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Written by Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn't believe that a Muslim should be elected president.
Faith
Written by Kimberly Winston (RNS) — He could have chosen Paul. Or Clement. Or Pius. Or even Innocent — all earlier popes, all well-known quantities.
Faith
Written by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) — After any pope visits the U.S., pollsters try to measure his impact by tracking Catholic Mass attendance.
boston
An anniversary has almost passed us by, unnoticed by the Boston media, and one eminently worthy of celebration. One hundred years ago, T.S. Eliot, the great poet who notably defined himself as "an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics," published his
Faith
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — After five days behind bars, county clerk Kim Davis was ordered released from jail Tuesday by the judge who locked her up for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. U.S. District Judge David Bunning lifted the contempt order but directed Davis not to interfere
Texas
Written by David Warren DALLAS (AP) — A police department in a Texas Bible Belt community has placed large "In God We Trust" decals on its patrol vehicles in response to recent violence against law enforcement officers, drawing criticism from a watchdog group that says the decals amount to
Catholic
For the first time in his life, Pope Francis is headed to the U.S. later this month for a three-city tour. His schedule includes stops in Washington, D.C., from Sept. 22-Sept. 24, New York City from Sept 24-26 and Philadelphia from Sept 26-28.
Abortion
Written by Frances D'Emilio VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis declared on Tuesday he is allowing all priests in the church's upcoming Year of Mercy to absolve women of the "sin of abortion" if they repent with a "contrite heart," saying he is
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