Roman Catholic News

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1/20/2012 Bishops Will Sue Feds Over Contraception RuleThe Department of Health and Human Services made no changes to a rule released in August that exempted some religious organizations, like those that employ or serve people who follow its religion, from the requirement. But religious organizations that do not meet those qualifications would be required to provide contraceptive coverage to employees. While churches are exempt, for example, religious universities and hospitals are not.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Social Issue, Family Planning

1:51 PM EST
12/20/2011 Native American among 7 new saints named by PopePope Benedict XVI has proclaimed seven new saints for the Catholic Church, including two from North America: Hawaii's Mother Marianne Cope and 17th century Native American Kateri Tekekwitha.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Human Interest, Good

1:11 PM EST
12/16/2011 Dutch Bishops apologize for abuse of thousandsThousands of children have suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions since 1945, and officials failed to adequately address the abuse or help the victim, revealed a long-awaited investigation released Friday.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Sexual Assault, Social Issue, Abusive Behavior

9:40 AM EST
12/13/2011 Pope confirms he will visit Mexico, CubaPope Benedict XVI confirmed Monday that he will visit Mexico and Cuba before Easter.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Festive Event, Monument And Heritage Site

9:23 PM EST
11/26/2011 Coming Sunday, first change to Catholic mass in nearly half centuryBeginning with the start of Advent this Sunday, which marks the beginning of the liturgical year and the Christmas season, the Catholic Mass will undergo its biggest change in 40 years.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Customs And Tradition

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11/3/2011 Catholic newspaper apologizes for column linking the devil to homosexualityThe nation's oldest Catholic newspaper has withdrawn a column suggesting homosexuality is caused by the devil.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Human Interest, Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

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10/31/2011 Occupy Vancouver movement almost takes over Catholic churchOrganizers of the Occupy Vancouver movement almost took over the Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver on Sunday morning.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Police, Law Enforcement, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Banking, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic

1:02 PM EDT
10/18/2011 Susan Sarandon under fire for calling the Pope a NaziActress Susan Sarandon is under fire from religious groups after she called Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Movies, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Human Interest, People, Celebrity

7:54 AM EDT
10/3/2011 Mexico City mulls short-term marriagesMexico City could soon issue short-term marriage licenses that would be valid for two years only. The proposal seeks to address rising divorce rates in the predominantly Catholic country.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Family, Marriage, Politics, Local Authority, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic

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9/25/2011 Suicide bomber strikes at Indonesia church, 20 hurtA suicide bomber attacked a church in Indonesia’s central Java on Sunday killing himself and wounding 20 people attending Mass.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Terrorism, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholic