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Former Vatican diplomat predicts Catholic swing toward GOP
Jim Nicholson, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, thinks that the Catholic vote remains an important force in modern...
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Cardinal Dolan’s Paul Ryan Problem
In the weeks since Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan to be his running mate, there has been a lot of talk about whether Ryan...
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Final Republican platform has strong religious freedom plank
The U.S. Republican Party included a significant section on the importance of religious freedom in its new official platform,...
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Archbishop calls hurricane’s timing, on Katrina’s anniversary, ‘eerie’
On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Aug. 29, Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond offered prayers for people in the Archdiocese...
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Courts urged not to dismiss Catholic lawsuits against HHS mandate
In a dozen courts around the country, attorneys representing more than 40 Catholic dioceses or institutions have filed briefs...
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Prominent priest blames sex victims, says first-time abusers shouldn’t face jail
The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a prominent author and speaker who is especially popular with conservative Catholics and bishops,...
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Catholic Church still the focus of Madonna’s ire
The lights went down, and we were in Troyes Cathedral, or perhaps Fordham University. A gigantic glowing crucifix, several...
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Lawyer for pope’s accused butler quits
A lawyer for Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler announced Thursday (Aug. 30) that he was resigning over differences in defense...
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Vatican drops lawsuit against German magazine
The German Bishops’ Conference says the Vatican has dropped its lawsuit against a satirical German magazine over a...
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For Pope Benedict in Lebanon, the pastoral is political
When Pope Benedict XVI travels to Lebanon Sept. 14-16 — assuming spillover from the civil war in neighboring Syria...



