Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Tweets; Quickly Reaches 1M Twitter Followers
Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweets from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ.
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Pope Benedict XVI sent his first tweets from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ.
It is time to end the tax exempt status of religious organizations that advocated for a partisan candidate.
It is a symbolic statue crafted out of an image of the Virgin Mary. Her vision appeared before three children in Fatima, Portugal 65 years ago. She is said to have visited them once a month for six consecutive months.
Democrats argued they were protecting women's rights. Republicans argued they were attempting to protect the First Amendment right to religious freedom. Both parties used the issue to rally their bases. The 51-48 vote was close, upholding Obamacare.
Vandals hit eight times, desecrating nativity scenes across the area. So far no arrests have been made, but if and when the perpetrators are caught, it will be prosecuted as a hate crime and could be a felony, police said.
This time of year religious statues represent people's reasons for the season -- their belief in the birth of Jesus Christ. The season in Yonkers something unusual for the area has happened.
Research with or on embryonic stem cells is strictly forbidden, but adult stem cells, gleaned from most tissues in the body, are very different. They do not destroy embryos and so the Catholic Church endorses researching them.
This weekend, Christians will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent, and Catholics will begin using a new translation of the mass. The changes will affect the priest more than those in the pews, but many responses will have to be relearned.
Bob Russell, who grew up Catholic, says his work environment has become hostile since a new priest took over and started strongly preaching against homosexuality.
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan might get dragged back to his days in the Milwaukee diocese, where he was in charge from 2002 to 2009.
In 2006, Eric Hoffstead was arrested for panhandling after asking a New Rochelle cop for a dollar.
With two million Americans losing their unemployment benefits just as the holidays are arriving, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan is taking a nuanced position.
Five more Roman Catholic churches in the Camden Diocese will soon be consolidated into new parishes that will serve about 5,500 families.
