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New Mexico church stabbing: Man attacks church goers
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Just as the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church choir began its final hymn, a man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the singers, sending four churchgoers to the hospital with stab wounds, authorities said.
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Conclave 2013: Local Catholics discuss pope on eve of Conclave beginning
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On Monday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the noon mass included special words of hope on this eve of the beginning of the conclave.
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Pope Benedict XVI resigns: Catholics in D.C. eager for future
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Thursday's official resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is making an emotional impact around the world, and as the pope left the Vatican, his departure carries deep meaning for parishioners in the Washington area.
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Catholic condom ad makes morning circulation
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“Abstinence has a high failure rate,” is the message splashed on the front page a four-page ad taken out in today's Express newspaper.
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Crystal Cathedral sale upsets many
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Crystal Cathedral, best known for the telecast The Hour of Power, was sold to the Catholic Church forcing the original congregation to find a new place of worship in three years.
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Catholic cultural center to be sold to Knights of Columbus
CommentFor years, the building in northeast D.C. near Catholic University has struggled to recoup millions in investments. Now a group called the Knights of Columbus plans to purchase it.
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Study says social upheaval of 1960s to blame for clergy sex abuse
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Researchers hired by the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops write the sex abuse crisis of the church was not caused by priests' celibacy or homosexuality. Instead, they point to poor preparation of priests for social changes in the 60s.
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