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Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical is even more radical than it appears...
(RNS) The most significant feature of Pope Francis’ encyclical on environmentalism, “Laudato Si,’” is not about climate change. It is that the document represents a sea change in Catholic — indeed,...
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5 faith facts about Bobby Jindal: an ‘evangelical Catholic’
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses a legislative luncheon held as part of the “Road to Majority” conference in Washington on June 19, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Carlos Barria (RNS) Louisiana...
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Tears of joy, tears of sorrow, and little empathetic listening (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) In the wake of Friday’s (June 26) landmark 5-4 Supreme Court decision finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, two divergent streams of American cultural and religious life are as far...
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Gay marriage is the law of the land: two couples, two views
(RNS) In the days before the Supreme Court made it possible for gay couples to marry everywhere in the U.S., we asked two couples of faith — one Jewish who live in a state that forbids gay marriage,...
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Vatican and Palestinian leaders sign historic first legal treaty
VATICAN CITY (RNS): The Vatican has signed an historic agreement recognizing the state of Palestine and calling for a two-state solution with Israel, a move criticized by the Israeli government as...
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Why the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision is not like legalizing abortion...
A man waves a rainbow flag on Sunday (June 28, 2015) while marching in the San Francisco gay pride parade two days after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage...
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BLOG: Slavery in U.S. history as clear as Red, White and Black
The rapid growth of tobacco and other cash crops provided the Colonial merchants and farmers a desperate need for labor. As a result, thousands of people were transported from England to North American...
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At 80, the Dalai Lama is just getting started
Tibetan monks carry a portrait of the Dalai Lama during his 80th birthday celebrations in Kathmandu on Monday (July 6, 2015). Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakara (RNS) The Dalai Lama is not...
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Prime Minister David Cameron unveils 5-year plan to battle Muslim extremists
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a news conference after the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium on June 26, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Darren Staples CANTERBURY,...
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5 faith facts about Gov. John Kasich: ‘God is with me wherever I happen to be’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who announced his candidacy for president, spoke at a Republican rally in Maumee in April. Photo by David Yonke/Toledo Faith & Values Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich, a...
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Gay priest fired from chaplain job asks Pope Francis to meet LGBT Catholics...
In May, the Rev. Warren Hall was abruptly dismissed from his position as the popular campus chaplain at Seton Hall University in New Jersey because the Catholic Archbishop of Newark said his advocacy...
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Experts say what governments won’t: ISIS atrocities are genocide
A woman holds a banner during a demonstration marking the first anniversary of Islamic State’s surge on Yazidis (also called Ezidis) in the town of Sinjar, in front of the United Nations’ European...
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11-year-old Paraguay rape victim has baby, stokes abortion debate
ASUNCION (Reuters) An 11-year-old rape victim gave birth in Paraguay on Thursday after being denied termination of her pregnancy by doctors and judicial officials, stoking the debate over abortion in...
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Does Ben Carson have a blind spot on fetal tissue?
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson appears on Fox Business Networkís ‘Varney & Co.’ in New York on August 12, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (RNS) The viral...
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In Britain, a glut of anti-terrorism campaigns draws fans, detractors
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The fictional video clip shows a young British Muslim man, presumably a captive of the Islamic State group, sitting alone in a prison cell. The man receives a letter from his...
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Nuns who reject Obamacare contraception mandate win stay on order to comply
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday put on hold its ruling that an order of Roman Catholic nuns must comply with a contraception mandate to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law,...
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Pope’s ‘blessing’ to lesbian no change in policy, Vatican says
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 17, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Max Rossi (RNS) A lesbian author whose...
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Ambassador: Pope Francis’ spontaneity makes security a challenge
Pope Francis changes his cap during his Wednesday general audience at the Vatican on Aug. 19, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi ROME (RNS) Pope Francis likes to get close to Catholics,...
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Kansas town laments forced removal of Jesus picture from school
(Reuters) Public school officials in the small Kansas town of Chanute are trying to find a new home for a portrait of Jesus after a civil liberties group demanded its removal from the town’s middle...
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Kim Davis’ indefensible position puts traditionalists on the spot (COMMENTARY)
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis argues with David Moore and David Ermold, after they were denied a marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead on September 1, 2015. Photo courtesy of USA...
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