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Many thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled a wave of violence that was unleashed in 2003 by the US invasion. More
“I see the future going in this direction, that more and more people will realize how important interreligious dialogue is.” More
“We do this not to create Catholics, but because we are Catholic. It’s the social justice teachings of the church that drive us,” says WJA director of counseling services Ann Clark. The tuition-free middle school explicitly addresses the spiritual and moral development of its students. More
Benyamin Cohen has written a book about his year-long exploration of Christianity, and he uses what he learned to reflect on the meaning of his own Jewish faith. More
Steve Krueger, national director of Catholic Democrats, describes Democratic religious outreach this year as “a work in progress.” More
“The Democrats’ faith outreach in 2010 hasn’t been anything like it was in 2008…They really needed to ramp up their faith outreach, and they haven’t done that.” More
Gay marriage is not a campaign issue in Minnesota this season, and it’s not on the ballot. But the Catholic archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis recently sent a message opposing gay marriage to every Catholic family in the state. Father David of McCauley of the Minnesota Catholic Conference says it is an effort “to make Catholic people aware of Catholic teaching.” More
Benedict has increased the number of Italians and Vatican bureaucrats in the College of Cardinals, observes Thomas Reese, SJ, a senior fellow at Georgetown Univeristy’s Woodstock Theological Center.
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The Catholic Church once excommunicated her for uncovering a case of priestly sex abuse, but now she has been canonized in Rome and celebrated “down under.”
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Physical healing and spiritual care go hand in hand at a no-frills health care clinic in Tutwiler, Mississippi.
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