Priests blamed for poverty in Phillippines Posted: 4 months ago by doggylives
Roman Catholic clergy are telling Filipino faithful that "children are riches, and the more you have, the more blessed you are." But health officials and some politicians say that the Philippines has an overpopulation problem that condemns millions of children to poverty.
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Archaeological excavations uncover Roman temple in Zippori (Sepphoris) Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Ruins of a Roman temple from the second century CE have recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park in Israel. Above the temple are foundations of a church from the Byzantine period. The excavations shed light on the multi-cultural society of ancient Zippori.
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Filipino girl, 11, hangs herself in despair because her family was poor Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Filled with despair at her poverty-stricken life in a shack, an 11-year-old girl wrote in a diary how she wished for new shoes and jobs for her parents – then slipped a rope around her neck and hanged herself.
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Dutch city fines Roman Catholic church for ringing bell too early and too loud Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
In a ding-dong battle between a Catholic church and city fathers, a priest is being slapped with a 5,000-euro fine each time he rings his church bell to call his flock to early morning Mass.
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Pope: Other Christians Not True Churches Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Pope Benedict XVI reasserted the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says other Christian communities are either defective or not true churches and Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation.
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Unitus: Fighting Global Poverty by Empowering Women In Business Posted: 1 year ago by Zaahn
There are nearly 3 billion people living in extreme poverty around the world; 70% of the world's poorest are women and children. Limited schooling and lack of appropriate health education are just some of the chronic issues that are strongly correlated with high poverty rates in women. Help raise awareness by adding a Unitus banner to your website. Spread the word. Changing the world - one woman at a time.
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Blow-up church looks to lure beachgoers Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers.
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AIDS to Spread Faster with Catholic Condom Ban Posted: 10 months ago by maxriter
Latin America is at danger of having the epidemic of AIDS due to the current policy of Roman Catholic Church that discourages the use of condoms, UN officials reported.
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