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Federal judge strikes down Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban

By Michael Winter

c. 2013 USA Today (RNS) A federal judge ruled Tuesday (Jan. 14) that Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution...

John Kerry makes first Vatican visit, hints at Obama meeting with Pope Francis

By Eric J. Lyman

c. 2014 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Vatican counterpart for more than 90 minutes Tuesday (Jan. 14)...

Top 12 pastor stunts: Living as an atheist is just the latest ministry gimmick

By David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) A California pastor made headlines this month when he announced that he will live like an atheist for a year to see what...

ANALYSIS: Pope Francis’ cardinals point the way to Catholicism’s future

David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) In naming his first batch of new cardinals on Sunday (Jan. 12), Pope Francis made some surprising choices that largely...

New ‘SoulPulse’ app lets users monitor their spirituality in real time

By Cathy Lynn Grossman

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Folks who have just knocked back two drinks say they’re really aware of God at that moment. And good sleep enhances a...

Vatican’s illegal downloads include ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘Lesbian Hair Salon’

By Eric J. Lyman

c. 2014 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) Computer users in the Vatican apparently have an illegal taste for the German heavy metal band Scorpions, the coming...

Ethicists criticize treatment of brain-dead patients

By Liz Szabo

c. 2013 USA Today (RNS) The cases of two young women — a California teen and a pregnant Texas mother — have generated sympathy for their families...

Peace activist John Dear parts ways with the Jesuits

By David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) The Rev. John Dear, a prominent peace activist and Jesuit priest, has left the Society of Jesus — the same order Pope...

Thomas Melady, former U.S. envoy to the Vatican, dies at 86

By Eric J. Lyman

c. 2014 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) Thomas Patrick Melady, a veteran diplomat and highly regarded author and policy expert best known for his work as U.S...

ANALYSIS: Yes, the pope is still Catholic, despite what you heard

By David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) No doubt about it, Pope Francis is generating the kind of Internet buzz and sky-high Q Scores that brand managers can only...

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