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Pope Francis: A humble image, but complex past
VATICAN CITY (AP) — On the streets in Buenos Aires, the stories about the cardinal who has become the first pope from the Americas often include a very ordinary backdrop: The city bus during rush hour. Tales are traded about chatting with...
Tags: Papal Conclave (2013), Rome (Italy), Theft, Human Rights, Politics
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Northern Michigan area church briefs for Sunday, Feb. 24
Petoskey First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church, 501 E. Mitchell St., downtown Petoskey, has worship at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. Sunday school for fifth-graders and younger is held during the worship hour, following the children's...Tags: Epiphany, Lifestyle and Leisure, Customs and Tradition, Methodist, Religion and Belief
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Pope Francis I is Argentine Jesuit known as austere modernizer
Roman Catholic cardinals chose Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope Wednesday, selecting the Argentine Jesuit to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned Feb. 28, and lead 1.2 billion church followers around the globe. He was chosen after five rounds of voting in...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Benedict XVI, Francis I, Roman Catholicism, Elections
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Kass: Pope Francis should heed warning of his predecessor
Jorge Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants born in Buenos Aires, doesn't fit the image of a high and mighty churchman in charge of an empire of more than 1 billion people. He's a humble man and, at 76, not young. Until quite recently, he rode the...
Tags: Benedict XVI, The Pope, DeSales University, Religion and Belief, Vatican City
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Argentine archbishop picked as pope
Associated PressFrom "the end of the earth," the Catholic Church found a surprising new leader Wednesday, a pioneer pope from Argentina who took the name Francis, a pastor rather than a manager to resurrect a church and faith in crisis. He is the first pontiff from the...Tags: Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), Rome (Italy), The Pope, Elections
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Sarah Palin plans holiday book about keeping Christ in Christmas
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has a new book coming, the Associated Press reports. The book, "A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas," will discuss the "over-commercialism" and "homogenization" of Christmas, publisher Harper...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Mike Huckabee, Authors, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Book
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Deciding what God demands can be hazardous choice
I told you so! Five years ago in this column I wrote: Religion may be hazardous to your health! Now I'll do one better: Religion is hazardous to your health! Let's consider the three Abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. ...Tags: Benedict XVI, Israel, National Government, Politics, Knesset
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The eternal disputes of the Dead Sea Scrolls
In June 1954, a small advertisement ran in the Wall Street Journal: "Biblical manuscripts dating back to at least 200 BC are for sale." The commercial offering was the start of a long and controversial path for the Dead Sea Scrolls, a cache of fragmentary...
Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Grateful Dead (music group), Israel, Religion and Belief, West Bank
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Dr. William R. Law, physician
Dr. William R. Law, a retired Baltimore internist whose career at Bon Secours Hospital spanned more than three decades, died Feb. 20 of cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime West Towson resident was 77.
The son of an electrical engineer and a...Tags: Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Maryland, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Internists
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What we need in a pope
On Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to willingly step down from his position. What kind of man will the cardinals who have gathered in Rome from around the world choose to be his successor? We asked Catholics from a...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Family Planning, Colleges and Universities, Benedict XVI, Ethics
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Seriously? Hate pastor accuses Tim Tebow of 'wimping out' on Christianity
Running off at the typewriter … The hate pastor — the Rev. Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church of Dallas — is at it again. After Tim Tebow canceled his appearance at the hate pastor's church last week -- presumably because of...Tags: College Sports, 50 Cent, Business Enterprises, Heisman Trophy, Radio
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Updated: Boyle County Fiscal Court reinstates prayer to begin meetings
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County Fiscal Court unanimously decided Tuesday to have “non-denominational” prayers at the beginning of its meetings. Magistrates had reluctantly decided Jan. 8 to change the prayer portion of its meeting agenda to a “moment of...Tags: Church and State Relations, Elections, Separation of Church and State, Politics, Justice System
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Mar 9, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 10, 2013
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Mar 3, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| AM News
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