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Conservatives weigh in on transgender student athletes

At least 38 states have adopted policies on transgender students in sports, though they vary widely.

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Synod bishops may punt the tough issues to the local level

Hints are emerging that complex pastoral challenges could ultimately be addressed not with sweeping changes in Rome, but at the local level.

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Baby steals the show at the Synod of Bishops

In a room full of people with an average age well north of 60, it’s no surprise that a four-month-old baby has become the star.

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Kenya’s cardinal determined to be in the thick of the synod action

As the synod enters its second week, Nairobi Cardinal John Njue is intent on promoting traditional understandings of Church teaching on controversial topics.

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Bending the air: Defying gravity in ‘Avatar,’‘Star Wars,’ Miyazaki, and more

The animated Nickelodeon series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is for my children what “Star Wars” was for my generation: a new and enthralling mythology about a young hero with a mysterious power slowly...

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Chicago archbishop calls for stronger gun regulations

In an opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune, Archbishop Blase Cupich quoted Pope Francis' recent remarks to Congress about the arms trade being motived by "money that is drenched in blood."

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Bishop suggests holding pre-synod continental meetings

Before heading to a synod in Rome, bishops of each continent should meet beforehand to formulate a regional perspective on the issues to be discussed, the bishop suggested.

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Seeing Pope Francis as shock therapy for the Catholic Church

Francis may be jolting the Church out of long-established patterns to allow the rethinking that Benedict wanted, so it can revive its capacity to win hearts and shape history.

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A funny thing happened in that ‘Joke with the Pope’ contest

The Joke with the Pope contest is over and the winner is … a rabbi. And that’s no joke. Launched by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States ahead of Pope Francis’ US visit last month, the...

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Laughter provides soundtrack for Rome’s Africa summit

ROME – Reading about it at a distance, it might be tempting to conclude that a March 22-25 summit of African Catholic leaders in Rome is a grim affair devoted to serious business – wars and chronic...

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Catholic actor says improv performances offer lessons for life, faith

WOODSTOCK, Georgia — It’s a pre-eminent rule for performers under the bright lights: Make the other actors look better. That’s solid advice for life, says improvisational actor Joe Lemmo. This Catholic...

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Conservative Brazilians don’t see humor in Pope Francis’s joke about country

SÃO PAULO – A joke made by Pope Francis concerning the Brazilians spurred outrage among some groups in the South American country. On May 26, Brazilian Father João Paulo Victor asked the pontiff to...

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Laughter provides soundtrack for Rome’s Africa summit

ROME – Reading about it at a distance, it might be tempting to conclude that a March 22-25 summit of African Catholic leaders in Rome is a grim affair devoted to serious business – wars and chronic...

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Catholic actor says improv performances offer lessons for life, faith

WOODSTOCK, Georgia — It’s a pre-eminent rule for performers under the bright lights: Make the other actors look better. That’s solid advice for life, says improvisational actor Joe Lemmo. This Catholic...

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Conservative Brazilians don’t see humor in Pope Francis’s joke about country

SÃO PAULO – A joke made by Pope Francis concerning the Brazilians spurred outrage among some groups in the South American country. On May 26, Brazilian Father João Paulo Victor asked the pontiff to...

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Laughter provides soundtrack for Rome’s Africa summit

ROME – Reading about it at a distance, it might be tempting to conclude that a March 22-25 summit of African Catholic leaders in Rome is a grim affair devoted to serious business – wars and chronic...

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Catholic actor says improv performances offer lessons for life, faith

WOODSTOCK, Georgia — It’s a pre-eminent rule for performers under the bright lights: Make the other actors look better. That’s solid advice for life, says improvisational actor Joe Lemmo. This Catholic...

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Conservative Brazilians don’t see humor in Pope Francis’s joke about country

SÃO PAULO – A joke made by Pope Francis concerning the Brazilians spurred outrage among some groups in the South American country. On May 26, Brazilian Father João Paulo Victor asked the pontiff to...

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