How an unregulated madrassa system sows division and religious strife
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In Cold Blood: Two NYPD Gunned Down in Brooklyn: Cardinal Dolan calls fatal shooting ‘brutal, irrational’
Cardinal Dolan calls fatal shooting ‘brutal, irrational’
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Pope Francis: Curia Meet Woodshed: He warns Vatican officials of ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s,’ other ills
He warns Vatican officials of ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s,’ other ills in Christmas greeting
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Significant Financial Problems Revealed by Franciscans: ‘Questionable’ activities leave global order in serious debt
‘Questionable’ activities leave global order in serious debt
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After Cuba Breakthrough, What’s Next for Francis and the Region?
Watching a Vatican-brokered diplomatic breakthrough in December that may lead to the normalization of relations between the United States and the island-nation of Cuba Eusebio Mujal-Le n was hardly a disinterested bystander A professor and former Chair of the Department of Government at Georgetow
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In eastern Ukraine, church has ‘returned to catacombs’
Driven underground quarter-century after it was re-legalized with the end of communist rule
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‘Our Beloved Holy City of Jerusalem, Flowing with Blood and Tears’: In Christmas message, Patriarch Twal criticizes all violence
Ending a year that saw the papal visit, a war in Gaza and a resumption of violence in Jerusalem, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal's Christmas message condemned all instances of violence.The patriarch was called to Amman unexpectedly on Dec. 18, so his message was read by Auxiliary Bishop William Shoma
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Miami Reacts to Cuban Breakthrough: Some exiles ‘cautiously hopeful’ about change; others feel betrayed
Some exiles ‘cautiously hopeful’ about change; others feel betrayed
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How Pope Francis’ diplomacy may change everything, not just US-Cuba relations
Breakthrough is low hanging fruit for first Latin American pope
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Vatican Assists Historic U.S. Shift on Cuba
American Alan Gross has been released in an apparent exchange with Cuba that has allowed the United States to proceed with a historic normalization of relations with Cuba after decades of hostility suspicion and economic embargo that has previously been lamented by Vatican officials as unproductive