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Catonsville girl receives transplant, but is rejecting heart
Ann Bartlinski placed the Eucharist and a pearl-beaded rosary blessed by the hands of the late Pope John Paul II on the chest of her 6-year-old daughter, Teresa, who lay Tuesday in a hospital bed, her tiny body rejecting a donor's heart. Teresa...
Tags: Archdiocese of Baltimore, Christianity, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Stroke, John Paul II
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Snowden a fool, not a spy
It would make things so much easier for everyone if Edward Snowden were working for China. And that's certainly a possibility. His decision to flee to Hong Kong — a Chinese vassal — was an odd one, given that China is hardly a bulwark of...Tags: Culture, Vatican City, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, G8
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Pope Francis meets Venezuelan President Maduro
ReutersVATICAN CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to succeed late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez. The men discussed poverty, the fight...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Politics, Elections, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez
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FEATURE-Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
Reuters* Pope Francis stresses environmental protection * Few religions embrace renewable energies for themselves By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a...Tags: Ecosystems, Religious Leaders, Renewable Energy, Francis I, Judaism
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Catholics, Lutherans jointly to mark Reformation anniversary
Reuters* Joint report highlights growing consensus between churches * Differences remain over papacy and views of ministry * Globalisation, secularisation make old feuds seem obsolete By Tom Heneghan and Tom Miles PARIS/GENEVA, June 17 (Reuters) - Senior...Tags: Reformed, Christianity, Globalization, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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Venezuelan president meets pope, smoothes relations with Catholic church
The Miami HeraldBOGOTA, Colombia Venezuela and the Vatican haven't always seen eye-to-eye. During his 14 years in power, President Hugo Chavez often battled with the church, accusing leaders of participating in a coup against him and calling a Venezuelan cardinal a...Tags: Religious Leaders, The Miami Herald, Francis I, Nicolas Maduro, Christianity
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Pope fills key post in Vatican bank overhaul
ReutersBy Steve Scherer VATICAN CITY, June 15 (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a key appointment to the Vatican bank on Saturday, part of a clean-up of the institution which has a history of murky financial dealings and is being closely watched by the European...Tags: Francis I, Italy, Benedict XVI
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Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond "ideas of the moment"
ReutersBy Steve Scherer VATICAN CITY, June 15 (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged a delegation of French lawmakers on Saturday to avoid following only "fashions and ideas of the moment", when legislating, in an apparent reference to the country's legalisation of gay...Tags: Paris (France), Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Francis I, Judges
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Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond 'ideas of the moment'
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged a delegation of French lawmakers on Saturday to avoid following only "fashions and ideas of the moment", when legislating, in an apparent reference to the country's legalization of gay marriage last month....Tags: Paris (France), Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Francis I
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'The Daily Show' mocks gay marriage opponents around the globe
Given the rapidly evolving status of gay rights here in the U.S, where the Boy Scouts of America recently lifted a ban on gay youths and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two same-sex marriage cases, John Oliver decided it was time to check up on the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Paris (France), Lobbying, Minority Groups, Francis I
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Pope, archbishop of Canterbury meet, speak of unity
LONDON -- The neophyte holders of two of Christendom’s most venerable posts met for the first time Friday and spoke of fostering unity and understanding between their sometimes rival branches of the faith. Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury...
Tags: Canterbury, Same-Sex Marriage, England, Religious Leaders, Francis I
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Obama names former CRS head ambassador to the Vatican
President Barack Obama has nominated Ken Hackett, the humanitarian who served as president of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services for 18 years, as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. The announcement, made Friday, means Hackett will become the...
Tags: Archdiocese of Baltimore, Peace Corps, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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