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Bishop’s rant on summer church slobs: ‘Sacred space or airport terminal?’
‘How do we welcome the tenderness of God?’ Pope Francis’ Christmas Eve homily
Ebola prompts hands-off Mass in Fort Worth, Texas
Pope Francis to celebrate wedding Mass for 20 couples
Pope Francis, cats and no kids: The Twitterverse responds
Site of Jesus’ Last Supper a point of contention for some Israeli Jews
Roman Catholics decline in England, Wales
COMMENTARY: ‘Gothic piles’ no longer necessary for finding faith
Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in undisclosed location
Free Mass. campus given to Christian foundation
The sacred ran through jazz legend Dave Brubeck’s music
Survey: A year after Mass changes, Catholics adapt and accept
(RNS) A new survey shows that nearly a year after the Catholic Church introduced a new Mass translation, worshippers have by and large accepted – and even welcomed – the changes. By David Gibson.
After winning free campus, Grand Canyon University says ‘no thanks’
(RNS) Just five weeks after accepting a free 217-acre campus in western Massachusetts, Grand Canyon University is walking away from the gift. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
Shiite Muslims quietly establish a foothold in U.S.
QUINCY, Mass. (RNS) Until recently, the overwhelming share of U.S. Muslims were Sunni. That's changing as Shiite Muslims flee persecution in their homelands and set up mosques in the U.S., presenting another face of American Islam and bringing overseas tensions within Islam to U.S. shores. By Omar Sacirbey.
Billionaire names two finalists for free Mass. campus
(RNS) The billionaire owners of a bucolic Massachusetts campus have announced two finalists in the competition to get the property free of charge: the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
