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Black or White smoke? Website to text or email users when new Pope is chosen
A Catholic organisation has set up a website, www.popealarm.com, that lets people register to receive a text or email notification when a pope has been selected. #NewsTracker #Pope #Papal conclave #Roman Catholic Church
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How should history judge Pope Benedict's legacy?
There are two sides of the religious coin: internal and external. The external is what is retiring; it is what we see, interact with, and disagree with. We see glimpses of the internal, but may never truly "know" it. Perhaps this retirement will let us. #ConnectTheDots #Pope Benedict XVI #Catholic Church #Catholic faith
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PRI's The WorldCatholic Church in Philippines Holds Mass in Malls
Early on a Sunday morning, people are already streaming into a massive shopping mall in Manila. The seven-story Robinsons Place is a temple of consumerism. It houses about 350 stores, including gun shops, dental offices, massage parlors, and a Kenny Roge #Manila #Philippines #Kenny Rogers
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Campus ProgressBeing Gay and Catholic
When Joe Pietrus’ son told him he was gay, Pietrus found himself in the position his son had been for years: in the closet. “I am gay, and God doesn’t love me anymore,” Pietrus’ son told him. Pietrus, a devout Catholic, didn’t know how to react, and didn #University of North Carolina #Roman Catholic Church #Raleigh, NC
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Kennebec JournalPortland Catholic church closing its doors
PORTLAND — At the end of the final song at Sunday afternoon’s special Mass as St. Patrick Church, parishioners standing in the pews and in the aisles broke into a sudden, long round of applause. It was an unusual ending for a somber Sunday Mass, but the #Portland, Maine #Saint Patrick