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Some Nigerians call for ban on hijab to prevent female suicide bombers

Some Nigerians call for ban on hijab to prevent female suicide bombers

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In northern Nigeria, mounting fears of militant female suicide bombers have raised calls to ban the hijab, or the veil that covers the head, chest and, in some cases, the entire body.

Prayer discount no longer on the menu at North Carolina diner

Prayer discount no longer on the menu at North Carolina diner

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A Winston-Salem, N.C., diner will no longer dish out discounts along with dinner to praying customers.

Patrons peruse the artwork in “Back to Eden: Contemporary Artists Wander the Garden,” an exhibit at New York’s Museum of Biblical Art.

Garden of Eden exhibit takes artists back to where it all began

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NEW YORK - If the story of the Garden of Eden is such a common cultural reference point, what more can be said about it?

A view of the altar at Toronto’s St. Ann’s Church, which is marking its 100th anniversary this year. The celebrations kicked off with a centenary Mass July 27.

St. Ann’s has served Catholics from far, and near

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TORONTO - A century ago, the faces of Irish immigrants dominated the congregation at St. Ann’s parish.

Jean Echlin

deVeber award named after palliative care pioneer

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Thomas Andrew Echlin will never know what he started in 1955, when he died at home with his mother just days after he was born.

Collins says we need reasoned approach like Thomas More

Collins says we need reasoned approach like Thomas More

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Toronto - Cardinal Thomas Collins wants Catholics to follow the example of St. Thomas More and what More can teach us about religion’s role in civil society.

Real estate mogul Donald Trump was critical of bringing the infected missionaries back to the United States, while columnist Ann Coulter questioned why the missionaries were working in the “disease-ridden cesspools” of Africa.

Ebola comments prompt Christian backlash against Coulter, Trump and Carson

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Prominent American conservative voices are criticizing the decision to bring two medical missionaries who contracted Ebola back to the United States for treatment.

Lebanon's Maronite bishops condemn Islamist incursions

Lebanon's Maronite bishops condemn Islamist incursions

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BEIRUT - Lebanon's Maronite Catholic bishops underscored their "full confidence" in the country's military and security forces as the Lebanese army battled Islamist militants' incursion into Lebanon near the border with Syria.

Richard Dawkins: Atheism’s asset or liability?

Richard Dawkins: Atheism’s asset or liability?

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It may go down as one of the shortest-lived peace accords on record.

Demolition beings on St. Agnes Catholic Church in New Waterford Nova Scotia.

Demolition begins in the Diocese of Antigonish.

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In the small township of New Waterford, N.S., a parish has fallen. 

Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput (left) those attending day two of the Faith in the Public Square conference that one must always remember that natural law precedes civil law.

God's natural law supersedes any man-made law, says Chaput

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TORONTO - Natural law, that which reflects the sense of order God inscribed on humanity upon creation, needs to be recognized by contemporary society as the underpinning of our civil laws. 

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