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Pope seeks to ”liberate” Virgin Mary from the Mafia

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Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican thinktank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organised crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends. The Vatican’s Pontifical Marian Academy launched the thinktank on Friday at a conference entitled “Liberating Mary from […]

Think tank calls for “careful reappraisal” of how the Bible is used when it comes to mental health and an analysis of UK’s “burgeoning exorcism scene”

There is a need for a “careful reappraisal” of how the Bible is used when it comes to mental health issues, according to a report from UK-based Christian think tank Theos. The Christianity and mental health: theology, activities, potential report, published last week, also calls for an analysis of what is described as the “burgeoning exorcism scene” […]