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Need to know: Thursday, September 1, 2016
Pope Francis says care of environment a new ‘work of mercy’
The pope has called for urgent action to stop climate change, saying care of the environment should be added to the traditional seven works of mercy like feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.
Georgetown University plans steps to atone for slave past
Nearly two centuries after the Jesuit school profited from the sale of 272 slaves, it will announce steps to atone for the past, including awarding preferential status in admissions to descendants of the enslaved.
Mother Teresa is ‘Saint of the Doubters,’ says Jesuit author
The Rev. James Martin, author of the best-selling memoir ‘My Life With the Saints,’ talks about the canonization of Mother Teresa and sainthood in the modern era.
Mel Gibson talks ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel at Harvest Crusade
‘You know, it’s not the ‘Passion 2.’ It’s called ‘The Resurrection,’ ‘ the controversial director said, adding that the film will only happen if he partners with a ‘brilliant’ writer.
The Christian intellectual tradition is alive and well
So why have commentators bemoaned the absence of Christian thinkers as authoritative voices in American public debates?
Son had 36 bruises; mom quoted Bible as defense
The mother said a parent who ‘spares the rod, spoils the child’ while citing Indiana's religious freedom law.
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An appeal to Pope Francis in Sudanese pastors’ espionage case
(RNS) Human rights activists say the pastors are victims of a campaign against Christians in the Muslim-majority country.
Christian woman told to remove headscarf for driver’s license
When she sought a renewal, an Alabama county court clerk told her "only Muslim women have the right to cover their hair."
Christian photographer tries Kickstarter campaign for a hotel with a purpose
(RNS) What if a hotel could do more? That's the idea behind Jeremy Cowart's Kickstarter for the Purpose Hotel in Nashville, ending Friday (Sept. 2).
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Burkinis and the stripping of religious liberty
(RNS) First, they came for the Muslim women in the burkinis …
How the Christian ‘masculinity’ movement is ruining men
(RNS) Many Christians have accepted secular standards of masculinity that are harmful to men, says Chandler Epp.
Are Catholics really trending Democratic?
Despite what some Catholic conservatives might wish, the answer is yes.
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