Vatican Releases New List of Sinful Acts
A Vatican official has listed drugs, pollution and genetic manipulations as well as social and economic injustices as new areas of sinful behavior.
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Muscle Cream Caused NYC Teen's Death
A medical examiner blamed a 17-year-old track star's death on the use of too much muscle cream, the kind used to soothe aching legs after exercise. -
Report: China Detains Bishop Again
An elderly bishop in China's underground Catholic church has been detained again by police, nine months after his release from their custody. -
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U.S. House Members Blast China
At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Congress members rebuked China on a range of issues including its support of ruthless regimes, forced abortion, and repatriation of North Kor -
Report: China fails to keep Olympic promises
China has failed to live up to promises to improve human rights for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing despite reforms to the death-penalty system and more freedoms for foreign reporters. -
Threatening Note Closes Texas University
Authorities evacuated buildings Tuesday at St. Edward's University after a threatening note was found, a school official said. -
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Pat Robertson's Diet Shake
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed religious broadcaster Pat Robertson misused a Texas bodybuilder's image to promote the televangelist's protein diet shake. -
Bush: America is a Nation of Prayer
President Bush says America is 'a nation of prayer.' At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, the president said Americans pray by the millions each day - for themselves, their families and t -
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Hawaii Considers Bill to Allow Civil Unions for Gay Couples
Trying to avoid a heated battle over gay ''marriage,'' Hawaii lawmakers are considering a renewed push to grant same-sex couples similar benefits through civil unions. -
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Polls: Wealth a Top Priority for Most Youth Today
Melissa Greenwood sees it every day at her high school — the hyper-focus on designer labels, the must-have trendy cell phones, the classmates driving SUVs. -
Bush Hails Abortion Foes at Annual Rally
President Bush marked the 34th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision Monday, telling thousands of abortion foes he shares their goal of seeing 'the day when every child is welcomed in -
Carter Calls His Mideast Book 'Accurate'
Former President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that the storm of criticism he has faced for his recent book has not weakened his resolve for fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians. -
Operation Rescue Makes Stand in Kansas
When Troy Newman moved here from Southern California in 2002 to carry on his anti-abortion campaign, he thought the aggressive tactics his group uses to get its message across would play well in this -
New AG Concerned about Security in Late-Term Abortionist Case
Newly installed Attorney General Paul Morrison says he's concerned about the security of records used in an unsuccessful attempt to prosecute the state's most visible abortion doctor. -
Police: Man Sets Fire to Nativity Scene
A man walked into a church, doused a nativity scene with a flammable liquid and set it ablaze in front of a practicing choir, police said. -
War Protesters Decry Saddam's Death
Small groups of Americans opposed to the Iraq war and the death penalty decried Saddam Hussein's execution. -
Ruling Expected Soon in Christian Health Care Case
Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate could rule within the next two weeks on whether Medi-Share can continue to operate in Kentucky. -
Jesse Jackson Says Saddam Hanging Will Escalate Violence
The execution of Saddam Hussein will not make the United States safer and will only increase the violence in Iraq, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday. -
Chicago Church Braces for Federal Raid
Members of a storefront church said Wednesday they fear U.S. authorities plan to raid their building and arrest an illegal immigrant who has taken refuge there. -
Priest Tackles Intruder, Foils Theft
A Roman Catholic priest tackled a teenage boy he found rummaging through a church rectory Tuesday, foiling a theft attempt, police said.
