Global Church News
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Gates abortion funding drop met with praise, caution
Jun 19, 2014
Although Melinda Gates' recent announcement that her charitable group will axe abortion funding has drawn praise, concern remains over money being funneled into projects that undermine human dignity.
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Christians, Shias face uncertain future in face of Iraqi violence
Jun 18, 2014
In the midst of advances by Sunni insurgents, Iraq’s remaining Christian community and the country’s majority- Shia population face threats to their future, and continued violence.
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Illinois nuns take legal action against bordering strip club
Jun 18, 2014
The Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo have taken legal action against a giant “adult entertainment” club built in their backyard – despite state law which prohibits such facilities within 1,000 feet of a place of worship.
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New York archdiocese receives three new auxiliary bishops
Jun 17, 2014
Pope Francis on Saturday appointed three auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of New York, including one priest who ministered at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Young priest's murder shocks, grieves Arizona community
Jun 13, 2014
A 28-year-old priest was shot and killed, and another critically wounded, at a Catholic church in Phoenix Wednesday night.
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Australian Bishop: 'Boat people are real people'
Jun 12, 2014
The bishops of Oceania upheld their solidarity with those traveling across the water to seek asylum in Australia, known locally as "boat people," urging a “more humane approach” to their situation.
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Response to papal peace meet reveals rifts in Italian Jewry
Jun 11, 2014
More recently, in an interview published in the June edition of Pagine Ebraiche – a Jewish monthly magazine – Di Segni criticized the joint prayer meeting for peace at the Vatican, which he described as “puzzling and even dangerous.”
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Pope Francis accepts invitation to visit Mexico
Jun 09, 2014
President Enrique Pena Nieto on Saturday announced that Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Mexico.
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Hundreds of Catholic employers win exemption from HHS mandate
Jun 06, 2014
A federal court has ruled that the Catholic Benefits Association and its hundreds of employer members are exempt from a federal mandate requiring coverage of contraceptives and abortifacient drugs.
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UK bishop: Defeat relativism with 'authentic humanism'
Jun 05, 2014
A leading bishop in the U.K. says that the modern, troubling view of humanity which stems from relativism is best countered by Christians living the Church's full vision of the human person.
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