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NEW YORK - St. PatricköÏÓãÊÓƵapp Day is associated as much with Roman Catholicism as it is with Irish-Americans, but this year some of the faithful aren’t happy with the inclusion of gays and lesbians marching under their own banner for the first time in parades in Boston and New York.

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NEW YORK - After years of strong resistance, organizers of New YorköÏÓãÊÓƵapp St. PatricköÏÓãÊÓƵapp Day parade said that gays and lesbians will be allowed to march under their own banner for the first time, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan — the paradeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp grand marshal next March — has welcomed the move.

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JERUSALEM - The simmering smell of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in Catholic parishes

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