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British Prime Minister David Cameron, seen with Pope Benedict XVI during the Pope’s 2010 visit to Britain.

Britain to propose allowing same-sex weddings in churches

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - The British government has expanded its push to legalize same-sex marriage to include allowing same-sex couples to marry in churches.

Pope Benedict XVI sends his first Twitter message during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 12. Looking on is Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

Pope launches Twitter account, tweets to more than 1 million followers

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Updated 12/12/12

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI launched his very own Twitter account, sending a short inaugural message to his more than 1 million followers.

The Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China, which is not recognized by the Vatican, has revoked Shanghai Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin's appointment.

Government-sanctioned groups revoke Shanghai bishop's appointment

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Updated: 13/12/12

SHANGHAI - The government-sanctioned Catholic bishops' conference has revoked Shanghai Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin's appointment,

Attempted murder charges laid in attack on Dominicans' home

Attempted murder charges laid in attack on Dominicans' home

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Toronto - A 53-year-old man faces attempted arson and attempted murder charges

Cardinal Thomas Collins

Anglican deanery approved for Canada

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The Holy See has approved a new deanery in Canada that will minister to Anglican Use Catholics and their clergy.

John Zucchi

Quebec school ruling another "blow" to Catholic education

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OTTAWA - A Quebec Court of Appeal decision forcing a private Catholic high school

Two days after Typhoon Bopha raged through the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, Ignacio Carcosa cleans up the rubble of his home damaged by flood waters, in Cagayan de Oro Dec. 7.

Church activists: Lessons from Typhoon Washi helped save Filipino

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ILIGAN, Philippines (CNS) -- Although hundreds of people died as Typhoon Bopha hit the southern Philippines

Julian Falconer

TRC seeks more documents

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OTTAWA - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is seeking a court opinion on its mandate to collect government documents under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Great strides have been made in upgrading the inadequate housing conditions in Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario, meaning many families are no longer living in shacks or tents, said Fr. Rodrigue Vezina, pastor at Saint-Francois Xavier parish.

Binding Attawapiskat’s wounds

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For MP Charlie Angus, the important part of the Good Samaritan story is that the Good Samaritan came back. He didn’t just bind up the traveller’s wounds and go on his way.

Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J., will be leading a course at Toronto’s Regis College in the new year that will study atheism.

News Regis course a response to atheism

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TORONTO - Most of the time the theologians at Toronto’s Regis College are talking and teaching about faith in God. For eight weeks beginning Jan. 16 scholarly minds at the Jesuit graduate school will focus

With products from around the world, Jolica’s founder Darlene Loewen shows off the diversity of her fair trade company.

Fair trade, a gift that gives twice

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TORONTO - By sticking to fair trade products while Christmas shopping this year, you’ll have wrapped a gift once while giving twice.

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