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Pope names new bishop for Winona, Minn. diocese
Pope Benedict XVI has named Auxiliary Bishop John Quinn of Detroit as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Winona, Minn. The 62-year-old Quinn will serve with, and then succeed, Bishop Bernard Harrington, who submitted his request for retirement to the...Tags: Pope, Benedict XVI, John Quinn
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Catholic organizations call for female ordination during bishop's synod in Rome
Associated Press WriterROME (AP) _ Catholic women seeking to become priests denounced the church's ban on female ordination as sexist and unjust, bringing their campaign close to the Vatican on Wednesday during a worldwide gathering of bishops. The small group of women...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, John Paul II, Pope, Benedict XVI
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India to get first female Roman Catholic saint at a time when Christians under attack
Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI (AP) _ India is expected to get its first female Roman Catholic saint on Sunday at a time when Christians have increasingly come under attack in the predominantly Hindu country. Christian leaders hailed the move to canonize Sister Alphonsa, a...Tags: Pope, Christianity
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Top rabbi denounces Iran's leader at Vatican meeting
A top rabbi addressing a worldwide meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican has condemned the Iranian president's verbal attacks on Israel. Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Haifa, became the first Jew to address such a...Tags: Pope, Government, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Heads of State, Judaism
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Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersIn the beginning Pope Benedict XVI read these words: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth." And the pope and millions of viewers watching him on Italian television Sunday night saw that it was good. -------------------- FOR THE...Tags: Roberto Benigni, Christianity, Academy Awards, Benedict XVI, Religious Texts
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Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process, defends him for 'secret' help for Jews
Associated Press WriterVATICAN CITY (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust. Benedict vigorously defended Pius as he...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Pope, Civil Unrest, Benedict XVI, Christmas
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Pope begins Bible-reading marathon on Italian TV
Associated PressPope Benedict XVI's "In the beginning" started off a weeklong Bible-reading marathon on Italian television Sunday. RAI state TV began its program called "The Bible Day and Night," with the pontiff reciting the first chapter of the book of Genesis. --...Tags: Roberto Benigni, Orthodoxy, Andrea Bocelli, Pope, Christianity
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Bill Maher's spirited humor carries 'Religulous'
Comedian Bill Maher brings his disarmingly direct humor to the topic of religion in Religulous. The results are often as surprising as they are funny. Maher is the most straightforward of our top comics, even among those like Jon Stewart who regularly...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Gertrude Stein, Christianity, Religulous, Heavy Engineering
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Webster gets help from her friends as Gators top Sailors in IAAM A Conference showdown
Usually, a St. Paul's School for Girls volleyball game is the Bailey Webster show. Yesterday, the supporting cast showed up in a big way, and the host Gators needed every ounce of their effort to defeat Mount de Sales, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12,...Tags: Sales
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No. 3 St. Paul's School edges No. 2 Mount de Sales
Special to The Baltimore SunUsually, a St. Paul's School for Girls volleyball game is the Bailey Webster show. Webster showed up as usual, but so did the supporting cast, and the host Gators needed every ounce of their effort to defeat Mount de Sales, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-...Tags: Sales, Volleyball
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Results and schedule
Monday Boys volleyball Loyola d. Spalding, 25-15, 25-10, 25-13 Tuesday Field hockey BRYN MAWR 2, NDP 1 Goals: NDP-Thoams; BM-n/a. Saves: NDP-Gamper 14, Feeley 6; BM-n/a. Half: n/a. Yesterday Boys soccer BETH TFILOH 9, INDIAN CREEK 1 Goals:...Tags: Rivers, Sales, Field Hockey, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bodies of Water
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Iraqi parliament approves election bill
Los Angeles TimesIraqi lawmakers overcame months of infighting yesterday to pass a law setting the stage for provincial elections by early next year, an achievement sought by the United States to correct lopsided power structures blamed for sectarian violence. As...Tags: Religious Conflicts, United Nations, Parliament, Guerrilla Activity, Political Candidates
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