Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a document outlining the church’s procedures for handling clerical sex abuse cases that will gather the norms now in use and make them permanent and legally binding, a Vatican official and canon lawyer said Tuesday.
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Arizona’s new immigration law. The state law unconstitutionally interferes with the federal government’s authority to set and enforce immigration policy, the suit states.
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The Dalai Lama turned 75 on Tuesday, a milestone marked by celebrations in his hometown-in-exile but tinged by sadness that his compatriots in Tibet were unable to honour the occasion.
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The yak-herder and the yak give a dance performance as part of the presentation given by the Gaden Shartse Cultural Foundation to the teens at the Division of Youth Services Tuesday morning. The monks…
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The “instruction” from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has been in the works for some time.
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“A World of Art” Summer Art Camp July 12-16 grades 5-8 and July 19-23 grades 1-4. Explore the art and spirit of several cultures from around the world while learning different art techniques. St. Anne Church, 2800 Camino Diablo, Byron. $30 per child; $50 for two children.
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The Church of England may be on the verge of promoting a gay priest to bishop, a step that would widen the split over sexuality in the global Anglican Communion.
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Every Wednesday is Tip Day — or List Day. This Wednesday: The 8 auspicious symbols of Buddhism — and my own list, too. I get a tremendous kick out of the numbered lists that pop up throughout Budd…
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The war continues to rage in Afghanistan. The enduring violence and conflict has left the nation, its people and economy in ruins. Over the past nine years, billions of dollars have been spent and arm…
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Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, celebrated his 75th birthday in Dharamsala, his hometown-in-exile, with a tinge of sadness that people in China-administered Tibet were not able to mark the d…
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