Where is compassion for citizens in border states?

I am writing in response to the plea (CR, May 6) for a “less hard-hearted approach” to dealing with immigration. Where is your compassion for the farmers, ranchers and other citizens in border states who are victims of crime and live in fear due to federal inaction to secure the border? A sovereign state has...
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City parishes can flourish, Bishop Madden said

Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden believes now is a time for “great spiritual opportunity and great spiritual abundance” in Baltimore City.
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Knights set record for charitable donations, volunteer service hours

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Knights of Columbus set record highs in 2009 for charitable donations and volunteer service hours, according to the results of an annual survey.
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Juneteenth – An unforgettable Moment of History

On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger and a regiment of Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the news that the war between the states had ended.
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Archdiocese of Baltimore warns consumers of check scam

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is warning Catholics and consumers at large about a fake check scam bearing the name of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Catholic high schools celebrate Class of 2010

In this special section, The Catholic Review salutes the 2,594 graduating seniors of 20 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Pope meets Muslim spiritual leader from northern Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Pope Benedict XVI held an unscheduled meeting with the grand sheik of a Muslim spiritual movement from northern Cyprus June 5.
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Notre Dame to move from ‘college’ to ‘university’

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland’s board of trustees voted in May to change its designation to include the word ‘university.’
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Archbishop urges Congress not to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy

WASHINGTON - Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services has urged Congress not to repeal the policy banning gays from openly serving in the military.
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Pope says priesthood is call to transform world with love

ROME - The primary purpose of both the ordained priesthood and the common priesthood of all baptized Catholics is to change the world with love, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Answers for the Aging

Question: My 72-year-old next door neighbor recently suffered a severe stroke. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation in a skilled nursing care facility. His wife told me the doctor believes the stroke was caused by high blood pressure. His wife said her husband did not go to the doctor’s office regularly. Although she encouraged him to...
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Cuban bishops meet with Castro; opening seen for political prisoners

HAVANA – Days after two Cuban Catholic archbishops came away from a four-hour meeting with President Raul Castro voicing optimism that conditions would improve for jailed political dissidents, one Cuban human rights activist said he was told the changes would begin May 24.
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