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NEWS STORY: Archbishop Francis George installed as head of the archdiocese of Chicago
c. 1997 Religion News Service
CHICAGO _ With a wreath of incense, prayer and song, Chicago Roman Catholics welcomed Archbishop Francis George as he was installed as their new archbishop Wednesday (May 7) in an elaborate ceremony drawing on the church's ancient traditions to celebrat...
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NEWS STORY: Portland Archbishop named Bernardin’s successor in Chicago
c. 1997 Religion News Service
CHICAGO _ The Vatican, acting nearly five months after the death of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Tuesday (April 8) named Archbishop Francis George of Portland, Ore., as the new head of the powerful and important archdiocese of Chicago.
Francis, 60, a me...
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NEWS STORY: Archbishop of Canterbury backs mandatory union recognition
c. 1997 Religion News Service
BRIGHTON, England _ Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, in an unprecedented appearance before trade unionists, won a standing ovation from labor leaders Tuesday (Sept. 9) announcing his support for a law that would make companies recognize unions."I...
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NEWS STORY: Archbishop of Canterbury: Diana’s death shows English religious yearning
c. 1997 Religion News Service
LONDON _ The"humbling, astonishing"response to the death of Princess Diana dramatically demonstrated a deep strain of religious yearning among the English people to which the church must learn to respond, according to Archbishop of Canterbury George Car...
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COMMENTARY: What if it were me behind bars?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Samuel K. Atchison is an ordained minister and has worked as a policy analyst and social worker to the homeless. He currently is a prison chaplain in Trenton, N.J.)
UNDATED _ A recent New York Times story breathes new life into one of my hidden fears...
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NEWS FEATURE: With St. Patrick, myth mingles with history
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ An old music hall song says he was the gentleman who drove the frogs and snakes from Ireland. And that's still the image most Americans have of St. Patrick _ the shamrock-wielding toad-chaser who somehow got mixed up with green beer and leprec...
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COMMENTARY: The evil `Roman collar code’ of silence
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com, or contact him via e-mail at agreel(at)aol.com.)
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COMMENTARY: Forgiveness and the story of Amy Biehl
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com, or contact him via e-mail at agreel(at)aol.com.)
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COMMENTARY: `Collective guilt’ no response to senseless acts
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com or contact him via e-mail at agreel(AT)aol.com.)
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1997 Religion News Service
"Holiday Season of Conscience"urged to end sweatshop abuses
(RNS) Charles Kernaghan, the man who forced Kathie Lee Gifford to stop sweatshop production of her clothing line, wants Americans"to shop with a conscience"next Christmas by buying from compa...
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