While attending the Knights of Columbus annual convention in Anaheim, California, Baltimore archbishop William E. Lori warned Catholics not to vote for any candidate who stands for an intrinsic evil, to not allow themselves to get "distracted" by the brouhaha over President Obama speaking at a Catholic Charities fundraiser in October, and to be aware that if the culture is going to change, it will do so through the actions of the laity, not the bishops.
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A furor is erupting over the case of a Dallas policeman who was punished after two lesbian officers confronted him over his purchase of a Chick-fil-A sandwich.
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Missouri voters overwhelming approved an amendment to the state's constitution that will provide sweeping protections for the faithful, giving them the right to pray in public places, to express their religious beliefs, to allow schoolchildren the "right to pray and acknowledge God voluntarily in their schools" and require all public schools to display the Bill of Rights.
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A 51 year-old Philadelphia woman was robbed and beaten on Monday afternoon when three children, ages 7, 10, and 12 broke into her home.
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Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen Scotland delivered a stinging rebuke of same-sex marriage this weekend, saying that if we really want equality in marriage, then we must legalize incest and polygamy as well.
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Even though one secular journalist admitted that the faith of gold medalist Gabby Douglas was "unnerving," that hasn't stopped Olympians from sharing their love for God during the London Games.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Chick-fil-A flap is far from over as the fallout continues on several fronts today with one employee fired for his verbal assault on a restaurant employee and a Chicago Alderman causing scandal by calling Cardinal Francis George's defense of marriage "disingenuous and irresponsible."
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The long held assumption that President Barack Obama has the African American vote in his pocket was shaken up this week when the president of the Coalition of African-American Pastors (CAAP) announced the launching of a campaign asking black voters to refrain from voting for the president unless he reverses his stance on same-sex marriage.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSIn a hard-hitting column published on the website of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George reminds Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel and others who want to restrict the establishment of pro-marriage Chick-fil-A restaurants that it is not the role of government to dictate "values" to the population.
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It's the summer and we're all happy to put aside our boots and closed shoes for simple and airy sandals, but even these can cause problems if we aren't careful to buy the right kind for our feet.
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