The Catholic church dedicates New Year’s Day to the theme of peace, and Francis this year is stressing mercy as the path toward reconciliation.
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Reflections: Stronger than weapons: Love cultivated, fear cast out
Our planet needs us to find out where love leads and what it calls us to do.
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Pastor Marc Goulet chosen as Ben Carson’s campaign chairman in Nevada
His journey into Republican politics followed travel in the realms of religion and therapy.
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Pope Francis calls for lives of empathy, mercy
The pope condemns consumerism and praises a simple, balanced life that honors the essential.
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Parishioners occupying closed Massachusetts church to ask high court to hear case
They hope the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn a ruling that found they were trespassing.
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Reflections: Two tellings of Christmas story show Gospel’s nearness to life
It can be told like a song of gladness or even in a manner that calls soap opera to mind.
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Waivers let religious colleges discriminate, LGBT rights group says
Colleges controlled by religious organizations are eligible to seek exemptions from Title IX, which bars sex discrimination.
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Pope approves miracle to make Mother Teresa a saint
The Vatican attributes the cure of a dying man to the nun’s fervent prayers.
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A century ago, the anti-Catholics raged
In a parallel to today’s anti-Muslim sentiments, The Menace newspaper was widely popular as it proclaimed the danger of Roman Catholics.