Global Church News
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How The catholic church in America is doing on the eve of Pope Francis's visit
Sep 22, 2015
Catholics play a major role in the highest levels of American government. Vice President Joe Biden is Catholic, the first member of the church to hold that post, as are six of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices.
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How to host Pope Francis: Obama learns from Bush
Sep 22, 2015
When Pope Francis makes his first visit to Washington, this week, President Obama will do something he has rarely done in his six years in office: He’ll follow George W. Bush’s example.
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Conservatives upset that gay catholics were invited to meet Pope Francis at the White House
Sep 22, 2015
It sure sounds that way judging by the conservative outrage over White House invitations to a number of gay Catholics and LGBT advocates, an openly gay Episcopal bishop and a nun who is a prominent social justice activist.
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Pope Francis to find a church in upheaval
Sep 22, 2015
Some U.S. churches are bursting with immigrant parishioners, while others struggle to stay open.
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Will Pope Francis be safe in America?
Sep 22, 2015
Security for Pope Francis' three-city tour of America, which kicks off Tuesday, will involve tens of thousands of police, military and counterterrorism personnel operating under the umbrella of the Secret Service — which went all the way to Rome to research how to protect the pontiff.
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Welcome to our big, messy religious debate, Pope Francis
Sep 22, 2015
As a spiritual leader with a political bent, you have picked an incredibly, um, interesting time to make your maiden voyage to the United States.
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Francis retires to papal residence in Havana
Sep 21, 2015
Pope Francis has retired to the residence of the papal ambassador after a busy day in Havana.
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Pope Francis shares rare English-language greeting ahead of U.S. visit
Sep 21, 2015
Days before his three-city tour of the United States, Pope Francis shared a rare English-language greeting with the City of Brotherly Love:
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A changing American church awaits visit from Pope Francis
Sep 21, 2015
When Pope Francis arrives in the United States on Tuesday, he'll greet a flock in transformation, its future tied to the growing influence of Hispanic immigrants and a generational decline in religious affiliation.
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Pope says society must protect most vulnerable, including unborn
Sep 21, 2015
Pope Francis on Sunday called on society to protect its "smallest" and most vulnerable members, including the unborn.
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Sunday Reflection
Penitence; Do it now!
Stay Awake! “Watch and pray constantly; Make ready the way of the Lord; Blameless when Jesus comes; Arise Jerusalem these are some of the words that we hear during the season of Advent.
