Critics target his intervention in the Knights of Malta order.
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Vatican takes over lay group after public spat
The Pope and the pseudo-state were battling over an investigation into the distribution of condoms.
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One of last Shakers in Maine dies
Sister Frances Carr, 89, passed away Monday after a brief battle with cancer, says the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester.
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When you’re the only one who shows up to church
At an Episcopal church in Portland, the show must go on – even when it’s just the priest and you.
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Inauguration prayer service complicated by rhetoric
President-elect Trump has drawn condemnations from religious leaders for calling Mexicans rapists and pledging to deport illegal immigrants and ban those from Muslim nations.
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Mormon Wikileaks website launched
An ex-Mormon provides a place for people to leak material that sheds light on the church’s workings and controversial positions.
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Portland’s Bishop Deeley will chair key U.S. committee
He will begin his duties in the fall of 2017.
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Pope praises contributions of Latinos, immigrants
The pontiff urges the U.S. church to ‘go out from its comfort zone’ and heal a society facing ‘increasing polarization.’
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Lawsuit filed in Wisconsin over teaching religion
Two University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students’ community service won’t count toward graduation because it involved teaching religious doctrine at a church.
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Pope asks homeless to pardon unsympathetic Christians
The Catholic Church’s Holy Year of Mercy ends Nov. 20 with a Mass celebrated by Francis.