Archive for March 16, 2015

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By Elise Harris,Ann Schneible

'Family is not a fad': Dolce & Gabbana spark firestorm in backing traditional marriage

Creators of the luxury Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana sparked global controversy over the weekend after coming out in... Read more

A young girl lights a candle at a Marian grotto in Pakistan. ?w=200&h=150

Pakistani Christians mourn bomb victims, protest lack of security

Christians in Pakistan are grieving the loss of 15 people who were killed in suicide bomb attacks on two churches... Read more

St. Patrick's Day Parade 2009. ?w=200&h=150

'Smear campaign' pushed Knights out of St Patrick's parade

The Massachusetts Knights of Columbus withdrew from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston on Sunday, saying that their motives... Read more

A Catholic church, a mosque, and a Serbian Orthodox church in Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis encourages bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina in reconciliation

During his address to the bishops from Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday, Pope Francis urged them to foster reconciliation and... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on June 19, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Vatican: no papal endorsement for LGBT Catholic video

A Vatican official says there will be no papal endorsement for an LGBT activist video whose backers want it to... Read more

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