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How Did the Catholic Church Lose Ireland’s Gay Marriage Vote?

Despite the Catholic Church's stance against same-sex marriage and Ireland's majority Catholic population, Ireland voted to legalize gay marriage. In a turn events that

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Xi Jinping Urges Chinese Religions to Resist Foreign Influence

President of China Xi Jinping told China's religious to avoid the influence of foreign religious leaders in an attempt to secure the government's control.

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Catholic Women Make Up a Third of Catholic Lay Leaders

Catholic women are holding an increasing number of lay leadership roles but far less than what represents Catholic women. A recently shared Crux article revealed that a third

Keep out of Politics, Stick to Preaching: Republicans to Pope Francis

Republican politicians urge Pope Francis to stay away from politics and concentrate on the work to lead people to Jesus Christ and Salvation. Republican politicians

Catholic and Evangelicals leaders meet in Washington to discuss poverty

President Barack Obama attends a panel in Washington and speaks out about poverty in front of Catholics and Evangelicals. John Carr, a former official of

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Pope Francis Denies French Ambassador for Being Gay

The Vatican is facing accusations of hypocrisy after Pope Francis turned down a French ambassador, presumably, because of his homosexuality. On January 5, the

Palestine Officially Recognized as State by Vatican; Israel is Not Pleased

The Vatican has become the latest country to recognize the state of Palestine, after a new treaty was finalized on Wednesday. In a move

Spanish missionary Junipero Serra to be canonized in September

Pope Francis announced that he would canonize Junipero Serra as a Saint during his visit to the U.S. Spanish missionary Junipero Serra will be

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Christians Decline while Religious “Nones” become Second Largest Faith Group

New research shows Christianity in America is declining, while the number of those unaffiliated with religion is increasing. Over the past seven years, the

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Raul Castro Considers Catholicism After Seeing Pope Francis

Raul Castro announced that he is considering returning to the Catholic Church after his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican this weekend. Cuban