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2 Feb 2018, 4:05 pm by INFORRM
Subsequently the SCRPA asked the Lithuanian Bishops Conference, the territorial authority of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania, for its view. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 9:55 am by Altman & Altman
Roman Catholic priests keep making headlines, for all the wrong reasons. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 3:24 am
” Giving in to appeals from groups, including the Roman Catholic Church, President Estrada issued a moratorium on executions in observance of the Vatican’s “Jubilee Year. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 9:07 pm
The Catholic Church still offers indulgences today for certain penitential acts and attendance at special masses.Thus, it is fascinating to note that in 1517, Martin Luther's chief complaint about transactions in indulgences was that the faithful were being deceived into believing that they could "purchase" an assured salvation, simply by acquiring enough indulgences. [read post]
21 Jan 2018, 11:05 pm
The Catholic Church still offers indulgences today for certain penitential acts and attendance at special masses.Thus, it is fascinating to note that in 1517, Martin Luther's chief complaint about transactions in indulgences was that the faithful were being deceived into believing that they could "purchase" an assured salvation, simply by acquiring enough indulgences. [read post]
17 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
Despite denial and resistance, the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandals have contributed tremendously to the public’s understanding of the prevalence of child sex abuse at least. [read post]
3 Jan 2018, 6:18 pm
(Pix credit: Marc Frank for Reuters) Even as the United States retreated from direct economic connections with Cuba, the European Union sought to step into the space left by the American action. [read post]
1 Jan 2018, 7:47 pm by Immigration Prof
From CBS News: After more than 100 years, a Roman Catholic church in Detroit is closing, partly because Hispanics who worship there fear immigration agents. [read post]
31 Dec 2017, 5:40 am by Immigration Prof
After more than 100 years, a Roman Catholic church in Detroit is closing, partly because Hispanics who worship there fear immigration agents. [read post]
29 Dec 2017, 12:16 pm by Margaret Wood
  This date is also his feast day in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. [read post]
27 Dec 2017, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Somewhat surprisingly, his texts became almost as authoritative as holy scripture, and for centuries later Catholic Church leaders followed him in reveling in the vileness of human nature. [read post]
6 Dec 2017, 7:00 am by Jenny Gesley
In the 1950s, about 50% of Germans belonged to the Protestant faith and 46% to the Roman Catholic faith. [read post]
The Catholic church has a long history of interference in Roman Catholic countries, aiming to block comprehensive sex education in schools. [read post]
7 Oct 2017, 4:00 am by Lyle Denniston
Those challenges were pursued in courts by scores of entities, but their efforts were often referred to by a shorthand reference to the Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of Roman Catholic nuns who serve the needy and who became the sympathetic public face of the challengers. [read post]
1 Oct 2017, 4:15 pm by Andrew Hamm
In introducing himself at the start of his homily, Gomez noted that Los Angeles has the largest Roman Catholic congregation in the United States, which he described as an “immigrant church” with masses in over 40 languages. [read post]
27 Sep 2017, 9:09 am by Steve Lubet
  Imagine that you are a member of one of Alabama's many religious minorities--Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist, Jehovah's Witness or another. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 9:40 am by Chain | Cohn | Stiles
The Grito, which occurred in the small Mexican town of Dolores, was the rallying call made by a Roman Catholic priest in front of his church to the battle against Spain. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 9:40 am by Chain | Cohn | Stiles
The Grito, which occurred in the small Mexican town of Dolores, was the rallying call made by a Roman Catholic priest in front of his church to the battle against Spain. [read post]
12 Sep 2017, 7:00 am by Ruth Levush
Lutherans were estimated to 63% in 2016, while other religions (Roman Catholic, Jewish and Muslim) were estimated to make up 17% of the national total. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 6:56 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  The parties agreed that this meaning was “well-established within the Roman Catholic Church and that at least some non-Catholics understand and use the term in this sense. [read post]