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Catholics Call for Obama Aide to Resign
February 4, 2010
Petition drive seeks to unseat Obama aide who criticized the pope’s comments on condoms and AIDS.
Nation & World - Washington Whispers
To Circumcise or Not?
January 11, 2010
Reviews offer differing views on value and risks of procedure
Health - Family Health
College Grants Religious Exception to Head-Cover Ban
January 8, 2010
After an Islamic rights organization complains, a Massachusetts school changes head-covering policy.
Education - The Paper Trail
Why Brit Hume Comment on Tiger Woods is Creepy, Wrong
January 6, 2010
He has the right to yak, but what a stupid thing to think.
Opinion - John A. Farrell
Brit Hume Confuses Faith and Religion on Tiger Woods
January 6, 2010
Here's what the religious opinion maker should have said about the unfaithful golfer.
Opinion - Mary Kate Cary
10 Top Religion and Politics Stories
December 29, 2009
A farewell to faithful readers after a year of blogging.
Nation & World - God & Country
NIH Director Francis Collins Takes the Lead in Reconciling Science and Religion
December 29, 2009
New challenges at the renowned institution include finding the genes that cause cancer, heart disease.
Nation & World
Clergy
December 28, 2009
As one of the 50 best careers of 2010, this should have strong growth over the next decade.
Money - Careers
Catholic Bishops Still Opposed to Senate Health Reform Bill
December 23, 2009
The U.S. Catholic bishops say the legislation's abortion funding restrictions don't go far enough.
Nation & World - God & Country
Explaining the Catholic Bishops' Influence
December 22, 2009
The U.S. Catholic hierarchy is helping shape healthcare reform and raising its voice on other issues
Nation & World - God & Country
Crib Sheet: Who's Opposing Senate's Healthcare Abortion Compromise--and Why
December 21, 2009
Supporters and opponents of abortion rights oppose the Senate healthcare bill's new abortion language.
Nation & World - God & Country
Catholic Bishops Weigh in Against Abortion Compromise in Health Reform Bill
December 18, 2009
Attention Ben Nelson: They say the bill is morally unacceptable.
Opinion - Peter Roff
Spiritual Needs Rank High as Death From Cancer Nears
December 18, 2009
Being 'at peace with God' affects medical choices, study finds
Health - Family Health
New Antiabortion Ads Target Bob Casey on Healthcare Bill
December 17, 2009
New ads in Pennsylvania pressure the Democrat on abortion in healthcare.
Nation & World - God & Country
Catholics United: Wrong to Call Us Pro-Abortion Rights
December 16, 2009
The progressive group Catholics United says that it is neither for nor against abortion rights.
Nation & World - God & Country
Top Ten Religion Stories of 2009
December 16, 2009
The country's religion journalists make a top 10 list, and most involve political connections.
Nation & World - God & Country
Notable Alums of Oral Roberts University, Whose Founder has Died
December 15, 2009
Alumni of his namesake university include Joel Osteen, Ted Haggard, and Kathie Lee Gifford.
Nation & World - God & Country
White House Fatherhood Town Hall Features Eric Holder and Allan Houston
December 15, 2009
The Atlanta event will feature Holder and former basketball player Allan Houston.
Nation & World - God & Country
Evangelist Oral Roberts Dies in California at Age 91
December 15, 2009
Roberts was a pioneer in televangelism who founded a multimillion-dollar ministry.
Nation & World
Are Pro-Abortion-Rights Catholic Groups Fake?
December 15, 2009
A conservative Roman Catholic calls a new crop of progressive Catholic groups fake.
Nation & World - God & Country
Pew: Half of Americans Who Attend Religious Services Go to More than One Place
December 14, 2009
Half of those who attend religious services go to more than one house of worship.
Nation & World - God & Country
Poll: More Religious Means More Republican
December 11, 2009
Democrats are scrambling to follow suit—so who speaks for the non-believers?
Opinion - Bonnie Erbe
Gallup Poll: Religious Intensity Predicts Party Identification, With Caveats
December 11, 2009
More religious Americans are likely to be Republicans, while the less religious tend to be Democrats.
Nation & World - God & Country
Conservatives' Faith-Based Praise for Obama in Oslo
December 11, 2009
Conservatives praise Obama's Nobel speech for recognizing evil and the fallen nature of man.
Nation & World - God & Country
In Nobel Speech, Obama Argues Policies Conform to 'Just War' Theory
December 10, 2009
In his Nobel Prize speech, Obama argues his policies conform to the theory attributed to St. Augustine.
Nation & World - God & Country
