Excommunicated cleric defies Vatican
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An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued to defy the Vatican on Sunday when he installed two married men as priests.
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Six Catholic nuns have been excommunicated for heresy after refusing to give up membership in a Canadian sect whose founder claims to be possessed by the Virgin Mary, the Diocese of Little Rock announced Wednesday.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged his largely secular home country not to let science and reason make it ÂdeafÂ to God.
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China's state-run Catholic Church ordained another bishop without Vatican approval, religious officials said, in a move seen as further damaging relations between the Holy See and Beijing.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury's Sharia law comments attract criticism from senior Anglicans.
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The Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr remained in control of a holy shrine here on Saturday in defiance of the Iraqi government, even as his aides said they were making
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The inclusion of prayers calling for conversions has led to sharp criticism of the Vatican.
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The former prime minister has converted to Roman Catholicism, sources close to him said today
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A top Muslim cleric has issued an edict against the Indian army for renovating mosques in Indian Kashmir and urged Muslims to resist such moves &quot;tooth and nail.&quot;
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Ex-PM Tony Blair's decision to leave the Anglican Church to become a Catholic has been welcomed by the Vatican.
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A Catholic leader in China reproached a Hong Kong cardinal for marching in a pro-democracy protest, saying such political activism is why Beijing is reluctant to let the Vatican appoint Chinese bishops, a report said Tuesday.
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A bishop who claimed Islamic extremism turned some communities into no-go areas receives threats.
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Pope Benedict XVI met Saturday with the Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, the Vatican said.
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Â· Benedict tries to row back on 'colonial' speechÂ· Former colleagues sign petition against Vatican
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The Vatican complains of a 'militant secularism' sidelining the Church from public life in Europe.
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A news report that a cardinal threatened doctors who performed an abortion with excommunication sparked controversy Wednesday and a denial from the prelate.
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BEIJING, Nov. 28 -- China's state-sanctioned Catholic church said Tuesday that it plans to ordain another bishop without approval from the pope, despite renewed diplomatic efforts to end long-standing hostility between China and the Vatican.