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                    [Title] => Vatican signals new tone on US nuns
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An unprecedented Vatican investigation of US women's religious orders that alarmed Roman Catholic sisters when the inquiry began years ago ended Tuesday with a report signaling a softer approach under Pope Francis.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-18 02:23:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1661131 [AuthorName] => Rachel Zoll [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1286932 [Title] => Vatican surveys find Catholics reject sex rules [Summary] =>

New surveys commissioned by the Vatican show that the vast majority of Catholics in Germany and Switzerland reject church teaching on contraception, sexual morality, gay unions and divorce, findings remarkable both in their similarity and in the fact that they were even publicized.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-05 09:32:22 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620017 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1281720 [Title] => Obama, Pope Francis to meet amid shared economic view [Summary] =>

When President Barack Obama meets Pope Francis in the Vatican in March, both men will speak a common economic language rooted in similar views about poverty and income inequality, giving prominence to an issue that the U.S. president wants to be a central theme of his second term.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-22 10:11:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390382 [AuthorName] => Jim Kuhnhenn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 655822 [Title] => New iPhone, iPad app helps you keep track of sins [Summary] =>

Can your iPad or iPhone bring you closer to God? A new application for the devices aims to help Roman Catholics who haven't been to the confessional booth in a while keep track of their sins, one Commandment at a time.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-10 13:40:41 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 496404 [Title] => The two faces of the world today [Summary] =>

I was amused to see the photo of US President Barack Obama with Pope Benedict XVI.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134343 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096945 [AuthorName] => Fr. Roy Cimagala [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 485455 [Title] => Obama and pope meet for first time [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican yesterday for frank but constructive talks between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-11 02:04:08 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 485201 [Title] => Obama and pope to hold their first meeting [Summary] =>

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The White House says it expects "frank" but constructive talks in President Barack Obama's meeting Friday with Pope Benedict XVI — two men who share similar views on helping the poor and pushing for Middle East peace but disagree on abortion and stem cell research.

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Like millions in Asia who did not want to miss “the Moment” — the inauguration of the US’ first black President — I stayed up till the early morning hours of Wednesday (Manila time) just to be able to claim my part in history.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 391458 [Title] => Politics and religion in America [Summary] => HOUSTON, Texas – This time, we’re down in Houston, Texas as guests of my childhood best friend Tony Rizarri and his wife Dora at the plush Olde Oaks subdivision. Houston is a two-and-a-half-hour plane ride from Las Vegas and because we’re in Texas, the two sons of Tony Rizarri, Gilbert and Bobby, came home just to be with my daughter Katrina and me.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 390347 [Title] => Viva! Las Vegas! [Summary] => For tonight's special presentation on Straight from the Sky, we bring you a Man for All Seasons, a man who held privileged positions no one has held. I'm referring to our good friend, Mr. Angelo Verdan, who worked with Philippine Airlines (PAL) for most of his life, until he retired. One would think that retirement would mean the end of work. But this is not the case for Angie Verdan, he and his partners ventured into a new industry, which is now the Cable tv industry where years later, only SkyCable remains in Cebu City.
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