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Boys' basketball: London Perrantes is back from trip to Europe
Varsity Times InsiderVirginia-bound point guard London Perrantes of Encino Crespi spent his spring break traveling to Spain and Italy with two friends. And his parents let him. “It was an amazing trip,” Perrantes said. “I had a great time.” He said... -
Pope wants church to 'act decisively' on abuse
ROME -- Pope Francis has called on the Roman Catholic Church to "act decisively" to end the sexual abuse of minors by priests, the Vatican said Friday. At a meeting with the head of the Vatican's doctrinal department, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, Francis...
Tags: Flu, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Francis I
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WonderCon 2013: Guillermo del Toro opens the big box that’s ‘Pacific Rim’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesDirector Guillermo del Toro revealed previously unseen footage from his upcoming robots vs. kaiju film “Pacific Rim” during the film's ...... -
Easter, the gardener's version
Paul GreenbergBut Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto...Tags: Human Interest
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Easter's decisive answer shatters nagging doubt
Holy week invites us in no other way to examine again the validity of our Christian faith. I don't know about you, but as I viewed the images and story of the current TV production of the "BIBLE," it caused me to think more deeply into the life, the...Tags: Easter
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New pope, new questions
When in Rome, the excitement swirling around the election of Pope Francis was contagious, even for those who weren't church-going Roman Catholics. My job was to convey that Eternal City-wide fervor to folks back home through stories, videos, live Webcasts...
Tags: Skype, Vatican City, Benedict XVI, Francis I, Religion and Belief
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Enough fiddling around
Contrary to rumor, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. He couldn't have; fiddles did not exist in first century Rome. Far more likely, however, is that Nero lit the fire that burned nearly one-third of the city in 64 AD because he wanted to clear the...Tags: Credit and Debt, Debt Market, Elections, Heavy Engineering, Budgets and Budgeting
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New pope, old question: Can you appreciate and object at the same time?
The white smoke had barely wafted away from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday when my friend Courtney, to my surprise, posted on Facebook, "We got a new Pope!" I bumped into her a while later. "Are you Catholic?" I asked. "No." "But you're excited...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Papal Conclave (2013), Family Planning, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Benedict stumbled trying to right troubled church
Pope Benedict XVI set clear and ambitious goals for his papacy quickly after he was elected: He hoped to re-evangelize the increasingly secular West. He would show that religious faith and reason could co-exist in the modern world. He would reach out to...Tags: Judaism, Customs and Tradition, Nazareth, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Cardinal George to play key role in picking next pope
As he nears his own retirement, Cardinal Francis George will head to Rome likely to play a powerful role in choosing Pope Benedict XVI's successor and charting a course for the next chapter of the Roman Catholic Church. Most recently focused on reaching...
Tags: Vatican City, Elections, Roman Catholicism, Benedict XVI, Christianity
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Pope Benedict XVI to step down at end of month
ROME – In an extraordinary announcement, Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that he would step down at the end of the month, ending a papacy that has lasted less than eight years. It is the first time in six centuries a pontiff has voluntarily...
Tags: Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Benedict XVI, Polio, Christianity
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Mar 15, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
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