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Paul Ryan And Tom Reese: Catholic Social Teaching And the Budget
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Christian Opinion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Is the federal government more than “one word for things we do together”? Should the government say, “You’re on your own”? A politician and a priest speak about Catholic social teaching, the budget, and the role of government in our lives.
How Pope Benedict Could Shape Religious Freedom in Cuba
Posted Monday, March 26, 2012 in Politics & Religion
Fourteen years ago, Pope John Paul II, great champion of freedom and warrior against communism, visited the island of Cuba. And Monday, his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, will follow suit.
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Alan Gross’s Wife Turns to Pope for Help
Posted Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Politics & Religion
Sometimes, she just can’t bear to open another e-mail. Every night it’s the same in the not-so-new-anymore ordering of Judy Gross’s world.
There will be plaintive notes from friends and “more distant and more distant friends,” each hoping to…
March 23, 2012: Pope Visits Cuba
Posted Friday, March 23, 2012 in Christian Opinion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Catholic Cubans have strong lay networks, says Catholic News Service staff writer Patricia Zapor, but they still need and want “a little bit more of everything—more freedom, more services, more priests.”