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*The Catholic community was rocked with news of the Pope’s resignation Monday, but there is still no sign of a successor. But of the 116 cardinals that are up for the job, there is supposed to be a very good chance that the next Pope will come from Latin America or Africa. But then, just [...]
*Throughout the world, women have always had to fight for equal rights. This country is not excluded in that struggle. In a bold move made by the President Obama administration, he has come to the defense of women to make birth control and other contraceptives available to those who work for Catholic employers. (more…)
*The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has ordered up a new translation of the Bible, one it says is more accurate, more accessible and more poetic. Now “booty,” a word that sets off snickers in Sunday school, will be replaced by the “spoils” of war when the newest edition of the New American Bible, the English-language [...]
*A city’s official condemnation of Roman Catholic Church teachings as “discriminatory,” “insulting,” “callous” and “defamatory” is being taken to the U.S. Supreme Court because of the Constitution’s requirement that government not be “hostile” to faith. The case stems from a 2006 non-binding resolution from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that called the Catholic Church’s [...]
*Faced with a church sexual abuse scandal spreading across Europe, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday apologized directly to victims and their families in Ireland, expressing “shame and remorse” for what he called “sinful and criminal” acts committed by members of the clergy. But the pope did not require that Roman Catholic leaders be disciplined for [...]
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