Vatican Takes 'Stunning' Shift on Homosexual Couples

10/14/14 9:24 AM PST

A Vatican document showed unprecedented openness to accepting those in "irregular" familial setups, noting that homosexuals have "gifts and qualities to offer"

Religion

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Brazil's Catholic Church Denounces World Cup

06/11/14 9:29 AM PST

Brazil's Catholic Church is campaigning nationwide against the lavish spending on the upcoming World Cup

World Religion

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Church of England to Ordain Women Bishops

02/13/14 3:43 PM PST

The Church of England has fast-tracked a scheme to appoint its first female bishops

World Religion

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Contaminated Communion

10/30/13 2:14 PM PST

North Dakota churchgoers are urged to take Hepatitis A test after possible exposure from Bishop who served communion

U.S. Health

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France Rewords 'Blasphemous' Lord's Prayer

10/17/13 4:56 PM PST

France's bishops have concluded that the country's Catholics have been reciting a version of the Lord's Prayer that could be considered blasphemous

World

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