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1 hr ago | Iol.co.za

Church stance on e-tolls stuns department

The transport department is willing to engage with various sections of the South African community about the contentious e-tolling system, it said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church

4 hrs ago | The Las Vegas Sun

Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics

Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI

9 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Catholics to collect funds for tornado victims

A collection of raw and homemade footage and images depicting the destruction a massive tornado left in Moore, Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Roman Catholic Church

13 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

'Us VP Biden lauds Jewish drive for gay rights'

US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, US News, Joe Biden, Judaism

16 hrs ago | KOCO-TV Oklahoma City

Vatican: Pope didn't perform exorcism

A Vatican spokesman on Tuesday refuted claims that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a man in St.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI

Tue May 21, 2013

KSL-TV

Utahns ready to help tornado storm victims

In Moore, Okla., at least 24 people - including nine children - were killed, and more than 200 people were injured by the 200-mph winds across 17 miles.

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Related Topix: Utah, Utah Government, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)

The Miami Herald

Miami charities accepting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

Organizations including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami are taking donations online and through the mail.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Moore, OK

CBS Local

Priest Removed In 2009 Faces New Porn Charge

A Roman Catholic priest who was removed from public ministry in 2009 after an allegation of past child sex abuse later deemed "credible" by his bishop has now been indicted on a federal charge of possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Computers

Patch.com

Should Atheist Literature Join Bibles in State Park Cabins?

American Atheists , an atheist organization based out of Cranford, N.J., say they plan to send books on atheism to Georgia state parks.

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Related Topix: Atheism, Nathan Deal, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Georgia, US Governors

The Straits Times

Four held over attack on gay rights rally in Georgia

Policemen try to stop an Orthodox Christian activist during clashes with gay rights activists at an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia rally on in Tbilisi, May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Orthodox Church, World News, Georgia

BBC News

How religions change their mind

Once upon a time, animal sacrifice was an important part of Hindu life, Catholic priests weren't celibate and visual depictions of the Prophet Muhammad were part of Islamic art.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Hindu, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), Wedding, Vanderbilt University

The Reporter

Dalai Lama: Seek riches and you'll never be satisfied

Michael Fitzpatrick gets a blessing from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at the KFC Yum! Center on May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Michael Fitzpatrick, Buddhism

Mon May 20, 2013

NJ.com

N.J. priest arrested, charged with violating ban on ministering to children

A Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Newark was criminally charged today with violating a court-sanctioned agreement that bars him from working with children for life.

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Related Topix: Newark, NJ, Roman Catholic Church, Bergen County, NJ

Jerusalem Post

2 ultra-Orthodox soldiers attacked in Mea She'arim

Police said dozens of ultra-Orthodox men assaulted two haredi IDF soldiers in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim neighborhood Sunday night, resulting in the hospitalization of both victims.

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Related Topix: Orthodox Church, Israel,

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

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Related Topix: Mohamed Morsi, Judaism

Daily Echo

Ten years jail for former priest guilty of sex offences in Hampshire

A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on young children at a Barnardo's home has been jailed for 10 years.

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Related Topix: Sex Scandal, Anglican, East Sussex County, England, United Kingdom,

Jerusalem Post

Young Israelis struggle to make ends meet

Shaiel and Charlie Yitzhak both work hard - he as an English teacher, she as a physical therapist working with wounded Israeli soldiers.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Orthodox Church

Turnto10.com

Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group

Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, World News, Orthodox Church

Witney Gazette

Surge in number of people attending church

A GROWING number of worshippers are going to Anglican churches in the Diocese of Oxford, bucking a national trend for falling attendance.

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Related Topix: Oxfordshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Anglican,

Independent.ie

Top clerics divided on penalty for pro-choice Catholics

TWO of the most senior archbishops in the country have differed on whether pro-choice Catholics should be prevented from receiving communion.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI