Path to Sainthood Gets Steeper (Religion News)
Posted by Jose on 09 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: christian relics
Pope John Paul II beatified more saints than all other popes combined. Now the Vatican will make the road to sainthood more difficult. Father James Martin, acting publisher of the Jesuit magazine America, talks with Madeleine Brand about the increased restrictions on beatification.
Pope John Paul II beatified more saints than all other popes combined. Now the Vatican will make the road to sainthood more difficult. Father James Martin, acting publisher of the Jesuit magazine America, talks with Madeleine Brand about the increased restrictions on beatification.
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With eight days before Iran?s parliamentary elections, there is little doubt that religious conservatives will tighten their grip on power, pushing aside some of the veteran politicians who helped found the Islamic Republic 29 years ago. read more…
Lawmakers violated the state constitution by budgeting $12 million to create a pharmacy school and a scholarship at a private Southern Baptist university, a judge ruled Thursday. read more…
A prayer movement has broken out in a handful of churches along Interstate 35, which stretches from Texas to Minnesota. Participants say that if people pray hard enough, God will touch communities along the highway. The movement is based on a reference to a “highway of holiness” in Isaiah 35:8.
A prayer movement has broken out in a handful of churches along Interstate 35, which stretches from Texas to Minnesota. Participants say that if people pray hard enough, God will touch communities along the highway. The movement is based on a reference to a “highway of holiness” in Isaiah 35:8.
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The cash-strapped Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., wants to turn seven of its inner-city schools into public charter schools. The only problem is the schools would have to relinquish their religious identity.
The cash-strapped Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., wants to turn seven of its inner-city schools into public charter schools. The only problem is the schools would have to relinquish their religious identity.
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They carried the body of Avraham David Moses, 16 years old, on a stretcher down the slope of the vibrant green cemetery here, shaded by tall pines, overlooking a valley, in utter silence. read more…
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: A Jew, a Baptist and a Baha’i get together every Sunday morning … It’s a new kind of Sunday school, where families from a range of religions gather to learn about helpfulness, obedience, service and friendliness.
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: A Jew, a Baptist and a Baha’i get together every Sunday morning … It’s a new kind of Sunday school, where families from a range of religions gather to learn about helpfulness, obedience, service and friendliness.
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