Religion

Pope Adds 22 Cardinals To Club To Elect Successor()  

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to preside over a consistory in St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican on Saturday.

February 18, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday brought 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals who will elect his successor, in a greatly simplified ceremony that took account of evidence the 84-year-old pontiff is slowing down.

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Law

Pa. Priest Faces Trial On Child Abuse Cover-Up()  

Monsignor William Lynn is charged with conspiracy and child endangerment for failing to act on reports of sex abuse in the Philadelphia archdiocese.

February 17, 2012 Monsignor William Lynn of Philadelphia is the first cleric to be criminally charged with covering up child sex abuse by a priest. Jury selection begins Feb. 21 in a case that will set enormous precedent for future sex abuse litigation.

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Presidential Race

In Arizona, Romney Can't Take Mormons For Granted()  

Karen Johnson, from Linden, Ariz., supports the candidacy of Ron Paul. She says Mitt Romney shares her faith, but not her politics.

February 16, 2012 KJZZThere's a noticeable streak of Mormon libertarianism in the West, and the Ron Paul campaign has actively courted that vote. While Republican Mitt Romney retains strong support among many of his faith, others see their religion more in line with a much smaller-government approach to politics.

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Bankrupt Archdiocese Tries To Limit Abuse Claims()  

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Jan. 4 in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual abuse lawsuits have left it with financial claims that exceed its means.

February 16, 2012 WPRThe Archdiocese of Milwaukee is not the first to file for bankruptcy, but it has been the most aggressive in trying to persuade a judge to wipe out many of the financial claims made by abuse victims.

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It's All Politics

Elie Wiesel Shines Spotlight On Romney Over Controversial Mormon Practice()  

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel

February 15, 2012 Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel's name and those of his father and grandfather appeared on a list used to select people for posthumous Mormon baptisms. Wiesel is calling on Mitt Romney to use his stature as perhaps the nation's most prominent Mormon to condemn the practice. Romney has not commented.

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Author Interviews

Nathan Englander: Assimilating Thoughts Into Stories()  

Nathan Englander grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family. He now splits his time between New York and Madison, Wis.

February 15, 2012 In What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, Nathan Englander writes about his own faith — and what it means to be Jewish — in stories that explore religious tension, Israeli-American relations and the Holocaust.

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