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John Burger

Religious freedom board takes aim at blasphemy laws

Statutes often invite abuse, US International Religious Freedom Commission says.

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Venezuela’s new pro-government super-assembly claims power to make laws
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Some North Koreans choosing Christ over Kim, despite persecution
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More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian girls to return to families
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Leticia Ochoa Adams
Racism in America: What does my Catholicism require of me at this moment?
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Fatal Detraction: The Sin No One Talks About
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Fr. Michael Rennier

5 Saints with surprising health habits

Properly caring for our body and our health is a holy endeavor ... and here are five people who prove it.

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Patricia Heaton said what we all thought about CBS’s “eliminate Down syndrome” tweet
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There are two forms of excess: to exclude reason and to admit nothing but reason.
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Anna O'Neil

Why I fired my obstetrician for calling my unborn child a “baby”

My medical professionals were willing to use inaccurate scientific terms when it served their purpose, and I wasn't having it.

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25 Middle names that pair well with the first name “Mary”
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Where are all the middle-aged models?
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4 Times Papa Francis broke down the stigma of public breastfeeding
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Why you should brag about your husband
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How to defuse a child’s tantrum with one question
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John Burger
Confederate statues and monuments become focus of debate
Grace Emily Stark
The overpopulation myth: Catholic teaching on how having children is good for the environment
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The Copts: A few facts you might not have known about Egypt’s Christians
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What’s happening (to us) with Islam?
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The 10 powers of spiritual intelligence
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The Vatican’s “Courtyard of the Gentiles” takes on artificial intelligence
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Philip Kosloski

Why Do We Cover Crucifixes and Statues During Lent?

Veils over sacred images keep our minds on the promise of Easter

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What Is the Difference Between a Friar, a Monk and a Priest?
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Woman named to highest post open to laity in Diocese of Orange, CA
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Pope condemns “blind violence” in terrorist attacks in Spain
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When religion (Pope Francis) met science (Stephen Hawking)
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Pope Francis’ Homily on Corpus Christi
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Pope assures prayers for victims in Barcelona
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“Done Roman” and Coming Home to the Catholic Church
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A fresh voice for Vivaldi’s “Domine Deus”
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A dozen nuns walk onto a stage … and rock!
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Zelda Caldwell

The 15 oldest Catholic churches in America

People still worship in these beautiful sanctuaries today.

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A journey to the “painted churches” of Texas
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Historical evidence proves the existence of 23 figures in the New Testament
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The Catholic reason hazelnuts are called filberts
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The oldest, most complete Gospel book on Earth is in Ethiopia
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Is “Guadalupe” a Mexican name?
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  5. 7 Sanctuaries linked by a straight line: The legendary Sword of St. Michael

  6. Little boy born without a brain can now speak, count, and attend school

  7. The beautiful devotion of the three Hail Marys

  8. The miracle that saved a priest from a jihadist’s knife

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  11. The bi-locating nun who may have evangelized America

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