Venting and vetting: The brutal side of papal politics
If you want a crash course on how papal politics really works, look no further than the saga of Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien.
If you want a crash course on how papal politics really works, look no further than the saga of Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien.
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Mennonite Central Committee's chaplaincy programs in Alberta and Ontario are facing a fund gap following the Canadian government's decision to change how it supports community chaplaincy services for ex-prisoners.
In a surprise move that shocked both sides of a years-long debate, the Church of England on Tuesday (Nov. 20) rejected an expected move to allow women bishops, preserving the church's status as one of the last bastions of male privilege in the United Kingdom.