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After 2 grisly killings, a small Nebraska community wonders if any place is really safe
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White supremacist sentenced for threatening jury and witnesses at synagogue shooter’s trial
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US Catholic leadership foresees challenges after repeated election defeats for abortion opponents
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Threatened sacred sites
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Preaching to polarized congregations: A responsibility and a challenge, clergy say
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Step by step, Francis has made the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ people
The Catholic Church, in its doctrine, still rejects same-sex marriage and condemns any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.”
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How can Catholic priests bless same-sex unions?
The Vatican document explicitly saying Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions lays out the conditions for how such blessings can and cannot involve.
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Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage
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Fire destroys a Los Angeles-area church just before Christmas
A Los Angeles-area church was destroyed in a massive fire just hours before a Christmas play and a toy giveaway.
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Church of England blesses same-sex couples for the first time, but they still can’t wed in church
Priests in the Church of England have blessed same-sex partnerships for the first time. However, same-sex couple still can’t get married in church amid deep Anglican divisions on the issue.
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Convent-made delicacies, a Christmas favorite, help monks and nuns win fans and pay the bills
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Ex-Jesuit’s religious community in Slovenia ordered to dissolve in one year over widespread abuse
The Vatican has decided to shut down a Slovenian-based religious community founded by a controversial ex-Jesuit artist.
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Pope Francis’ 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy
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Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
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Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos
The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettoes.
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Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights
In Mexico, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide are helping women reconcile their faith and abortion rights.
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A Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 5½ years in a major Vatican financial trial
A Vatican tribunal has convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system.
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A Santa figure has saved an Iowa fire department’s nativity scene from being shut down for constitutional violations.
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Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia
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Denmark widens terror investigation that coincides with arrests of alleged Hamas members in Germany
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