Poll shows residents of Southern states most religious in country

PRINCETON, N.J. – As part of a series titled “State of the States,” a new Gallup Poll ranked the top religious states in the United States and found Southern states ranked highest on the list, while several states in the Northeast ranked the lowest.
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Korea’s first cardinal, bold human rights’ defender, dies at age 86

VATICAN CITY – Korea’s first cardinal, an outspoken defender of human rights, died in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 16 at the age of 86.
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Economic interests drive wider acceptance of eugenics, says archbishop

VATICAN CITY – Big economic interests and subtle changes in terminology are helping spread a wider acceptance of eugenics, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
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Archbishop to Schools: Help is on the way

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien delivered sobering statistics of declining enrollment in Catholic schools Feb. 10 and 12 during consultation meetings with parish priests, school principals and administrators at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia.
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Austrian named auxiliary bishop asks pope to withdraw his nomination

LINZ, Austria – Bishop-designate Gerhard Wagner said he would ask Pope Benedict XVI to withdraw his nomination as auxiliary bishop of Linz “given the fierce criticism” of his appointment.
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Oblate Father Rupiper, 71, dies; tried to defuse Iran hostage crisis

CARROLL, Iowa – A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 14 at Holy Spirit Church in Carroll for Oblate Father Darrell Rupiper, a prominent peace activist who in recent years began a ministry preaching about the environment and the integrity of creation.
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Tiny Vatican City plays big role in promoting world peace, says pope

VATICAN CITY – While it may be “a nearly invisible dot on the world map,” the Vatican plays an enormous role in fostering world peace, solidarity and hope, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Crash claims 9/11 widow heading to Jesuit school’s scholarship event

WASHINGTON – Beverly Eckert, a victim of the Feb. 12 plane crash near Buffalo, N.Y., was en route to present a scholarship award in honor of her late husband at Jesuit-run Canisius High School in Buffalo.
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Marking its 80th, Vatican celebrates its growth into nationhood

VATICAN CITY – The smallest nation in the world is celebrating a relatively young 80th birthday this year.
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Boston Pilot reporter to serve in Iraq, will chronicle troops’ lives

BRAINTREE, Mass. – A staff reporter with The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston Archdiocese, will be deployed to Iraq to serve with the U.S. Army, and his mission will be to chronicle the lives and day-to-day experiences of a unit of soldiers over the next year.
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Taizé retreat offered at Govans parish

For the first time in Baltimore, the ecumenical community will host a “Pilgrimage of Trust” weekend Feb. 27-28 featuring talks by Brother John of the Taizé community in France.
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Ads urge Catholics to see the light – and go to confession

If you haven’t been to confession in a while, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has a message for you.
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