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Rumor, legend and a tabloid report sparked 'Camelia la Tejana'
Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz's "Camelia la Tejana," which will be performed this month at Long Beach Opera, is actually three stories in one. First, there's the legend of Camelia la Tejana, a Mexican drug-smuggling queen who shot and killed her...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Journalism, Folklore and Mythology, Newspaper and Magazine
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The Catholic Church and Argentina
Very few Argentines were on hand for the proceedings, for the white smoke followed by the traditional proclamation, Habemus papam — "We have a pope." But on the other side of the world, the people of Buenos Aires erupted with jubilation when they...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, The Pope, Family Planning, Human Interest, Health Treatments
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Vatican defends Pope Francis' record during Argentina's 'dirty war'
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Friday denied that Pope Francis acquiesced to Argentina's brutal military regime in the 1970s and '80s, saying the accusations are part of a "defamatory” campaign. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected pope...
Tags: The Pope, Religion and Belief, Entertainment Events, Religious Leaders, Francis I
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Syrian civil war enters third year
ANTAKYA, Turkey -- Large protests marking the two-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising were held across the country Friday as the opposition vowed to continue its fight to topple President Bashar Assad. As the fighting entered a third year, there...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Activism, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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India orders Italian envoy to stay put as two nations clash
NEW DELHI – India ratcheted up its diplomatic standoff with Rome over a shooting incident last year, issuing orders at major airports and seaports Friday that the Italian ambassador was not allowed to leave the country without permission. The move...
Tags: Italy, Manmohan Singh, Fishing, Amnesty International, Politics
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Pope Francis fosters good relations, Jewish groups say
Pope Francis won praise from Jewish leaders after his election this week to lead the Roman Catholic Church, a promising sign for future relations between two faiths with a troubled history. Several Jewish leaders said the new pope, who is from...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Benedict XVI, Francis I
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Pope Francis may eschew many trappings of his office
VATICAN CITY -- Like a man who has somehow won the lottery against his will, newly appointed Pope Francis has already begun refusing some of the privileges of office, in keeping with the austere, almost ascetic ways he has pursued as a Jesuit priest....
Tags: The Pope, Religion and Belief, Vatican City, Papal Conclave (2013), Francis I
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U.N. investigator: U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— A top U.N. investigator has criticized Washington’s drone missile campaign against Islamic militants in Pakistan as a violation of the South Asian nation’s sovereignty, a stance that echoes Islamabad’s public...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Barack Obama, Islamabad (Pakistan), Al-Qaeda, Pakistan
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Francis, a New World pope, is Old World in church dogma
For the first time in history, the Roman Catholic Church has a pope from the New World, but liberal American Catholics should not expect Pope Francis to stray far from the old theology. Some things are excitingly different about this new pontiff. On...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), Francis I
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Pope Francis to be subject of new book (already)
It seems like the smoke had barely cleared from the Sistine Chapel before news came that a book about the new pope is on the way. The as-yet-untitled book about Pope Francis is to be published by Image Books, a Catholic-focused imprint at Random House....
Tags: The Pope, Bob Dylan, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief
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In West Hollywood, Pope Francis' stand on gays is unimpressive
L.A. NOWFor Giancarlo Urey, a 29-year-old lawyer who spent the day in West Hollywood when Pope Francis was named to the papacy, the new leader's anti-gay stance is not a good sign. Like his predecessor in the Vatican, Francis is equally...... -
Pope Francis: Jesuits praise appointment as new pope marks first day
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.VATICAN CITY -- The Jesuits gave a warm welcome Thursday to the election of Pope Francis, the first pope from their order, and suggested that he will be committed to evangelizing and to reforming the Roman Catholic Church. The election of Jorge Mario...Tags: Religion and Belief, Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), Francis I, Vatican City
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