Pope sends e-mail to more than 30,000 World Youth Day participants

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI sent a brief e-mail to more than 30,000 young people who attended World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, or have expressed interest in knowing more about the experience.
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Bishop Malooly installed as 9th bishop of Wilmington

WILMINGTON – In his 38 years of priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Bishop W. Francis Malooly earned a reputation as a man of good humor, deep commitment to his faith, genuine humility and a pastoral sensitivity to others.
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Bishop Malooly wins praise at installation

WILMINGTON, Del. – Following his Sept. 8 installation as Wilmington’s ninth spiritual shepherd, Bishop W. Francis Malooly won high marks from many of the more than 1,000 people who filled St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington.
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Archdiocese rejects visions in Emmitsburg

Responding to an apocalyptic posting to a Web site by Dr. Gianna Talone-Sullivan claiming that the Blessed Virgin Mary told her of an impending worldwide disaster, the Archdiocese of Baltimore released an Aug. 29 statement reaffirming its position that Dr. Sullivan’s alleged visions “are not supernatural in origin.”
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Respect Life program brings attention to words of Pope Benedict XVI

WASHINGTON – “Hope and Respect for Life” is the theme for the 2008-09 Respect Life program, centered around Pope Benedict XVI’s message during his celebrated visit to the United States in April.
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At odds: Brother supports McCain; nun-sisters oppose war in Iraq

ST. PAUL, Minn. – While K.J. McDonald supported his party as a delegate at the Republican National Convention, his four sisters protested the war outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, where the convention was held.
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Financial report highlights need for Catholic colleges to raise funds

WASHINGTON – Catholic colleges can’t afford to steer away from fundraising, according to a new report by a credit ratings service.
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Archbishop O’Brien dedicates pastoral center in Walkersville

WALKERSVILLE – Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien lifted a pair of gigantic scissors and playfully gave them a few quick snips in the air before cutting a bright red ribbon that officially marked the opening of a new $2.8 million parish center at St. Timothy in Walkersville Sept. 7.
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Pope names more women than ever to Synod of Bishops on Bible

VATICAN CITY – Choosing men and women from every part of the world and from a wide variety of professional spheres, Pope Benedict XVI nominated 32 voting members, 41 experts and 37 observers for the upcoming world Synod of Bishops.
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Politics is about serving common good, pope tells Nicaraguan bishops

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – The Catholic Church in Nicaragua must educate the country’s Catholic majority to recognize that politics is not about power, but about serving the common good, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Iraq’s Chaldean refugees fleeing to Lebanon seek help from church

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Chaldean Catholic refugees who flee Iraq face an uncertain status in Lebanon and often seek help from the Catholic Church.
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GOP platform decries abortion, calls for human life amendment

WASHINGTON – Upholding its long-standing view that life begins at conception, the Republican Party decried the practice of abortion and repeated its call for a human life amendment to the U.S. Constitution in its 2008 political platform.
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