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Vatican: Pope’s ‘not Christian’ remark about Trump wasn’t personal attack

The Vatican on Friday tried to tamp down a firestorm ignited by Pope Francis’ comments assailing Donald Trump’s views on U.S. immigration as “not Christian,” saying it was not a personal attack or attempt to influence the U.S. campaign.

 
Pope indicates Vatican could relax birth control ban over Zika crisis

On the frontline of Brazil’s fight against Zika, Vandson Holanda sends Roman Catholic volunteers into the poorest areas of this city, showing residents how to protect themselves against mosquitoes that carry the virus linked to birth defects.

Check out what people in Nevada are giving up for Lent — MAP

Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent last week, meaning Christians across the country are in observation of the annual tradition of choosing something to give up until Easter Sunday.

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Pope slams Mexico’s elite during Mass in ‘Saint Death’ city

Celebrating Mass for more than 300,000 people in one of Mexico´s poorest and most dangerous cities, Pope Francis on Sunday took a swipe at the country’s rich and corrupt elite.

 
Pope presses Mexican president on corruption, drugs

Pope Francis called on Mexico’s government on Saturday to fight endemic corruption and drug trafficking and he then prayed with thousands before the icon that unites the country — the Virgin of Guadalupe.

 
Pope, Russian patriarch embrace at historic meeting in Cuba

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart.

 
Vegas Stripped: And to dust you shall return — VIDEO

Rev. J Barry Vaughn, rector of the Christ Church Episcopal, joins other ministers from his church to deliver ashes to anyone on the Strip for Ash Wednesday.

Lion dancers prepare to leap into Chinese New Year

Traipse through a Las Vegas Chinatown back alley on a chilly January evening, and you might run into a dragon practicing its glide.

Streamed services mean never missing church

Pastors at several Las Vegas churches say streaming their services online offers a new way to reach people outside the traditional walls of the sanctuary.

Mainline Protestant churches strive to maintain relevance

With older Americans and baby boomers passing away, the new generation rising up to replace them is “simply far less religious, far less likely to identify with Christianity, including mainline Protestantism.”

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