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(Experiencing some technical difficulties, so I’ll keep my next few posts short and sweet.) Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth year anniversary as pontiff, succeeding John Paul II, by having lunch with 46 cardinals at the Vatican yesterday. Links to some of the coverage: Pope Benedict XVI Marks 5 Years Since Election (Associated Press) Chronology of Five…

The U.S. Supreme Court has started hearing arguments in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the case that concerns whether the University of California’s Hastings College of Law can deny formal recognition (including organizational funding) to the student religious group that denies membership based on religion and sexual orientation. Not surprisingly, the Associated Press reports that the…

During his visit to Malta over the weekend, Pope Benedict met with eight clergy sex abuse survivors, men who said they had been molested by priests in a Catholic orphanage on the European island nation. The Associated Press reports the pope prayed with them, expressed his shame and sorrow at the pain they had suffered in…

Pope Benedict turned 83 today, and members of the Philadephia-based Papal Foundation presented him with a large cake and cheerful rendition of “Happy Birthday.” The Associated Press reports that the Vatican doesn’t officially celebrate popes’ birthday, though a papal palace luncheon is planned Monday — after Benedict gets back from his trip to Malta — to mark the fifth…
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