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When he was a Roman Catholic bishop, Fernando Lugo taught liberation theology to uplift the poor. Now president, he is in the uncomfortable position of sending special forces into Paraguay's northern forests to hunt kidnappers whose leaders include a former student and his former altar boy.
The Roman Catholic church says it has exonerated a Long Island priest of allegations that he molested a teenager.
Leaders of a significant number of the nation's Roman Catholic sisters are challenging aspects of a Vatican investigation of their communities, declining to answer questions they say are ambiguous, inappropriate and out of step with the probe's stated purpose.
Ireland's lawmakers opened debate Thursday on a bill to grant marriage-style rights to gay couples, a social milestone in a country long observant of Roman Catholic opposition to homosexuality.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland says he will meet Pope Benedict XVI next week to discuss a devastating report that found the church covered up clerical child abuse for decades.
Polish lawmakers have approved a resolution defending the predominantly Roman Catholic nation's right to hang crucifixes in public schools.
Recently retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan expressed skepticism over sexual abuse allegations against priests when he was a Connecticut bishop a decade ago, saying he found it "marvelous" that so few priests had been accused over the years, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy used the language of faith Monday to rally support for expanding the nation's health insurance system in his first public appearance since escalating a public feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over health care and publicly financed abortion.
A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.
Congressman Patrick Kennedy is to make his first public appearance since heightening a feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over abortion.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island says he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Holy Communion in 2007 because of the lawmaker's stand on what he called moral issues.
After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.
Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights.
Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, has made a career out of putting politicians in his crosshairs, but his latest battle over abortion threatens to spiritually exile Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family.
Sister Catherine Bitzer slowly opened a file box and carefully removed a brittle page, scarred by years of neglectful storage, mold and insects. At 415 years old, the marriage record written by a Roman Catholic priest is still readable and is one of the oldest known European records from the United States.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy says recent comments by Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop questioning the congressman's faith because of his stance on abortion and health care reform were "very disconcerting."
The Vatican on Monday confirmed that opening the door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church is easing the requirement for celibacy for its clergy.
A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay's Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday.
The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release of documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut.
At Saint Mary the Virgin Catholic Church, the 75-year-old priest is married, members sing from an Episcopalian hymnal and parishioners kneel at the altar to receive Communion.
Roman Catholic officials in Grenada have temporarily banned wine-drinking and hand-holding during Mass out of swine flu concerns.
A Roman Catholic priest who was stabbed to death in his rectory was remembered Saturday as a "quiet voice of peaceful love" at his burial Mass in northern New Jersey.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island has agreed to meet with the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence after a public argument over the national health care overhaul.
Victims: Bishop Who Told Kennedy He Couldn't Take Communion Should Stop Protecting PedophilesRocked by sex and pedophilia scandals, the Catholic church has been losing members by the millions.
Sex is a stumbling block for Anglicans on the road to RomeOur Church of England bishops can be such flirts.
A Mother, a Sick Son and His Father, the Priest This New York Times article focuses on a sexual relationship between a Roman Catholic priest and a woman -- and the child conceived from it. Although I think most Catholic priests honor their commitment to celibacy, this article notes that many do not.
TheStar.com | World | British woman unites with long-lost Canadian siblingsA feel good news story... Meets siblings at Pearson after seeking Star's help in finding war vet father Oct 04, 2009 04:30 AM Leslie Scrivener
Former Canadian Bishop Faces Child Porn Charges OTTAWA (Reuters) - A former Canadian bishop who oversaw the settlement of sex abuse allegations against the Roman Catholic Church, is facing child pornography charges, police said on Wednesday.
Captialism's Nemesis Michael MooreThe Nemesis of the right, of capitalism, and the Champion of Working Men and Women, Michael Moore: criticized by liberals for being impolite, avoided by those who shun exposure, and now the new movie!
Vatican to cast out doctors, women for use of 'abortion pill'Two articles on the topic. A brief one from the Times of India: Vatican to cast out doctors, women for abortion pill useAs Italy authorised the use of the abortion pill Mifepristone, the Vatican threatened to excommunicate doctors who prescribe it and women who take the pill.
Pope Calls for a UN "With Teeth"An encyclical letter released by the pope calls for a reformed United Nations, among other things.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Bomb hits Philippine church-goersA bomb blast outside a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines has killed five people and injured at least 26 others, officials say.
Polish Catholic activists in a bid to stop Madonna's concert in Warsaw on August 15, the Feast of the AssumptionCatholics in Poland have formed a protest committee in a bid to stop a concert in Warsaw by the US singer Madonna on the day that the Catholic Church worldwide celebrates the assumption into heaven of Mary, the mother of Jesus - writes Jonathan Luxmoore.
Nebraska Catholic Group pushes rule allowing Psychologists to refuse Gay clients - and to refuse to refer them elsewherea proposal currently under consideration in Nebraska could result in a rule change for the state's licensed psychologists, allowing them to refuse to treat or refer gay and lesbian patients if the patient's sexual orientation conflicts with the counselor's religious convictions.
Warrant Issued for 13 year old Cancer Patient's MomA Minnesota judge issued a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Colleen Hauser after she and her son Daniel failed to appear at a court hearing. Daniel has a highly treatable form of cancer, but he quit chemotherapy after just one session.
Graduation fury: Obama to speak at Notre Dame Catholics outraged over university honoring pro-abortion president. By Drew Zahn. March 23, 2009 11:12 pm EasternMany Roman Catholics are outraged by last week's announcement that the University of Notre Dame will be issuing Barack Obama an honorary degree and welcoming the pro-abortion president to deliver its commencement address.
Pope in Cameroun, accuses outside forces of ravaging AfricaIN a veiled reference to Western powers, a Vatican document yesterday declared that "outside forces" are colluding with corrupt leaders to fuel wars, traffic weapons and back politicians irrespective of human rights and democracy.
We've watched the Federal government become involved in businesses which accepted bailout money and suggesting that they [the government] can dictate salary.
Naz-eBay: Holocaust denier David Irving sells Nazi memorabilia, including Hitler's hair and bones, on websiteControversial historian David Irving has set up a website selling Nazi memorabilia which he claims includes a piece of Hitler's bone and strands of his hair.
Just say no to the Vatican: Protests call for an end to its privileges and undermining of human rightsThe Catholic church in Italy is a huge corporate business empire. It owns hotels, restaurants, shops and private schools but it does not pay tax.
Catholics angry over Virgin Mary booby modelsSome Catholics in Chile, like Muslims in most places, do not tolerate if fun is poked at their religious figures.
Vatican: Less Gay Behavior In Seminaries Since the Catholics teach that homosexuality is a sin against God, how is there ANY gay behavior in their seminaries?
One of the most enduring delusions of mankind involves the idea of salvation.
I want every reader to know, I loved my grandmother. My grandmother was a Southern Baptist. She thought it was a sin to play cards, dance or drink. She was from Port Acres, Texas and her politics and religion were the same, Southern Baptist.
Yahweh banned from Catholic worshipYahweh, the personal name for God in Hebrew, has been considered by many Jews to be unpronouncable. To speak that name was considered to be disrespectful. Now, by an edict from the Vatican, Catholic bishops have been ordered to expunge the name from hymns and liturgy.
Rebel With a Cause: Bobby Jindal's Spiritual Journey In 1988, 16-year-old Piyush Jindal totaled his father's new car a few weeks before graduating from Baton Rouge High School. Piyush -- who then and now prefers the nickname "Bobby" he adopted from "The Brady Brunch" sitcom -- had to assess more than fender damage with his parents.
I was born into my religion as a Roman Catholic and was steeped into it for a few years until I was 23. All my family were Catholics and so everyone had been baptised and confirmed, along with all the rituals we went through at that time.
After warning, family of autistic teen attends different churchThe mother of a 13-year-old autistic boy who was banned by a court order from attending services at a Roman Catholic church in Bertha, Minn., woke up Sunday determined to take her son to mass.
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