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White House fights Catholic Church subpoena on birth control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has gone to court to try to block a subpoena from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York seeking White House documents about the government’s requirement of insurance coverage for birth control.
White House fights Catholic Church subpoena on birth control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has gone to court to try to block a subpoena from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York seeking White House documents about the government’s requirement of insurance coverage for birth control.
White House fights Catholic Church subpoena on birth control
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – The Obama administration has gone to court to try to block a subpoena from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York seeking White House documents about the…
Pope urges leaders of crisis-hit Church not to be discouraged
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Friday urged leaders of a Roman Catholic Church riven by scandal and crisis never to give in to discouragement and bitterness but to keep their eyes on their true mission.
New pope must deal with divided church in United States
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pope Francis will face a divided Church in the United States, with the faithful at odds over issues like contraception, same-sex marriage and married priests.
Church ‘knew of priest abuse claims’
The BBC has seen evidence that bishops in the Catholic Church in Scotland knew of 20 allegations of child sex abuse by priests between 1985 and 1995.
In emotional farewell pope says he resigned for good of Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict bid an emotional farewell at his last general audience on Wednesday, saying he understood the gravity of his decision to become the first pontiff to resign in 600 years but that he had done … Continue reading
Pope’s sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to … Continue reading
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Connecticut church near shooting site evacuated after bomb threat
NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec 16 (Reuters) – A Roman Catholic church in Newtown, Connecticut was evacuated on Sunday after a bomb threat was reported by officials during services at the church, which is roughly a mile (1.6 km) from the site … Continue reading
Church vote rejects women bishops
The general synod of the Church of England votes by a narrow margin against the appointment of women bishops.