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A day after Pope Francis rocked the Catholic world with the publication of comments supporting civil unions for same-sex couples, Catholic bishops in New England are reacting with questions, nuance, or silence. "What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I
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The U.S. Senate may confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court at some point this fall, and some Massachusetts politicians are pointing to it as a reason to expand abortion access in the state. Democratic politicians like U.S. Senator Ed Markey, U.S. Representative Ayanna
Politics
Where will Mitt Romney go when he dies? For those unfamiliar with every detail of the Republican U.S. Senator from Utah's life, the answer to that question is unclear. However, at least one Democrat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives predicts it's Hell — as she
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When Boston Archdiocese priest Monsignor Paul Garrity endorsed Joe Biden for president on his Facebook page, he reopened the perennial question about religion and politics: Should churches or clerics endorse or otherwise support political candidates? First, to be clear, church institutions and their ministers have the same right to engage
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The Catholic priest who endorsed Joe Biden and said he believes in "a woman's right to choose" now says he opposes legal abortion. Monsignor Paul Garrity, the pastor of two churches in Lexington, posted a statement on his Facebook page late Thursday night saying he is
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A Roman Catholic pastor in Lexington, Massachusetts has endorsed Joe Biden's campaign for president and appeared to endorse keeping abortion legal. Monsignor Paul Garrity, pastor of two parishes combined in a collaborative known as Lexington Catholic Community, published the comments online earlier this week.
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More than 80 Massachusetts pastors have announced opposition to an assisted suicide bill on Beacon Hill, hoping to stop it from passing before the current formal portion of the current legislative session is scheduled to run out at the end of the week. The pastors, nearly three quarters of whom
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The Catholic Church appears in retreat, losing faithful members and closing parishes. Even among those who call themselves Catholic, there is apathy and/or misunderstanding.
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