For the first time at any Olympics, the thousands of visitors have an extra level of care and support, thanks to an initiative from the churches.
In the News
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August 3rd, 2012
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August 2nd, 2012
The rebel uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad's regime has spilled into two Christian-populated areas in the capital of Damascus, with the country's leader describing the conflict as a "crucial and heroic battle".
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August 2nd, 2012
Muslims have attacked a church and Christian homes in a village close to the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The BBC reports that at least 16 people were wounded in the unrest in Dahshur, around 40km (25 miles) south of Cairo.
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August 2nd, 2012
The director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office has defended statements made by Archbishop-elect of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia. In which he argued that society has been silent when it comes to the health risks and dangers of the homosexual lifestyle.
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August 1st, 2012
The New York Times is a liberal newspaper, but that didn’t stop them from publishing a mammoth feature on the relationship between family structure and economic inequality.
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August 1st, 2012
Religious liberty is a cornerstone of the Constitution of the United States of America.
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August 1st, 2012
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has launched a survey asking health professionals and the public to weigh in on several ethically controversial strategies to increase organ donations.
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August 1st, 2012
Despite renewed calls for an end to China’s brutal one-child policy, a British expert says it is not going anywhere because of the government’s highly-structured system of financial and personal incentives for family planning officials.
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August 1st, 2012
The Obama administration's much-criticized abortion/contraceptive mandate went into effect Aug. 1, forcing businesses and religious organizations to carry insurance plans covering contraceptives that can cause chemical abortions, at no cost to the employee.
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August 1st, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives has failed to approve a bill to restrict the District of Columbia's unfettered abortion policy.