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 Houses of Worship 
 Adapt to Swine Flu 

Synagogues, churches, mosques get ready for H1N1

Sep 20, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Places of worship across the country are adjusting holy rituals to head off swine flu, CBS News reports. On the Jewish New Year, one Massachusetts synagogue is skipping handshakes and promoting the use of hand sanitizer—and, in a substantial break from tradition, allowing worshipers to not kiss the Torah.... More »

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Islam • Jews • Muslims • Judaism • Catholicism • mosque • synagogue • Catholics • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Widow of Victim in Soccer Mob Attack Pleads
for Peace

Don't retaliate in his name, she asks

May 26, 09 9:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of a Catholic man beaten to death by a mob of Protestant soccer fans in Northern Ireland wants no violence in her husband's name, the Telegraph reports. "He wouldn't want retaliation for it," said Evelyn McDaid, who has two black eyes and a bruised face from... More »

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Northern Ireland • soccer • Ulster • Protestants • Ireland • Catholics • beatings

Soccer Mob Beats Catholic to Death
in N. Ireland

Protestant fans were celebrating a victory

May 25, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mob of Protestant soccer fans beat a Catholic man to death last night in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports. After a victory by Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers, as many as 70 fans drove to the Catholic section of the town of Coleraine, where they “literally attacked the... More »

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Northern Ireland • Protestants • Catholics • religious violence • Glasgow Rangers • Kevin McDaid

OPINION

 A Win for Obama, 
 Moderate Catholics 

President's Notre Dame speech was radical and conservative: Dionne

May 18, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abortion opponents protested and pro-life students skipped, but Barack Obama's Notre Dame commencement address was at once "the most radical and the most conservative speech of his presidency," writes Washington Post columnist EJ Dionne. The president refused to indulge the protesters' desire to "reignite the culture wars,... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Catholic Church • Notre Dame • Catholics • commencement speech • pro-life • culture wars • anti-abortion activists

(Newser) - Speaking amid the swirl of controversy as his pro-choice views and the pro-life values of a Catholic university collided, President Obama today called for "open minds" and "fair-minded words" in Notre Dame's debate surrounding abortion, reports the AP. Amid heckles and students booing hecklers, Obama faced the treacherous... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Notre Dame • Catholics • commencement speech • political protest

Americans Shift to the Right on Abortion: Poll

Majority call themselves 'pro-life' for first time in survey's history

May 15, 09 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time in 15 years, a majority of Americans identified themselves as “pro-life” on the issue of abortion, a Gallup poll finds. In a drastic shift from just a year ago, 51% say they’re pro-life, 42% pro-choice, after a 50%-44% split in favor of pro-choice in... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • women • abortion rights • Protestants • Catholics • pro-life • Gallup poll

(Newser) - The majority of Catholics voted for Obama in November, but they haven’t exactly been singing hosannas to him since. Though Obama made no secret of his support for stem cell research and his intention to overturn the ban on family planning funding overseas, even moderate Catholics have been disappointed... More »

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stem cell research • Barack Obama • abortion • Catholic Church • Catholics

OPINION

Pope's German Honeymoon
Is Kaput

Bungling over rebel bishop squandered nation's pride in pontiff

Feb 5, 09 2:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The first German pope in nearly 500 years has lost the confidence of Germans as swiftly as a collapsing mortgage lender, Alexander Smoltcyzk writes in Der Spiegel. The scandal surrounding the reinstatement of Holocaust denying Bishop Richard Williamson has done lasting damage to the pope's authority and reputation, replacing the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Germany • Holocaust • Germans • Catholics • Richard Williamson

Britain to Ax
Ban on Catholic
Monarchs

Female heirs will also have the same rights as male counterparts

Sep 25, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British government is planning a royal shake-up of the laws governing who can become king or queen, the Guardian reports. The 300-year-old law currently in place bars Catholics or their spouses from taking the throne, and gives male heirs priority over women; both are targeted for change. Critics say... More »

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United Kingdom • monarchy • Britain • British royals • Catholics • Royal Family

Dems Again Losing Catholics Over Abortion

Biden doing little good for Obama in Pa.,
other swing states

Sep 17, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though progressive Catholics have worked hard to convince churchgoers that the Democrats share the church's views on the Iraq war, immigration, and health care, abortion is again turning Catholic voters away from the party, the New York Times reports. As conservative bishops have scolded Catholics like Nancy Pelosi and Joe... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • abortion • Catholic Church • Catholics • Election 2008

Abortion Swells Obama's Woes With Catholics

Winning back once-loyal bloc seen
as a struggle for Dem

Aug 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are making a major push for Catholic voters, a demographic that decisively chose George W. Bush over the Catholic John Kerry in 2004. To win back a once-reliable constituency, Democrats may offer a convention speaking slot to Bob Casey, the Pennsylvania senator who opposes abortion rights. Even so, the... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Kathleen Sebelius • Catholics • George W. Bush • Bob Casey • Roman Catholic Church

Pope Benedict Leaves
US After 6-Day Visit

Cheney says farewell to Benedict at departure ceremony

Apr 20, 08 10:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI concluded his 6-day US visit today, boarding the papal jet at JFK aqirport to return to the Vatican. “The time has come for me to bid farewell to your country,” Benedict said. “May God bless America.” Dick Cheney attended the departure ceremony, which... More »

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Dick Cheney • Pope Benedict XVI • Ground Zero • JFK Airport • Yankee Stadium • Catholics • Pope Benedict's US visit • Papal mass

 Benedict Brings
 Down the House
 That Ruth Built 

Pope's homily brings 60,000 Catholics to their feet in Yankee Stadium

Apr 20, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - With pop music blaring and a roaring crowd, Yankee Stadium might have easily been hosting a rock concert today, reports the New York Times, rather than the rock star of Catholicism. The object of the adoration of 60,000 was Pope Benedict XVI, who finished up his US tour by... More »

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abortion • contraception • Pope Benedict XVI • Yankee Stadium • Latin Mass • Popemobile • Catholics • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Pope Prays at Ground Zero 

Benedict XVI blesses 9/11 victims and their families

Apr 20, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI got on his knees at Ground Zero today to bless the site where 2,600 people died and pray for the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their grieving families. "Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred,"... More »

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terrorism • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Ground Zero • World Trade Center • September 11 • Catholics • Pope Benedict's US visit

25K Teens
Rock at NY
Pope Rally

Kelly Clarkson opens before Benedict XVI blesses followers

Apr 19, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 25,000 teens experienced Popemania today at a rocking rally in Yonkers, NY, the New York Daily News reports. After Kelly Clarkson belted out tunes, Benedict XVI emerged from a seminary meeting with disabled kids to receive gifts of bread and bless the crowd. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing,... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Kelly Clarkson • Popemobile • priest • priest sex abuse • Catholics • Roman Catholicism • Pope Benedict's US visit

Pope to Church: Pedophilia Was 'Badly Handled'

He urges bishops to 'foster healing' and work to improve trust

Apr 16, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI had strong words for America's Roman Catholic bishops today, asserting that the clerical sexual molestation scandal had been "very badly handled" in many cases, the AP reports. "It is your God-given responsibility as pastors to bind up the wounds caused by every breach of trust,... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • religion • child molestation • pedophile • culture • clergy abuse scandal • clergy • Catholics • bishop • Roman Catholicism • Pope Benedict's US visit

UPDATED

 'Monumental' US Visit Ahead 

Unprecedented presidential welcome kick off Pope's jam-packed itinerary

Apr 15, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today's arrival of Pope Benedict XVI "had the look and feel of a monumental and historic event," a CNN correspondent notes—and the six-day visit will indeed be eventful. Benedict will speak to US Catholic leadership tomorrow after a welcoming ceremony at the White House, then visit the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • priest sex abuse • Pope John Paul II • Catholics • Pope Benedict's US visit

 Muslims Outnumber
 Catholics: Vatican 

Islam is world's biggest religion with 1.3B members

Mar 30, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Islam has topped Roman Catholicism as the world's biggest religion for the first time, the Vatican said today. About 1.1 billion people are still Catholic, but Muslims have pulled ahead with 1.3 billion members. “For the first time in history we are no longer at the top:... More »

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Islam • Muslims • religion • Vatican • population • Catholicism • Catholics

Evangelicals Turn Back
to Ritual

Some adopt previously shunned  confession, communion, Lent

Mar 8, 08 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Evangelical Christians are increasingly turning to long-shunned traditions as a means of practicing their faith, reports the Washington Post. In a trend some call “worship renewal,” some are reviving Catholic customs such as fasting for Lent, going to confession, and weekly communion. “Evangelicalism is coming to point... More »

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Christianity • Catholicism • Christians • monasteries • evangelicals • communion • Catholics • Lent • ancient customs • rituals • traditions • confession

Obama Not Making a Connection With Catholics

Clinton's Hispanic-Catholic base may prove key in coming contests

Mar 2, 08 10:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's poor primary showings with Catholic voters could become more problematic in Catholic-heavy states like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, Politico reports. Despite Obama's string of victories, Hillary Clinton has consistently grabbed a large percentage of Catholics, in part due to her popularity with majority-Catholic Hispanics. Analysts and Catholic politicians... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Catholic Church • religion • Rhode Island • Catholics • United Church of Christ • Pennsylvania primary • the Hispanic vote

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