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You need decent clothes when you go to church. 你去教堂时要穿着得体。 You need decent clothes when you go to church. 你去教堂时要穿着得体。 OK. I will choose something formal. 好吧。我选一套正式的衣服。 When you are

Some Say It’s Time for Women as Priests, But It’s Unlikely

The Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to become priests. With the latest sex abuse crisis, some believe it is time for a change. But, they admit, it is unlikely the church will change anytime soon. Pope Francis and the male priests at the Va

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Women in Catholic Church Call for Change Some Catholic women are calling to remove the barriers that prevent them from reaching the highest positions in their churchs leadership. They say women should be able to vote in major policy meetings. They wa

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AS IT IS 2015-09-03 Pope Allows Priests to Forgive 'Sin of Abortion' Pope Francis is calling his priests to forgive women of the sin of abortion during the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy. The Pope guides more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide. He

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Over the last few decades, the Catholic Church in America has struggled to fill the ranks of its clergy. The average age of the church's serving priests and nuns is 70 and still rising. But some Catholic orders in the United States are successfully a

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2014-03-22

Ukraine is beginning to evacuate families of its military personnel stationed in Crimea. Thats after the latest reports crowds stormed the Ukrainian ship in Sevastopol Harbor. NPRs Eleanor Beardsley reports the Kiev government has decided to pull all

VOA慢速英语20060731b

THIS IS AMERICA - Clergy in America: Still Mostly a Man's World, but More Women Answer Calling and Make GainsBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, July 31, 2006 Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Specia

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Here is the breaking news right now. Comes from the papal aircraft. Pope Francis making a significant statement showing conciliation to gay priests and gays and lesbians all around the world. George we just got it from the aircraft. Yes. This is Pope

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VOA News 23 June 2006 Watch Bishop Report Katharine Jefferts Schori At a national meeting in Ohio earlier this week (June 18), the Episcopal Church, the U.S. arm of the worldwide Anglican Communion, elected its first female presiding bishop. The cho

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AS IT IS 2013-06-07 Presence of Female Peacekeepers in Lebanon Continues to Grow From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Im Caty Weaver. Women are half the worlds population. But they can face barriers to economic independence and security. Toda

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AS IT IS - The struggles and successes of ordinary women Hello, Im your host Caty Weaver. On our show today: the struggles and successes of ordinary women, past and present. We look back at American women who fought for the right to vote. We visit Ra

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The people of Ireland vote tomorrow in a referendum that would open up the availability of abortion - this, in a country that has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. Opinion polls show that the vote is likely to

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NOEL KING, HOST: As scandals around clerical sex abuse hit the Catholic Church, a three-week-long assembly of bishops is underway in Rome. They're focused on how to make the church relevant to young people. But as NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, the a

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Voice 1 Hello and welcome to Spotlight. I'm Mike Procter. Voice 2 And I'm Ruby Jones. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 In today's programme

VOA常速英语2008年-Women Enter 'Priesthood' in Defiance of Roman C

By Jeff Swicord Sarasota, Florida 10 April 2008 As Pope Benedict prepares to travel to the United States [arriving April 15th], he continues to uphold the church's long-standing tradition of not ordaining women as priests. Since July 2006, more than

台湾建巨型水晶鞋教堂 春节开放

A 16m-high glass church in the shape of a high-heeled shoe has been built in Taiwan, apparently in a bid to attract more women. 台湾建了一座高16米的水晶高跟鞋教堂，以吸引女性游客。 A huge glass... what? 巨型水晶啥？ Yes

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By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, 28 Jan 2009 The Vatican has offered to allow conservative Anglican clergy to join a special section of the Catholic Church. They would be able to retain the Anglican liturgy and a married

TED演讲:曝光政府腐败的战斗(4)

So we are moving to this democratization of information, and I've been in this field for quite a while. 我们已经进入了信息的民主化，我已经研究这方面很久了。 Slightly embarrassing admission: Even when I was a kid, I used to h

Debris of suspected bomber of Egyptian church blast found

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SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: As the name of our show suggests, we do like to consider all things on this program, which is why we want to warn listeners that the conversation we're about to have might not be appropriate for all listeners because we'll be sp