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Confession: Celebration of mercy, not trial before prosecution
Priests hearing confessions need to replace any negative or aggressive attitudes with meekness and mercy toward the penitent,...
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Ireland may reopen ‘modest’ Vatican embassy in future, says Gilmore
IRELAND MAY RE-OPEN an embassy in the Vatican whenever the public finances recover, the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said. Gilmore...
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Worker accused of stealing $1 million from archdiocese over six years
As an employee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Anita Guzzardi, was considered a trusted servant of the church. Once,...
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Philly judge again finds church cardinal competent
A retired Roman Catholic cardinal with dementia is competent and his recent deposition testimony can be used at an upcoming...
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In Million-Dollar Theft Case, Church Worker With a Secret Past
For eight years, the woman worked in accounts payable for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, gaining the trust of...
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Jesuit college’s leader is of a different cloth
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez, left, greets David Burcham at his inauguration as Loyola Marymount University president...
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Church asks Pacquiao to be ‘bible ambassador’
The influential Catholic church in the Philippines said Monday it had asked boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao to follow in...
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Cardinal-designate Dolan leads Mass in Holy Land
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan brought his good cheer to the Christian community of the West Bank yesterday, celebrating...
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Obama’s breach of faith over contraceptive ruling
One of Barack Obama’s great attractions as a presidential candidate was his sensitivity to the feelings and intellectual...
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Let’s not compare folks to Hitler, OK?
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden of Harrisburg, Penn., must not have read my NCR blog post chastising Cardinal Francis George for...




