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Turlock Episcopal congregation walks to new church after closing service
The Modesto BeeThe sign outside St. Francis Anglican Church reads "think FORGIVE act." Action and forgiveness were the themes of the day, as the parishioners gathered Sunday for one last time at their church on Main Street before walking several blocks away to begin a...Tags: Human Interest, Pentecost, Anglicanism, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Pope warns Church against closing in on itself
Reuters* Francis warns of threat of a self-referential Church * Urges faithful to go out to the "very outskirts" of the world * Mass marks Pentecost Sunday, viewed as birthday of Church By Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned...Tags: Religious Festivals, Pentecost, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Vatican City
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Chicago's first archbishop was 'good prelate, good man'
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen the president of All Hallows College in Ireland saw the regal man on the framed canvas, he knew the portrait buried in a Dublin basement should head home to Chicago. The painting of Patrick Feehan, Chicago's first Roman Catholic archbishop,...Tags: Yellow Fever , Holy Name Cathedral, Roman Catholicism, Great Chicago Fire (1871), Religious Education
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Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
Reuters* Pope says world facing "a crisis of man" * Met Merkel earlier in day, discussed economic troubles * Warns against becoming theological "starched Christians" By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments...Tags: Political Corruption, Pentecost, Roman Catholicism, Vatican City, Christianity
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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
Reuters* Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Globalization, Religious Leaders, Financial Markets, G20
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Catholic community saddened by loss of the Rev. Charles Poore
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, OhioThe Catholic community is mourning the loss the Rev. Charles Poore, who lost his battle with cancer Thursday. Poore was 50 years old. A native of Ashtabula County, Poore graduated from Conneaut High School before entering the priesthood. He returned...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer
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Catholic Leaders Call Faithful Back To Confession, Report Some Success
The Hartford CourantThere's an iPhone app for confession. Password protected, of course. You can't tell it your sins, receive forgiveness, and fulfill the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance, or reconciliation. But the Confession app — billed as "the perfect aid for...Tags: Politics, Media Industry, Belief and Faith, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Gaucho exhibition at Vatican a tribute to pope's homeland
Reuters* Pope Francis expected to visit exhibition privately * Includes 100-year-old photos of frontier life on the Pampas * Many objects leave Argentina for the first time By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Gauchos, the legendary...Tags: Arts, Lifestyle and Leisure, Argentina, Italy, Arts and Culture
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Vatican Bank to publish its accounts, launch website
Reuters* Trying to shed reputation as world's most secretive bank * Bank will hire international auditing firm By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a centre of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its...Tags: Entertainment, Italy, Roman Catholicism, Vatican City, Organized Crime
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Pope rails against "dictatorship of the economy", urges reform
Reuters* Pope makes first major speech on economic issues * Decries "tyranny" of the market, "cult of money" * Calls for ethical reforms of financial structures By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Values, Cults and Sects, Poverty, The Pope
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Vatican Bank to publish yearly report, launch website
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a center of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its annual report in an effort to increase transparency, its new president said. Ernst von Freyberg told the bank's employees of the...Tags: Entertainment, Italy, Roman Catholicism, Vatican City, Organized Crime
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What happened to Philipine Catholic vote?
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- Despite the efforts of the Philippines Catholic Church to sway the electorate into supporting senatorial candidates it deemed good for the country, some of its leaders ended up disappointed with the results of the...Tags: Family Planning, Crime, Law and Justice, Birth Control, Politics, Germany
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