Pope Francis to Push for Action on Climate Change in 2015
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Pope Francis to Push for Action on Climate Change in 2015

ByDeirdre Fulton

Pope Francis will take on global warming in 2015, with a lengthy speech on human ecology and climate change to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, an address to the United Nations general assembly, and a summit of the world’s main religions, according to the Observer. The Sunday paper reports: The reason for such frenetic activity,…

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Criticizes Notre Dame Benefits Policy for Gay Spouses
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Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Criticizes Notre Dame Benefits Policy for Gay Spouses

ByKyle W. Bell

Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Kevin Rhoades writes in an online Catholic publication that Notre Dame was hasty in its decision to extend employee benefits to same-sex spouses. Two federal courts ruled Indiana’s gay marriage ban earlier this year. The Supreme Court effectively legalized marriage equality in Indiana last week. “Notre Dame believes that the law…