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Catholic Annulment

More than a 'loophole,' the annulment process helps couples confront a failed relationship and build a future within the Church.

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Annulment--The Catholic Name for Divorce?

How the Catholic Church deals with some failed marriages

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Boston Archdiocese's Annulment Panel Names Child Advocate

Divorced couples seeking annulments must supply data about their children's emotional well-being.

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What Catholics Believe

Central tenets of this faith, based on the questions in the Belief-O-Matic quiz.

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Childless-by-Choice Catholics

'In choosing not to have children, you have not failed God, humanity, or yourself,' says a feminist Catholic.

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Few Saving Graces in 'Da Vinci'

La Shawn Barber blogs about religion, culture, and politics for Beliefnet.

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Mom's Faithfulness Until the End

A woman refuses to stop praying for the soul of her husband, who has been estranged from the church and from his own family.

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The Future of the Catholic Church

What Catholics and Non-Catholics think about Pope John Paul II and how the church should change with the next pope.

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Pope Laments 'Dying' Churches in West

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Confessions of a Frustrated
Lay Minister

I do everything from prepare the liturgy to process annulments--but I feel invisible in the Church.

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