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Poll: Support for gay marriage up among Catholics
54 percent of Catholic voters say they support gay marriage.
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Atheist cop sues after being demoted to car washer for refusing to pray
A 14-year veteran police officer from San Juan, Puerto Rico sued his bosses on Friday, alleging that he was reassigned from police work to washing cars and relaying messages when he refused to participate in a compulsory Christian prayer.
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Christian neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan attacked over alleged blasphemy
Over 150 houses and at least two churches were set on fire in the Christian neighborhood of Joseph Colony.
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At The Vatican, A Social Media Blackout Keeps Cardinals Pure
Preparations at the site of Tuesday's papal conclave include a high-tech scrubbing of the chapel for bugs and electronic monitoring equipment. Wi-Fi will be blocked throughout Vatican City, and cardinals with Twitter and Facebook accounts have been warned.
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Conclave to elect new pope begins
The heavy wooden doors to the Sistine Chapel swung closed Tuesday, signaling the start of the secret election, or conclave, in which 115 Roman Catholic cardinals will pick the next pope.
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina elected pope
Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, and said he would take the name Francis I.
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Pope Francis: 13 key facts about the new pontiff
Pope Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, lives in a small flat, takes the bus and only has one functioning lung.
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Humble pope has complicated past
Pope Francis is being painted as a humble and simple man, but his past is tinged with controversy surrounding topics as sensitive as gay marriage and political atrocities.
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Pope wades into crowds, surprising onlookers
Walking up to crowds, shaking hands with surprised bystanders in the street, mixing his formal speeches with off-the-cuff remarks, Pope Francis stamped his own style on the papacy Sunday.
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Kumbh Mela: The Biggest Gathering on Earth
Every 12 years, the Naga Sadhus—or sky clad—Hindu monks celebrate the Kumbh Mela festival, at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. The pilgrimage, in which the monks bathe in holy waters to wash away their sins, is held once every three years in one of four rotating locations. Makar Sankranti, observed on Jan. 14 this year, is an annual harvest festival marking the start of spring and recognized throughout India.
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Pope Francis: U.S. was ‘stupid’ for shuffling around pedophile priests instead of firing them
Pope Francis is staunchly opposed to the “stupid” practice of reassigning priests who are accused of pedophilia, preferring to drum them out of the priesthood instead.
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New pope, old pope meet for lunch
Pope Francis had lunch Saturday with his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in what the Vatican said was the first such encounter in the history of the Catholic Church.
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Easter Traditions from Around the World
Kids in the U.S. grow up expecting a delivery of eggs and candy from the Easter bunny each year, but it may seem odd to an outsider. Brought to this country by German immigrants in the 1700s, the practice is rooted in the belief that rabbits and eggs symbolize fertility and rebirth. While this may be the norm in America, however, other cultures have their their own, unique Easter celebrations. Whether it’s drenching one another with water in Poland or reading crime novels in Norway..
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Pope Francis washes youths' feet at detention center
Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen prisoners, including young women, at a youth detention center in Rome as part of a Holy Thursday Mass ahead of Easter.
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When Did We Stop Crucifying People?
Sado-masochist Robert Garrison will be nailed to a cross in public view in Los Angeles on Easter Sunday. Garrison says the display will honor the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, while others say it’s offensive to Christians. Is that why crucifixions disappeared from the Christian world in the first place?
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Why is Easter so early this year?
Every year we are faced with the same question: will Easter be early or late? When can we expect Easter eggs to appear on supermarket shelves? Earlier and earlier, it would seem.
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Poland unveils giant statue of John Paul II
A giant statue of the late Pope John Paul II billed as the world's tallest has been unveiled in southern Poland.
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How Pope Was Picked
Inside the deliberations in the wake of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
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What was Tamerlan Tsarnaev doing in Russia?
Something struck Tamerlan Tsarnaev's aunt when her nephew arrived in southern Russia last year.He prayed regularly, she said. He avoided looking women in the eye. His transformation into a devout Muslim was a radical change.
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