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Vatican pronouncement highlights clash between gay marriage and religious freedom

By Cassidy Wixom
April 16, 2021 12:00 AM
The Catholic Church's doctrinal authority recently decreed that the Church cannot bless gay marriages because God cannot 'bless sin.'
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Religion

The changing, expanding role of women in religions

By Cassidy Wixom
January 25, 2021 12:00 AM
Pope Francis recently announced that women can now read during Mass and instituted the change to recognize the 'precious contribution' women bring to the Catholic Church.
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Local

BYU choir event offers 'a little piece of heaven'

By Jessica Smith
March 21, 2019 12:00 AM
Conductor Rosalind Hall opened the performance as the Concert Choir encircled the sanctuary. The vaulted ceiling of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church was key to providing the perfect acoustics for this sacred choral event. (Jessica Smith)
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Religion

Poland's Catholic Church set to release sex abuse statistics

By Associated Press
March 14, 2019 12:00 AM
Workers dismantling a statue of the late Solidarity-era priest, Henryk Jankowski, following a decision by city councilors remove it, amid allegations Jankowski sexually abused minors, in Gdansk, Poland, on Friday, March 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Wojciech Strozyk)
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World

Thing you should know today: 3/14/19

By Lauren Lethbridge
March 14, 2019 12:00 AM
Colorado’s ‘bomb cyclone’ storm barrels toward Midwest
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World

Australian cardinal sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

By Associated Press
March 13, 2019 12:00 AM
In this Dec 10, 2018, photo, Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to face sex charges, departs an Australian court. Pell was sentenced in an Australian court on Wednesday, March 13 to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
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Religion

Pope meets with Mormon leadership in Rome to dedicate temple

By Associated Press
March 11, 2019 12:00 AM
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Pope Francis is marking Ash Wednesday with prayer and a solemn procession between two churches on one of ancient Rome's seven hills. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Nation

Pope: Vatican next year to open archives on wartime Pius XII

By Associated Press
March 04, 2019 12:00 AM
Pope Francis delivers his speech during a Mass in the St. Crispino parish church, in the Labaro neighborhood, Rome, Sunday, Mar. 3. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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World

Things you should know today: 03/04/19

By Holly Ferguson
March 04, 2019 12:00 AM
Spielberg’s push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve
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World

Vatican sex abuse summit seeks new culture of accountability

By Associated Press
February 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Pope Francis, center, makes his way to the second day of a Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests, at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 22. Pope Francis has issued 21 proposals to stem the clergy sex abuse around the world, calling for specific protocols to handle accusations against bishops and for lay experts to be involved in abuse investigations. (Giuseppe Lami/Pool Photo via AP)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 2/22/19

By Morgan March
February 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Vatican sex abuse summit seeks new culture of accountability
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Religion

Pope publicly acknowledges clergy sexual abuse of nuns

By Associated Press
February 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Pope Francis blesses a boy during a mass at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. After returning to Rome, Francis addressed the Catholic Church's scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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World

Things you should know today: 2/7/19

By Sydnee Gonzalez
February 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Pope publicly acknowledges clergy sexual abuse of nuns
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Nation

Things you should know today: 9/25/18

By Auburn Wilcox
September 25, 2018 12:00 AM
Trump address to UN overshadowed by messy domestic politics
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World

Pope: Priestly abuse scandals driving Catholic faithful away

By Associated Press
September 25, 2018 12:00 AM
Pope Francis salutes faithful as he arrives in Freedom Square to celebrate a Mass in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Sept. 25. Pope Francis concludes his four-day tour of the Baltics visiting Estonia. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Religion

North Korean refugees make it to BYU

By Mckayla Robinson
April 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Nearly 10 years ago, North Korean native Donghyun Kim told his wife Jiyein Song he was leaving town on a business trip. Song believed this trip would only last 15 days, but she began to worry when he never returned. Little did she know, Kim had escaped North Korea and was making his way through China, Laos, Thailand and into South Korea.
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Uncategorized

News roundup: Tuesday, Sept. 27

September 27, 2016 12:00 AM
Local/State
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Nation

LDS Church and its members aid refugees

By Trevor Morgan
September 16, 2016 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking steps to feed the hungry and help people in need as the refugee crisis continues to develop.
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