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Abusive Catholic Priests Working in South America

If there’s one thing that’s damaged the credibility of the Catholic Church over the last 13 years, it’s the clergy sex abuse scandal. In addition to making national and international headlines, it has cost the American church nearly $2.9 billion dollars since 2004.

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Pope Francis Meets with Fidel Castro

Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass celebrated under the gaze of an image of Che Guevara in Havana’s iconic Revolution Plaza.

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A Prayer from Matt Drudge

Matt Drudge of The Drudge Report sent a message Sunday morning excoriating Pope Francis during his trip to Cuba, depicting the head of the Catholic Church alongside Raul Castro and suggesting Francis would rather ignore the plight of political dissidents than endanger his warm welcome from the Castro regime.

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De Blasio: Rubio Needs to Reread His Bible

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed his disagreements with Pope Francis’ criticisms of global capitalism. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio reacted to Rubio’s remarks and suggested he should go back and reread Jesus’ Sermon on

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Graham Calls on Carson Apologize to American Muslims

On Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo,”  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) insisted Dr. Ben Carson apologize for saying a Muslim should not be president of the Untied States. Graham said, “During the second election of  Karzai, I had

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Carson: ‘I Would Not Advocate’ for a Muslim to Be President

On Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson was asked to weigh on the controversy surrounding his opponent GOP front-runner Donald Trump regarding the question of President Barack Obama’s faith, which was posed to Trump in a question

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‘I’m One of You’: Donald Trump Vows to Protect Christians, Religious Liberty

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump appeared at the Iowa Faith and Family Coalition with his personal Bible in hand, a gift from his mother where she made special written notes to him, and a photo of his confirmation. He then went on to respond to the backlash from the media after he brushed off a supporter at a town hall who claimed President Obama was a Muslim.

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Chuck Todd: So What if Obama Is Muslim, America Has Freedom of Religion

Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed the controversy over a town hall audience member pressing GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on the “Muslim” problem and suggesting President Barack Obama is Muslim. Todd echoed

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Is Pope Francis Anti-American?

Vatican City (AFP) – He is the self-declared foe of unbridled capitalism, rabid consumerism and have-it-all lifestyles — but are conservatives right in fearing Pope Francis is anti-American at heart?

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Obama a Muslim? No. Joined Racist Church? Yes.

The media are outraged that Donald Trump did not smack down a question from a member of the public who evidently believes President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Curiously, they continue to avoid talk of the church in which he embraced Christianity.

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Scarborough: Trump Has to Say Obama Born in U.S.

Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough reacted to a question GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump fielded about President Barack Obama being a Muslim at a rally in New Hampshire the night before. Scarborough likened to one of his experiences,

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Anglican Communion Faces Split Over Gay Marriage

The world’s third largest Christian denomination could effectively dissolve itself in the New Year, as its members cannot reconcile deep divisions on issues including gay marriage. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has summoned all 38 leaders of the Anglican

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Gay Lobby Tries To Control Media Coverage Of Pope’s Actions

A gay lobbying group is pushing its preferred script for media coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.

GLAAD’s guide, titled “The Papal Visit: A journalist’s guide to reporting on Pope Francis and the LGBT community,” sets its preferred terms for covering homosexuality. It also suggests a series of story lines and plots to portray the lives of gays, lesbians and transsexuals as happy and positive, except when they’re supposedly victimized by the Catholic church.

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Iraqi Catholic Leader Urges Christians Not to Leave

Patriarch Louis Sako, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad, is the latest Christian leader to ask Christians in the Middle East not to abandon their homelands despite threats from radical Islamic groups. He also slammed the countries who give preferential treatment to Christian refugees.