Barbara Blaine said her decision to leave the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests had nothing to do with the legal action.
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China seeks to convince the pope (and the world) its controversial organ harvesting practice is over
Chinese officials say the country has stopped using executed prisoners as organ donors, but the international medical community remains skeptical.
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How the Catholic French presidential candidate went from qualified to questionable
In just over a week Francois Fillon’s chances of winning France’s presidency have nosedived amid a string of allegations.
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100 religious experts are writing letters to Trump. Here’s what they’re saying.
The campaign features a new letter each day from Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh scholars.
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Trump’s threats toward ‘sanctuary cities’ is splitting apart states
Trump’s recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.
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German church OKs case-by-case Communion for remarried
A statement from the German bishops’ conference “opens the possibility of receiving the sacraments of reconciliation and the Eucharist.”
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Trump says he will roll back political limits on churches
The president made no mention of steps he may take on religious freedom, saying only that it is a “sacred right.”
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School choice movement gains speed
Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia have some type of school choice measure in place and a number of states have legislation on the table for this year.
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Once accepted, now denied, Syrian refugees in Jordan frustrated with Trump action
Trump’s action slapped a 90-day ban on all entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries with terrorism concerns.
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No future for Christians in Mosul, says Iraqi Christian leader
“Christians aren’t going to come back to stay. The churches I saw were not destroyed with bombs, but by the everyday business operations of the community.”