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Joe Biden “Praying” For Jacob Blake and His Family, Calls For Full Investigation of Officers Involved
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Megan Bailey
Jacob Blake, a Black man shot seven times by police in Wisconsin, is now fighting to survive. In a Facebook post on Monday, Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden said he was praying for “Jacob’s recovery and for his children”. Blake is now paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his…
Irish Abuse Probe Finishes ‘First Phase’
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Beliefnet News Editor
By FRANCIS X. ROCCA c. 2011 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Vatican investigation of clerical sex abuse in Ireland has finished its “first phase,” the Vatican announced on Monday (June 6), but a published report of its findings may not appear until next year. The announcement came four days after Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid…
BBC Says Muslims Selling Tainted Holy Water from Mecca
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Beliefnet News Editor
By AL WEBB c. 2011 Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) A BBC investigation is claiming that holy drinking water from Mecca is contaminated with arsenic and is being sold illegally to Muslims at shops in Britain. The BBC report on Thursday (May 5) said its investigation uncovered that “Zamzam” water has been found bottled in…
Report: Ambassador Spends Too Much Time on Religion
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Beliefnet News Editor
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. ambassador to Malta, who helped rally Catholic support for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, has spent “considerable time” writing on topics beyond the mission of his office, particularly about matters of faith, according to a new State Department investigation. The report from the department’s Office of Inspector General said Ambassador Douglas Kmiec’s…
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