Supreme Court: Why and when does it reverse its decisions
Saturday, July 04, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNS)—Sometimes, when the Supreme Court reverses itself on an earlier decision—in some cases, decades earlier—there is a great to-do over what it means.
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Vatican archivist: At least 5 years needed to open Pius XII files
Saturday, July 04, 2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives said he has 20 employees sorting and cataloging documents related to the pontificate of Pope Pius XII, but it will take another five or six years before the archives are ready for scholars to access.
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BEAR, Del. (CNS)—Charlie Wright set the tone for a Sunday meeting of the Seton Job Seekers as he introduced himself.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—There will always be solid differences of belief over whether abortion should be legal, but that doesn't mean common ground isn't possible on how to reduce abortion, President Barack Obama told a round table of religion reporters July 2.
Friday, July 03, 2009
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The 400-year-old case of Galileo Galilei and the Inquisition still serves as a valid warning that scientists should not presume to teach the Church about faith and that the Church must approach scientific discoveries with great caution, said the prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives.
Friday, July 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic voters are divided when it comes to paying more in taxes for a health care overhaul that would cover the uninsured, according to a poll released July 1.
Friday, July 03, 2009
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of the Brazilian archbishop at the center of a controversy over excommunications related to the case of an abortion performed on a 9-year-old rape victim.
Friday, July 03, 2009
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—For more than 100 years, Catholic social teaching has tried to help people face the world's social, political and economic challenges with the power of the gospel.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of a Uruguayan bishop who said he had sex with two men.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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