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Pope Francis meets Iran’s president to boost nuke deal, Mideast peace
How the presidential candidates' extreme abortion positions distort a growing consensus
Activists contest Vatican over gay rights before key Italian vote
Pope Francis opens foot-washing rite to women in gesture of inclusion
Francis may become first pope to visit Rome mosque
On Religious Freedom Day, stand for the persecuted abroad
Pope Francis meets Google chief -- but where's the Doodle?
Is Pope Francis too indulgent with indulgences?
Catholics and Lutherans to worship together at Reformation anniversary
Episcopal Church suspended from Anglican Communion
Why black clergy ought not oppose same-sex marriage
Alabama chief justice defies Supreme Court gay marriage ruling, forbids clerks to issue licenses
Texas bishop rips 'cowboy mentality' against gun control
Vatican newspaper denounces 'woeful' Charlie Hebdo cover
Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Constitution says government can favor religion
Tiny churches, big hopes: Why some thrive despite the odds
Jewish and Muslim hate crimes soar in London
Ed Dobson, retired pastor and onetime Moral Majority leader, dies at 65
Trump ties Pope Francis as second ‘most admired,’ behind Obama
