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FOX News
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No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.
This ain't your grandma's church.
Organizers of the Church For Men say that guys are "bored stiff" in many churches today.
The Church For Men meets one Saturday evening a mo..
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Toronto Star
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After worshipping at the Prayer Palace this morning, Hyacinthe Houghron will, as she does every second Sunday, stuff her tired green minivan with a small feast: six coolers of homemade soup, a mountain of sandwiches, cakes and sweets.
Loaded down with..
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Time
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said in a letter to parishioners this weekend that it is considering declaring bankruptcy to avoid going to trial on more than 140 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests. The pastoral statement, signed by Bish..
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Reuters
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Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely be baptized again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met...
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Associated Press
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As megachurches continue to swell in attendance on Sundays, they're also multiplying in number in Kentucky and across the country...
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Spiegel.de
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What do Volvo, Ericsson, Saab and IKEA have in common? The people of Sweden have more faith in them than in the church...
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CNN
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Pope Benedict XVI departs Wednesday on his first pilgrimage to Latin America -- a test of the 80-year-old pontiff's stamina and how he intends to deal with pressing challenges to his church in the region.
The Vatican is promising he will deliver a toug..
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Washington Post
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For a glimpse into the future of the Roman Catholic Church in America, peek inside St. Benedict's in Queens on a Sunday after the Matsons, Mays and Cassidys have all gone home and Joan Overton has shut down the pipe organ following the sparsely attended 8..
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Washington Post
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Hyang In Cho was so desperate to find help for her silent, angry son that she sought out some members of One Mind Church in Woodbridge to heal him of what the church's head pastor called "demonic power."
But before the church could act late last summer..
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Denver Post
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Dear Amy: A few years ago new neighbors moved into the house next to ours.
They belong to a church in our town, and the husband is the pastor.
We have been warm and welcoming to them. Our kids sometimes play together outside, and we have attended ne..
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Guardian Unlimited
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A leading bishop has fuelled the controversy over the Church of England and equality after being accused of refusing to employ a youth worker because he is gay.
The Bishop of Hereford, the Right Reverend Anthony Priddis, blocked the appointment of John..
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USA Today
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Pope John Paul II will move a step closer to possible sainthood with the imminent closure of a church investigation into his life and the delivery to the Vatican of a dossier detailing the purported miraculous cure of a nun who prayed to him.
The event..
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CNN
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Pope Benedict XVI, in his Palm Sunday Mass, opened the Roman Catholic Church's most solemn week by urging young people to live pure, innocent lives.
This year, Holy Week also includes the second anniversary of the April 2, 2005, death of Pope John Paul..
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Yahoo News
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British churches.
Now the hunt is on for the best pulpit pun, with a 500 pound ($985) prize for the number one religious slogan.
"It never fails to amaze us how many interesting posters there are," said Margaret Slater of the church property special..
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ABC News
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This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case brought by a group of atheists who claim the Bush administration's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives violates the separation of church and state.
It's just one example of how atheists..
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Los Angeles Times
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WHEN I FIRST arrived at the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., for what was billed as the second coming of the Scopes "monkey trial," a man mingling with the media gaggle handed me an invitation to a lecture titled "Why Evol..
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Slate
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Did the Vatican steal Jesus' foreskin so people would shut up about the savior's penis?..
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Yahoo News
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A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm. But the couple turned around and sold the place without ever moving in, and went ba..
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