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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Kennedy says RI bishop banned him from Communion

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Pope assures Anglican archbishop he wants closer ties

VATICAN CITY -- After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.

Writing proves shroud is real: Vatican expert

ROME -- A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Gap ads reduce holidays to treacly meaninglessness

There are only 35 shopping days left until Christmas. I'm keenly aware of this primarily because of those overcaffeinated Glee-show-choir-in-red-white-and-blue-alpine-sweaters-and-ear-flaps-making-high school-cheerleading-pyramids Gap ads that started running about a week ago.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Vatican selects Chicago native to be archbishop of Milwaukee

A Chicago native now serving as bishop of the LaCrosse, Wis., diocese has been named archbishop of Milwaukee.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Chicago native named archbishop of Milwaukee
A Chicago native now serving as bishop of the LaCrosse, Wis., diocese has been named archbishop of Milwaukee.

Suit over Jewish doorpost symbol hangs in there

A federal appellate court on Friday revived a Jewish family's lawsuit against a Chicago condominium association that repeatedly removed a mezuzah from the family's doorpost.

Friday, November 13, 2009

We have a choice: to be right -- or compassionate

Compassion is, by one definition, "a deep awareness and sympathy for another's suffering."

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Priest accused of sex abuse of minor, yanked from ministry

A priest has been removed from ministry at a West Side church after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago found evidence he sexually abused a child, according to a letter sent to parishioners last week.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Church rebukes nun for volunteering at abortion clinic

With pressure mounting from inside and outside the Church hierarchy, an order of nuns has rebuked a Chicago-area member for volunteering at an abortion clinic, telling her that such actions are "in violation of her profession."

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Internet believers: Pastors open online churches

Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Looking forward to conjuring up Halloween magic

Saturday will be my 10-year-old son Vasco's first Halloween. He arrived in the United States from Africa just a few months ago, and as far as we know there is no Oct. 31 holiday in his native Malawi.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Church defrocks popular ex-priest accused of abuse

Five years after he was removed from public ministry amid allegations of sexual misconduct with children, former Roman Catholic priest John Calicott has been defrocked, the Archdiocese of Chicago said Tuesday.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Movie director ditches Scientology over gay marriage
“Crash” director Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology, in part because of the organization’s stance against gay marriage. Haggis wrote a letter addressed to Tommy Davis, the head of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre. In it, Haggis said he was disappointed by the church’s tacit denial of gay rights and its backing of California’s gay marriage ban.

Candidates for governor overwhelmingly Catholic

Those running for Illinois governor have their share of differences, but religion is not really one of them.

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