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Pope Watch: Accused Indian Priest Will Return to U.S.; More Vatican Authority Needed?
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Nicole Neroulias
The Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, who allegedly molested two teenage girls while serving in a Minnesota parish a few years ago, will return from India to face sexual assault charges. Apparently, he wasn’t aware that the U.S., with the Vatican’s cooperation, had been trying to extradite him, until The New York Times came calling recently.…
Glenn Beck Gets ‘Twitterstorm’ From Jewish Social Justice Group
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Nicole Neroulias
From 9 a.m. today and for the next 24 hours, Jewish Funds for Justice is sending one “Tweet” a minute to Glenn Beck’s personal Twitter account. The “Haik U” messages (like haiku poems) are protesting the conservative broadcaster’s comments about religion and social justice. On Faith has more on this campaign. Two samples: And Jesus said toAll his…
Obama Met With Black Church Leaders, Other Clergy at Easter Prayer Breakfast
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Nicole Neroulias
On the heels of his family’s visit to an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church on Easter Sunday, President Obama met with a group of black church leaders before convening a larger gathering of clergy and community activists for an Easter prayer breakfast at the White House yesterday. Religion News Service reports that about 90 Christians attended the…
Pope Watch: Pope Benedict Names Gomez to L.A. Archdiocese
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Nicole Neroulias
Pope Benedict has named Archbishop Jose Gomez, 58, of San Antonio, Texas, to the position of coadjutor for Los Angeles, which puts him next in line to become the diocese’s cardinal — becoming America’s first Latino cardinal. Gomez, who was born in Mexico, is an archbishop of Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic movement that most people…
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