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The 12 best Catholic quips from Stephen Colbert, the ‘pope of basic cable’

Stephen Colbert quips about the pope and the Catholic church.

Health Reform and Religious Freedom

The 2013 Religion Newswriters Association opened its conference Thursday with a panel discussion on health reform and religious freedom.

Controversial New Testament scholar, Crossan, coming to Spokane, CDA

John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus of religious studies at DePaul University, has been called bold and brilliant. He’s also been called a heretic and a fool.

After years of decline, Catholics see rise in number of future priests

(RNS) Young men today “want to give their life for something that counts. These men are tired of living in a culture of relativism. They want to say there must be something true, beautiful and good," says the Rev. Mark Latcovich, president of St. Mary Seminary outside Cleveland.

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Pope Francis: mercy for gays, end obsession with abortion

America magazine published an interview with Pope Francis this morning. A friend who knew it was forthcoming emailed me a few minutes beforehand, warning, “You’ll sh*t your pants.” Instead, I nearly cried.

Excerpts from Pope Francis’ explosive new interview

In a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with journalists from his own Jesuit order, Pope Francis makes a number of stunningly frank comments that are likely to rattle the church and to cement his reputation as a leader more concerned with a pastoral approach than a doctrinal hard line.

St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church

St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church is part of Spokane's Historic Church Project.

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