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People participate in a candlelight pilgrimage walk which makes its way past an ancient well associated with St Brigid to the Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Ireland celebrates 'matron saint' with prayers, new holiday
By PETER SMITH - Associated Press
Wed,02/01/23-5:53AM , 208 Reads
KILDARE, Ireland (AP) — St. Patrick has long received the attention and the big parades, but another patron saint of Ireland is making a 21st century comeback.
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Voters wait in line to make corrections to their ballots for the midterm elections at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. According to data from AP VoteCast, voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic
By PETER SMITH - Associated Press
Sat,12/03/22-8:16AM , 293 Reads
When members of the small Pennsylvania chapter of Secular Democrats of America log on for their monthly meetings, they're not there for a virtual happy hour.

“We don’t sit around at our meetings patting ourselves on the back for not believing in God together,” said David Brown, a founder from the Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore.
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Voters wait in line to make corrections to their ballots for the midterm elections at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. According to data from AP VoteCast, voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic
By PETER SMITH - Associated Press
Sat,12/03/22-8:16AM , 302 Reads
When members of the small Pennsylvania chapter of Secular Democrats of America log on for their monthly meetings, they're not there for a virtual happy hour.

“We don’t sit around at our meetings patting ourselves on the back for not believing in God together,” said David Brown, a founder from the Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gathers for its fall meeting in Baltimore on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Smith)

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US Catholic bishops worry about abortion views in the pews
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Wed,11/16/22-6:54PM , 208 Reads
BALTIMORE (AP) — Even as they signaled a continued hardline stance on opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, the nation’s
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