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Nienstedt forces out gay music director

Nienstedt forces out gay music director

Archbishop: Church teachings "must be upheld," employee's marriage is "contrary to the Catholic faith."
by Madeleine Baran

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More Americans favor mixing religion and politics, survey says

More Americans favor mixing religion and politics, survey says

Nearly half of those surveyed think that houses of worship should make their views known on social and political issues.

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Pope names Cupich as next Chicago archbishop

Pope names Cupich as next Chicago archbishop

Cupich will be installed in the Archdiocese of Chicago in November, succeeding Cardinal Francis George, who has been battling cancer.
by The Associated Press

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St. Thomas professor sued for child abuse resigns

St. Thomas professor sued for child abuse resigns

A woman last year accused the Rev. Michael Keating of sexually abusing her when she was a teen.
by Madeleine Baran

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Cover-up of clergy sex abuse goes back six decades

Newly released church documents detail efforts by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to keep details of clergy sex abuse quiet. Archbishops transferred one priest to 14 parishes.
by Madeleine Baran

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Covering up with the hijab may aid women's body image

Covering up with the hijab may aid women's body image

Researchers recently surveyed 600 Muslim women in Britain to better understand the complex reasons why women wear the hijab and how that choice impacts self-esteem.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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