A day after the pope’s announcement that Catholic priests may bless same-sex couples, one New York couple receives theirs.
Tag: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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At Core of Purdue Pharma Case: Who Can Get Immunity in Settlements?
A broad ruling by the Supreme Court could mean the end of a strategy for resolving claims of mass injury in bankruptcy court in which organizations receive expansive legal protections.
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American Bishops Navigate Divisions
The meeting opened with a call for unity, but clerics are navigating a contentious relationship between Pope Francis and conservative American Catholics.
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Pope Says a Strong U.S. Faction Offers a Backward, Narrow View of the Church
In unusually sharp remarks published this week, Pope Francis said some conservative American Catholics wrongly ignore much of the Church’s mission and reject the possibility of change.
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Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization
Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere.