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Pope Benedict XVI seeks to reassure Roman Catholics amid scandal
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday spoke out for the first time about the turmoil over leaked Vatican documents, seeking to reassure the faithful that the church would weather the storm. The pope, who acknowledged "sadness in my heart"...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Theft, Vatican City, The Pope, Police Arrests
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Five Wives Vodka can get a seat at the bar in Utah, not in Idaho
In Utah, you can never have too many wives bringing your vodka, but in Idaho? Not so much, please. The state Liquor Control Division in Boise has ruled that Five Wives Vodka, with a whimsical label featuring five lasses with hiked skirts, isn’t...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Dining and Drinking, Same-Sex Marriage, Distilling and Brewing Industry, American Civil Liberties Union
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For contraceptives, a Catholic exception?
Even before the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — a.k.a. "Obamacare" — 43 Roman Catholic organizations have filed lawsuits challenging a related regulation that requires...
Tags: Laws, Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace, Abortion, Abortion Issue
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Broadway posts record revenue, flat attendance for 2011-12
Broadway shows brought in record revenue of $1.14 billion for the 2011-12 season, but attendance was largely flat compared to the last season, holding steady at 12.3 million. The results, which were announced this week by the Broadway League, suggest...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Spider-Man (fictional character), Services and Shopping, Broadway Theater, Mormon
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Mia Love breaks the GOP mold, but can she win?
If Mia Love hadn’t been born 36 years ago to a pair of near-penniless Haitian immigrants, she might have been invented in a laboratory by scheming Republican scientists. A small-town Utah mayor and big-time congressional hopeful, Love is...
Tags: Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Continental Airlines, Local Elections
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For the record
H.H. Brookins: In the May 24 LATExtra section, the obituary of the Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, identified two of his survivors as stepchildren: Steven Hartford Brookins and...Tags: Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Health and Beauty Products, Louis Malle
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John Adams tests his own faith tackling the Crucifixion of Jesus
Losing your religion may be an occupational risk for artists who like to weigh in on the Big Questions. But when John Adams set out to write music representing the Crucifixion of Jesus, the composer underwent what he calls "a good old-fashioned crisis of...
Tags: Poverty, Andy Warhol, Johann Sebastian Bach, Opera (genre), Roman Catholicism
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Vatican butler arrested in documents leak
ROME — As it turns out, the butler did it. At least that's who the papal police force believes is responsible for the recent leaks of personal papal correspondence that has shed unwanted light on power struggles and alleged corruption within the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Italy, Vatican City, The Pope, Police Arrests
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Tupac Shakur stage production to open in Chicago in January
A new biographical stage production about the late rapper Tupac Shakur is expected to premiere in January at the Black Ensemble Theater in Chicago. The show, written by Lyle Miller, is titled "Amaru (The History of Tupac Amaru Shakur)." A spokeswoman for...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Concerts, Tupac Shakur, Biography (genre), Arts and Culture
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Put gays, lesbians behind electric fence? Pastor's sermon goes viral
A North Carolina pastor may have thought he was simply addressing his local flock when he suggested that gays and lesbians be rounded up and held behind electrified fences until they die off. Now, he's finding himself under fire across the country. The...
Tags: Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, The Huffington Post, Mitt Romney, Social Media
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Letters: Sebelius and censorship
Re "Silencing Sebelius," Editorial, May 18 Last month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishopscondemned Rep. Paul D. Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget as contrary to Roman Catholic social doctrine. Also, dozens of faculty members at Georgetown University issued...Tags: Religion and Belief, Education, Georgetown University, Roman Catholicism, Kathleen Sebelius
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Bishop J. Jon Bruno leaves hospital, continues leukemia treatment
L.A. NOWEpiscopal Bishop J. Jon Bruno, who has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with leukemia, was released today and returned to his residence for continued recovery....
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