Pope asks Holy Land Christians to unite to preach hope, peace

JERUSALEM – Standing before Christ’s empty tomb, Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians in the Holy Land to bury their differences so they could preach hope and peace with one voice.
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Catholic scientists debunk movie’s depiction of science, faith clash

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A bomb. A secret sect of anti-Catholic scientists. A church straddling ancient traditions and the modern world.
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St. Ignatius parishioner wins Carson scholarship

Earlier this year, Faith Ensor received a letter from the Carson Scholars Fund.
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Pope meets religious leaders, highlights God’s role in human history

NAZARETH, Israel – Meeting with Catholic and other religious leaders in Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI returned to a running theme of his Holy Land pilgrimage: that God intervenes in human history, offering people a real reason for hope.
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Keep families strong, extend love to others, pope says in Nazareth

NAZARETH, Israel – Celebrating Mass in Nazareth, the hometown of the Holy Family, Pope Benedict XVI urged the region’s people to keep their family bonds strong and to extend that love and acceptance to others, whether Christian or Muslim.
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Scarves speak volumes in pope’s Holy Land visit

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Sometimes a scarf is worth a thousand words.
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Alongside security wall, pope calls for courage to overcome barriers

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – The wall. Pope Benedict XVI had to pass through a gate in Israel’s 26-foot-high security wall to get to Bethlehem to celebrate Mass May 13 near the birthplace of Jesus.
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Clinton’s remarks on reproductive rights spark Catholic concern

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent remarks expanding the definition of reproductive rights to include abortion have sparked criticism and warnings from a U.S. church official and a Catholic congressman.
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Pope affirms support for Palestinian state, says Mass in Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the Palestinian territories May 13 and immediately declared the Vatican’s support for an independent Palestine.
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Pope visits place of Jesus’ birth, Bethlehem children’s hospital

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Pope Benedict XVI knelt in prayer at the spot where tradition holds Jesus was born, then went to a Catholic children’s hospital, where he held an infant boy named Elias in his arms.
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Dozens earn prestigious award

On April 26, 52 Girl Scouts from high schools in the Baltimore area received the Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting. Catholic schools were well represented in that number.
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Jury duty: Reflections on my day in court

In the Gospel of John, at the trial of Jesus, Pontius Pilate asks sarcastically, “Truth? What is truth?”
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