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Need to know: Thursday, August 4, 2016
American on women deacons panel: ‘I feel like I’ve won the Academy Award’
Phyllis Zagano, a scholar at Hofstra University, is the only American woman named to the Vatican panel that will study whether women can be ordained as deacons.
Methodist pastor in Kansas placed on leave after coming out as a lesbian
The Rev. Cynthia Meyer said she is ‘heartbroken’ by the involuntary leave, which allows her to avoid a church trial.
A new Mormon temple rises in Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia
The public gets a brief window to tour a temple soon to be closed to all but members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
New Boko Haram leader vows to kill all Christians
This represents a major shift in strategy for the Nigerian extremists who have killed more Muslims than Christians in attacks in mosques with suicide bombers and gunmen.
Canada hospital’s refusal to eliminate a fetus from twin pregnancy triggers human rights battle
A hospital in Toronto refused to reduce a woman’s twin pregnancy to one fetus — at least partly because of a doctor’s moral objections – triggering a human-rights fight over the little-known but contentious procedure.
Russian priest in record hot air balloon trip tells of 11 days without sleep
The Rev. Fedor Konyukhov, a Russian Orthodox priest who circumnavigated the world with only a Virgin Mary icon and a cross, barely ate and didn’t sleep.
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Voter registration on faith groups’ to-do lists
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Knights of Columbus head says Catholics cannot vote for abortion advocates
The leader of the conservative Catholic group reignites a flashpoint for Catholic politicians.
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Polygamy lives on in Mormon temple sealings
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Woody Allen is wrong about the afterlife
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Will the Catholic Church have women deacons?
(RNS) Unlike the issue of the priesthood, there is no long list of papal encyclicals and church councils that would prohibit the ordaining of women deacons.
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