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Need to know: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Pope Francis names panel to study ordaining women deacons
The seven-man, six-woman panel quickly reignited the simmering debate about the role of women in the church.
Knights of Columbus head says Catholics cannot vote for abortion advocates
The leader of the conservative Catholic group reignites a flashpoint for Catholic politicians.
Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church bomber seeks parole
The last living convicted bomber in one of the most notorious terrorist attacks in American history is asking a parole board to let him die a free man.
Nigerian soldiers may be prosecuted in killings of hundreds of Shiites
A judicial commission determined that 347 people had been buried in a mass grave in northern Nigeria after clashes in December between the military and members of a sect known as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
Pope: It’s ‘terrible’ children are being taught they can choose gender
Francis says he discussed gender choice with his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who called it a “sin against God the Creator.”
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Voter registration on faith groups’ to-do lists
WASHINGTON (RNS) The 'Together We Vote' campaign is one of the efforts by religious groups to mobilize new voters.
Pope Francis video extols sports as path to peace ahead of Olympics
ROME (RNS) 'Sports make it possible to build a culture of encounter among everyone for a world of peace,' the pontiff says as balls are shown smashing through walls.
Swedish Muslim takes on anti-Semitism
A cool young Muslim with a leather jacket and lots of tattoos wants to help the Jews of Europe.
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Woody Allen is wrong about the afterlife
Woody Allen doesn't understand Judaism's most profound teaching. He is not alone.
Donald Trump has sacrificed so much
TRUMP TOWER, New York (RNS) Twitter reminds us of how much Donald J. Trump has done for his family, his business and his country.
Euphemisms abound in the Democratic platform on abortion
The 2016 Democratic platform hides abortion “in a haze of abstraction,” writes Trevin Wax.
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