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October 23, 2013
Just Catholic: "Captain Phillips" tells the sad story of teenaged boys who did the unthinkable to overcome their poor backgrounds and paid with tragedy.
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October 23, 2013
Grace on the Margins: The secret sale of Mount Manresa in Staten Island, N.Y., has upset neighbors and supporters, who are doing their best to save the land.
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October 23, 2013
NCR Today: Pope Francis announced Wednesday he would remove bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst from his position for the time being.
by Melissa Musick Nussbaum
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October 23, 2013
My Table is Spread: My sister and I went to see women we love in assisted-living residences. We didn't expect the sense of what is right and wrong with their care.
A version of this story appeared in the Oct 25-Nov 7, 2013 print issue under the headline: Imbalance undermines bishops' campaign.
by David E. DeCosse
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October 23, 2013
Opinion: Pope Francis has pointed the way toward a better balance on political topics. Will the U.S. bishops follow his lead?
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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.