Eight years ago this Friday Sept 12 Pope Benedict XVI delivered a lecture at the University of Regensburg in Bavaria in which he seemed to diagnose Islam as a religion inherently flawed by fanaticism It was an undiplomatic assertion to say the least.
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HHS Continues Suit Against Little Sisters
Government wants religious order to comply with interim rules on contraception mandate.
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What Do Latin American Families Hope From the Synod?: Challenged by poverty, violence, social norms
Challenged by poverty, violence, social norms
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Chaos in Libya: Catholics said to be ‘trapped and helpless’
Catholic left “afraid and unprotected” after Islamist militants seized Tripoli and Benghazi.
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California Catholic Colleges Forced to Add Abortion Coverage
In a policy shift with enormous implications the state of California rsquo s Department of Managed Health Care has ruled that Anthem Blue Cross and Kaiser Permanente cannot offer Catholic institutions health insurance plans that ask members to pay their own premiums for abortion procedures The mov
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Claiming Fulton Sheen: Catholic dioceses in dispute over Archbishop’s remains
Catholic dioceses of New York and Peoria in public dispute over Archbishop’s remains.
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E-Hanging with Himself, Pope Francis: In Google Hangout, pope helps launch worldwide social network
In Google Hangout, pope helps launch worldwide social network for students
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UPDATED: National Strike Seeks $15 ‘Living’ Wage
ldquo I rsquo m doing this for my future for my sons to have a union rdquo Jamine Izquierdo says holding up a sign demanding a better wage outside a McDonald rsquo s restaurant on 8th Avenue and 56th Street in New York on Sept 4 Izquierdo has worked at a different Manhattan McDonald rsquo s
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NYC St. Patrick’s Day Ban on LGBT Groups Lifted: Gay groups in St. Patrick’s parade all right with N.Y. Cardinal Dolan
Gay groups in St. Patrick’s parade all right with N.Y. Cardinal Dolan
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Boko Haram in Nigeria Church Attacks: After kidnapping schoolgirls, militants takes aim at churches in northeast
After kidnapping schoolgirls, militants takes aim at churches in northeast