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St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach finally has a crucifix
For 50 years, future priests at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary have wondered: Why is the wall above the chapel altar empty? The chapel, decorated with vibrant stained-glass windows, wooden pews, tall chandeliers and a bright new tabernacle, lacked...
Tags: Crucifixes, Religious Education, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Boynton Beach
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Mexican mayor turns over city to God, stirring debate
MEXICO CITY -- She rose to the podium and cast her eyes skyward. The mayor of Monterrey then entrusted her Mexican city to God and Jesus Christ as the crowd around her cheered. “I open the doors of this city to God as the maximum authority,”...
Tags: Mexico City, Separation of Church and State, Church and State Relations, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Churches split on Scouts' welcoming of gay youth
In suburban Atlanta, northern Idaho and a number of other places, churches have moved swiftly to sever ties with the Boy Scouts of America in protest over the vote last month to let openly gay boys participate in Scouting. To date, it's far from the...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Bishop Noonan leads Corpus Christi procession from St. James Catholic Cathedral tonight at 6
At 6 p.m. June 2, Orlando Catholic Diocese Bishop will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ -- also known as Corpus Christi -- with a procession from St. James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange Ave., in Orlando. Noonan, holding a...
Tags: Francis I, Music, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture
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Dr. Vernon F. Ottenritter, dentist
Dr. Vernon F. Ottenritter, a retired Baltimore dentist and World War II veteran, died Monday at his Timonium home from complications of a fall. He was 87. Vernon Francis Ottenritter was born in Baltimore and raised on Springfield Avenue in the city's Pen...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), New York City, Colleges and Universities, Hunt Valley, Christianity
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Gay marriage bill fails to go to vote in Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD -- For Illinois' gay marriage proponents, it was supposed to be a historic week culminating in a collective "I do" from Springfield lawmakers. Thousands tuned in to social media and live streams throughout the day Friday, sending tweets...
Tags: Civil Rights, Family, Christianity, Heather Steans, Religion and Belief
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In Theory: Were early Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Were early Christians really persecuted for their beliefs? The popular image is of them being thrown to the lions and having to meet in secret, but an author is challenging what she calls the "myth" of Christian persecution. Candida Moss, who is...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Judaism, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Prosecution
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC
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Boy Scouts' vote to allow openly gay members, but not leaders, ending century-long ban
The Boy Scouts of America approved a historic policy shift Thursday, allowing gay youths as members for the first time in the organization's 100-year history. But the highly anticipated vote by 1,400 members of the Scouts' executive committee stopped...Tags: Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Ted Cruz, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, cardiologist
Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, a retired cardiologist who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Agnes Hospital, died Saturday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime...
Tags: Saint Agnes Hospital, Health, Christianity, Health and Safety at School, Religion and Belief
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Religions rethinking the sin of suicide
The Salt Lake Tribune reporter Lisa Schencker writes for the Religion News Service about those left behind by the person who commits suicide and how different religions are changing their thinking about the sin of suicide: DRAPER, Utah (RNS) As young...
Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Suicide, Roman Catholicism
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Letters to the Editor - May 13
What if media coverage were 100 percent liberal? To the editor: What would the newspaper and television coverage of the political scene be like if instead of being just 90 percent with the liberal slant, it was 100 percent? There would no longer be a...Tags: Chris Matthews, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Primaries, Religion and Belief
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