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Opening Mideast trip, Pope Francis calls for an end to Syrian war

Opening Mideast trip, Pope Francis calls for an end to Syrian war

Pope Francis opened the first leg of his Middle East trip on Saturday by calling for an end to the civil war in Syria and for more religious tolerance across the world.

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Archdiocese releases more names of clergy accused of sex abuse

None of the men's names had previously been disclosed by the Twin Cities archdiocese, even though media reports had named two of them previously and one former cleric had been convicted of sexual misconduct.
by Jon Collins

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Religious Tolerance and Pluralism at Home and Abroad

Religious Tolerance and Pluralism at Home and Abroad

There are striking differences in tolerance and religious pluralism in countries around the globe. What are the historical and current challenges faced by America and other countries? William Antholis spoke April 23, 2014 at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School event.

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Amir Aczel on how God and science can co-exist

Amir Aczel on how God and science can co-exist

"Science and spirituality are both integral parts of the human search for truth and meaning," he writes.

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Southern Baptist leaders seek softer approach on homosexuality

Southern Baptist leaders seek softer approach on homosexuality

For an organization that has previously used opposition to gay marriage as a rallying point, statements here from church leaders, like Kevin Smith of Kentucky, shocked an auditorium of pastors into silence. "If you spent 20 years and you've never said anything about divorce in the church culture, then shut up about gay marriage," Smith said.
by Blake Farmer

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Al-Shabab recruiting video shows a fake Minnesota airline boarding pass

Al-Shabab recruiting video shows a fake Minnesota airline boarding pass

Extremist group al-Shabaab released a video in English this week that calls for supporters to carry out a "lone-wolf mission" of terrorism or travel to Somalia to join the terrorist group. The video closes with a mock-up of an airplane boarding pass showing Minnesota as the point of origin and the slogan, "Next flight to Mogadishu the only one missing is you."
by Jon Collins

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Minn. priest guilty of abuse in US is deported to India

Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say 48-year-old Leo Charles Koppala was turned over to authorities in New Delhi on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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A voice for abuse survivors within the Catholic Church

A voice for abuse survivors within the Catholic Church

In 1960, an Irish priest sexually abused Marie Collins. Now Pope Francis has named her to a Vatican panel on the church pedophilia crisis.

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Vatican: 848 priests defrocked for abuse since '04

Vatican: 848 priests defrocked for abuse since '04

The Vatican's U.N. ambassador in Geneva, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, revealed the figures during a second day of grilling by a U.N. committee monitoring implementation of the U.N. treaty against torture.
by The Associated Press

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