Catholic women face excommunication
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Joan Houk has ministered to the sick and needy, run two Roman Catholic parishes that were without priests and has presided over baptisms and funerals. Her calling now, she says, is to be a priest.
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By Anonymous  Their religious vows require them to lead cloistered lives of quiet study, prayer and introspection inside the shelter of their monastery. But thanks to modem audio technology, you can listen to Indianapolis' convent of Carmelite nuns while you jog.
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The author of a new book talks about recent battles in court over church and state
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A woman who claims she was abused in a Catholic children's home loses a bid to sue the religious order which ran it.
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Rosary beads are the hot new fashion accessory, but the country's Roman Catholic Church is not amused.
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The cases concern prisoners' religious expression and the posting of the Ten Commandments on public property.
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A decree by Pope Benedict allowing priests to say the old Latin Mass more frequently has sparked criticism within both Catholic and Jewish ranks, with one Italian bishop saying he was "in mourning".
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Â· Benedict tries to row back on 'colonial' speechÂ· Former colleagues sign petition against Vatican
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A German federal court has ruled that a regional ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in public schools must also apply to Christian nuns, news weekly Der Spiegel reported in an advance copy of its Monday ...
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A court in northern Nigeria has sentenced two women to death by stoning for allegedly committing adultery, and both will soon appeal the sentences, a human rights group said Friday.
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Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, is used to hostility from the right wing of her denomination. Now, she faces a rebellion among her longtime allies on the left.
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The inclusion of prayers calling for conversions has led to sharp criticism of the Vatican.
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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is becoming increasingly alarmed at what it regards as official anti-Roman Catholic sentiment and secular trends in Europe, as government after government approves measures on abortion, family law, and scientific study that run counter to Catholic teaching.
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The Catholic Church in Scotland expresses dismay at figures showing its members are more likely to suffer sectarian abuse.
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Comment is free: Zoe Williams: If the Catholic church is prepared to ban Amnesty, what other rights might it censure?
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Priests suspected of sexually abusing children but protected from expulsion by Catholic law are being offered a choice in the New York Archdiocese: Enter a lifelong supervision program or leave the church.
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The Vatican is worried its opposition to abortion, embryonic stem cell research and gay marriage could one day land it before an international court of justice, a senior Vatican official said in an interview published Wednesday.