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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Catholic Church stories: 188 news summaries

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French Muslims Find Freedom in Catholic Schools

Students get better education, and allowed to wear headscarf

Sep 30, 08 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, but its strict separation of church and state means that Muslim girls are forbidden from wearing the headscarves in public schools. In response, many Muslims have turned to an unlikely solution: the nation's large network of Catholic schools. "There is respect for... More »

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Islam • Catholic Church • France • religion • Islamic veil • secularism • Catholicism • Muslim women • Marseille

Archbishop Blasts Plan to Sterilize Poor

Lawmaker's proposal 'an egregious affront, blatantly antilife'

Sep 26, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Archbishop of New Orleans slammed a Louisiana lawmaker yesterday for a plan to sterilize the poor, the Times-Picayune reports. Archbishop Alfred Hughes called it "an egregious affront to those targeted and blatantly anti-life." State Rep. John Labruzzo floated the idea this week to fight poverty by paying... More »

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Catholic Church • Louisiana • vasectomy • sterilization

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

  Vatican Gets Back in the Art Biz 

Project aims to revive church's role as a sponsor of the arts

Sep 13, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican was the world's biggest buyer of modern art in the days when modern art meant Michelangelo, but its influence on art has ebbed in recent centuries. The church now plans to put itself back in the forefront of the art world, Newsweek reports. A commission of critics and... More »

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Catholic Church • art • modern art • Vatican • artist • Holy See • Michelangelo

Hathaway's Ex Considers Copping Plea 

High-living Follieri weighs deal with feds on fraud charges

Sep 9, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Italian entrepreneur Raffaello Follieri may plead guilty as soon as today to fraud and money-laundering, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anne Hathaway's ex could still opt for a trial. He faces federal charges that carry a sentence of up to 5 years, even with the plea deal, but the government's... More »

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fraud • Catholic Church • Ron Burkle • Vatican • real estate development • money laundering • Anne Hathaway • Raffaello Follieri

Kennedy Scion's Book Probes Catholic Tension

Attempts to reconcile faith's teachings with modern life baffle many

Sep 8, 08 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kerry Kennedy—the seventh of Bobby's 11 children—is taking on everything from clergy abuse to hierarchy in the Catholic Church in a book out tomorrow, the Boston Globe reports. In Being Catholic Now, the churchgoing 49-year-old interviews prominent Catholics like Nancy Pelosi, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Sheen about common... More »

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Catholic Church • Catholicism • Robert F. Kennedy • Ethel Kennedy • Kerry Kennedy • Being Catholic Now

Vatican Debates Paying Tribute
to Galileo

Heretic remains a touchy subject in Catholic Church

Aug 28, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Galileo Galilei is riling the Catholic church yet again, the Wall Street Journal reports, as an anonymous donor has offered to pay to erect a statue in the Vatican of Catholicism’s most famous heretic. But though the church has come around on science, Galileo remains a touchy subject. He’... More »

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astronomy • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • science • Vatican • Galileo • Pope John Paul II

Pressured Priest: We'll Have Nun
of Catwalks

'Miss Sister' beauty contest canceled

Aug 27, 08 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian priest's plans for a nun beauty pageant have been nixed by his higher-ups, the BBC reports. Father Antonio Rungi, who said the idea was to highlight the inner beauty of nuns and smash stereotypes of the sisters as old and dour, decided to draw a veil over the... More »

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fashion • Catholic Church • Italy • nuns • beauty pageant • priest • bishop

 Italian Priest Plans Nun Pageant

Online contest pits sisters against each other for 'Miss Sister 2008'

Aug 25, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian priest and theologian is out to show the fun side of the sisterhood with “Miss Sister 2008,” an online beauty pageant for nuns. The Rev. Antonio Rungi hopes the contest, which he’ll begin on his blog next month, will fight the stereotype that nuns are... More »

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Catholic Church • nuns • beauty pageant

Knights Templar Heirs Sue Pope for $150B

Group wants money, apology—and its
good name back

Aug 19, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group claiming to be descended from the ancient Knights Templar want Pope Benedict XVI to right a 700-year-old wrong, NPR reports. The group has filed a lawsuit in Spain seeking $150 billion in compensation for property seized by the church. It also wants the church to apologize and restore... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Christianity • Vatican • lawsuit • heresy

ANALYSIS

Dem Platform Reaches Out
to Pro-Lifers

Obama approves language that finds 'common ground'

Aug 13, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama campaign is reaching out to Catholics, evangelicals, and other anti-abortion swing voters by adjusting the language of the official Democratic platform on the controversial issue, Alec MacGillis writes in the Washington Post. The new party plank moves "closer to the middle ground where most Americans reside—not... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Catholic Church • Roe v. Wade • religion • evangelicals • Democratic Party • party platform • Religious Left

Pope Apologizes for 'Evil' Clergy Sex Abuse

Pontiff tells Australia child abusers have damaged the church

Jul 19, 08 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI used unusually strong language today in condemning the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Catholic clergy, reports the AP. The pontiff said the clergy's "grave betrayal of trust" had damaged the Catholic church. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Catholic Church • child abuse • sexual abuse • clergy abuse scandal • clergy

 Aussies May Have
 Slipped Pope a Cat 

Vatican denies presence of papal loaner for company

Jul 15, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a new papal mystery swirling around the Outback—is Pope Benedict hanging out with a borrowed kitten? Organizers of the Catholic youth festival say they gave Benedict a gray loaner named Bella to keep the cat-loving pontiff company during his Australian sojurn. But when pressed, a Vatican spokesman... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Catholic Church • Vatican • cat • World Youth Day

MLS Player Retires to Heed Priestly Calling

Revolution defender Hilgenbrinck will join Maryland seminary

Jul 15, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chase Hilgenbrinck was a professional soccer player and a devout Catholic until yesterday, when he announced his retirement from the sport. The 26-year-old will head to a Maryland seminary to begin 6 years of training for the priesthood, AP reports. "I still have a great passion for the game,... More »

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Catholic Church • soccer • Chile • priest • New England Revolution • Chase Hilgenbrinck

 Pope Vows Abuse
 Apology in Australia 

He vows to help sex abuse victims, who say cover-ups continue

Jul 13, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Traveling to Sydney today, Pope Benedict promised to apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked Australia's Catholic Church, Reuters reports. He also vowed to ensure it never recurs, and to help Australian victims heal—but one victims' group still accuses the Church of covering up abuse by priests... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Catholic Church • apology • priest sex abuse

Weak Dollar Sends Vatican
to $14.5M Loss

Catholic church blames declining greenback
as it goes into the red

Jul 11, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The weak dollar has wreaked havoc on business across Europe, but one organization has posted a surprising loss: the Vatican. The Catholic Church blamed the declining greenback for its first loss in 4 years as it ended the year $14.5 million in the red. The Guardian reports on how... More »

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Catholic Church • Rome • Vatican • charity • euro • weak dollar • sin

Rumors From Vatican: Bush May Convert

Sit-down with pope sparks talk that prez could turn Catholic

Jun 14, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush visited Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican yesterday, sparking rumors that the president may convert to Catholicism, the Telegraph reports. They spoke in a garden where the pontiff prays daily, not in the library where Benedict greets most world leaders. “What an honor!” said Bush,... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Italy • Vatican • Catholicism • Jeb Bush • George W. Bush

US Clergy Tell Aussie Critic to Go Home

Bishop vows to keep slamming Vatican for sex abuse, celibacy

Jun 7, 08 6:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - On orders from the Vatican, a dozen top US bishops have asked their Australian colleague to cancel his American book tour, the Los Angeles Times reports. But Geoffrey Robinson, former auxiliary bishop of Sydney, vows to keep on promoting Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church, which blames... More »

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Australia • Catholic Church • Cardinal Roger M. Mahony • priest sex abuse • bishop • Roman Catholicism

 When in Venice,
 Can the Water Bottles 

Legendary city pleads with tourists to use public fountains

Jun 4, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with a mountain of discarded plastic bottles, Venice is asking 19 million tourists to quit drinking mineral water and use the city's 122 public fountains. Beginning Thursday, visitors to the Piazzale Roma will be handed reusable plastic bottles and a map showing fountains that city officials claim are "... More »

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recycling • Catholic Church • plastic • Venice • Earth Policy Institute • waste disposal management • mineral water • World Environment Day

OPINION

'Obamacon' Denied Communion

Snub raises questions about politically active Catholics' options

Jun 3, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The question of whether pro-choice Catholic politicians should take Communion is a familiar one in election years, but in 2008 it has a new twist. A Repubilcan abortion opponent, onetime Reagan administration official, and private citizen who supports Barack Obama was denied Communion in April. EJ Dionne of the Washington ... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Republican • Catholic Church • abortion rights • Catholic • Barack Obama supporters

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