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October 23, 2013
NCR Today: 'Bling' bishop suspended; rainbow sashes banned in Springfield, Ill.; employee quizzes McDonald's president on fair wages.
A version of this story appeared in the Nov 8-21, 2013 print issue under the headline: Conference talks through evangelization challenges in Asia.
by N.J. Viehland
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Manila, Philippines — October 22, 2013
After months of listening to Pope Francis' admonishments to take the church to the peripheries, Catholics in Asia examined their missions in a conference on the new evangelization.
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Vatican City — October 22, 2013
The Vatican's highest doctrinal official on Tuesday reaffirmed church teaching barring divorced and remarried Catholics from the sacrament without an annulment of their first sacramental marriage.
Des Moines, Iowa — October 22, 2013
Eco Catholic: The question of how to feed an estimated 9 billion people by 2050 drew experts from around the world to Iowa for the annual World Food Prize conference.
A version of this story appeared in the Oct 25-Nov 7, 2013 print issue under the headline: The Buddha who lives in our backyard.
by Michael Leach
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October 22, 2013
Soul Seeing: We placed a Buddha outside our kitchen window so we can look out and focus on peace.
A version of this story appeared in the Oct 25-Nov 7, 2013 print issue under the headline: Francis is the exclamation point on Vatican II.
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October 22, 2013
Publisher's column: Will a church groomed by compassion and mercy be the church of our future? Will our church be guided by the lives and needs of marginalized people?
A version of this story appeared in the Oct 25-Nov 7, 2013 print issue under the headline: New German missal translation runs into difficulties.
by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt
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October 22, 2013
German Catholics won't be praying from a new translation of the Roman Missal as planned. In fact, the conference postponed the introduction of the new Mass prayers indefinitely.
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October 22, 2013
NCR Today: The latest on 'Bishop Bling'; Human trafficking tackled in San Jose, Calif.; @Pontifex; Philippines earthquake reconstruction; and more.
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October 21, 2013
At the Intersection: How do we get stuck on judging other people's behavior? I think it happens for two reasons.
This story appears in the Fall bishops' meeting 2013 feature series. View the full series.
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October 21, 2013
Distinctly Catholic: The USCCB has announced its top 10 candidates for presidency and vice presidency. Who will take the spots?