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COMMENTARY: The death of a giant: Bishop William McManus
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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NEWS FEATURE: Little-known nun among church’s most powerful officials
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ She is not ordained but moves easily among the princes and prelates of the Roman Catholic Church, wearing classic suits and pumps instead of a Roman collar. In a world dominated by men in black, Sister Sharon Euart is arguably one of the mo...
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NEWS PROFILE: Talking With ...A Conversation with Roman Catholic Archbishop Francis George
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ Archbishop Francis George, currently head of the archdiocese of Portland, Ore., is set to become Archbishop of Chicago _ the nation's second largest Roman Catholic jurisdiction _ on Wednesday (May 7).
In an interview with RNS, George, a litt...
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NEWS FEATURE: Mormons making inroads among Spanish-speaking Catholics
c. 1997 Religion News Service
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. _ In the small fifth-floor apartment of Cruzita Castro, elders Mike Haugen and Richard Western huddled over Spanish-language versions of the Book of Mormon, following along while Castro slowly read a passage.
For years, the 67-year...
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NEWS STORY: Traditionalist bishop usurps Episcopal Church’s name and flag
c. 1997 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ A traditionalist Episcopal Church bishop has apparently gained legal control over the denomination's name and ecclesiastical flag, both of which lacked copyright protection.
Some church leaders see the move as an effort to hold the church ho...
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NEWS STORY: Episcopal Church approves historic agreement with Lutherans
c. 1997 Religion News Service
PHILADELPHIA _ The Episcopal Church Friday (July 18) approved its end of an historic intercommunion agreement with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) that will create pastor exchanges, common parishes and joint ministries.
The decision...
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Perhaps soil from Toussaint’s grave provided a miracle
c. 1997 RELIGION News Service
NEWARK, N.J. _ The Rev. Charles McTague, former chaplain at Port Newark, and a merchant seaman before he took his vows, has a personal story of what he considers to be a possible miraculous intercession by Pierre Toussaint.
In 1973, Newark Archbishop...
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NEWS FEATURE: Seeking sainthood for a 19th-century New Yorker
c. 1997 Religion News Service
NEW YORK _ Monsignor Robert O'Connell, pastor of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Barclay Street in Lower Manhattan, is not asking for a pocketful of miracles.
Just two will do to advance his cause: sainthood for Pierre Toussaint, born a slave...
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NEWS STORY: Women’s issues don’t register at American synod
c. 1997 Religion News Service
VATICAN CITY _ Roman Catholic bishops from North and South America are wringing their hands over such problems as the impact of non-Catholic faiths on their continents, the role of poor nations' international debt on their societies and lackluster par...
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NEWS STORY: Lutherans to try again on unity pact with Episcopalians
c. 1997 Religion News Serive
UNDATED _ With even some of its opponents stung _ and embarrassed _ by this summer's rejection of a full communion agreement with the Episcopal Church, Lutheran leaders are picking up the pieces and predicting a revised pact, approved by Lutherans, will...
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