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New ‘King’s Men’ chapter forming

A new group is forming in the Maryland-Washington-Northern Virginia area to help men live their Catholic faith and reclaim what organizers call an “authentic sense of masculinity.”
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Quebec cardinal returns Order of Canada medal to protest Morgentaler

STE.-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Quebec – Flanked by the bishops of Quebec, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte of Montreal announced he was handing back his 1996 Order of Canada medal to protest that the same award was given to an abortion physician this summer.
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Jury orders Delaware parish to pay $3 million to sex abuse victim

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Superior Court jury in Delaware’s Kent County has awarded clergy sex abuse victim John Vai $3 million in damages from St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington for the parish’s negligent supervision of former priest Francis DeLuca when he was stationed at the parish.
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St. Paul alive: Scholars tell how his Christian teaching applies now

VATICAN CITY – By proclaiming a year dedicated to St. Paul, Pope Benedict XVI has brought attention to a figure who often has been off the church’s radar.
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Pope marks beginning of Advent with prayer for life

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI welcomed the beginning of Advent with a prayer for life and a defense of the human embryo.
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Faith groups challenge political candidates to fight poverty

WASHINGTON – People of faith are being urged to “move their feet” to elevate poverty as a campaign issue in the final weeks leading to the November election.
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Schools continue to nurture students after final bell

There was a time when nearly every student’s eyes drifted to the classroom clock as they began to count the seconds to the final school bell of the day.
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Pope, cardinals discuss topics from religious freedom to sex abuse

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and close to 150 top prelates – members of the College of Cardinals and the 24 churchmen who were about to join their ranks – met for a day of prayer and reflection on topics ranging from religious freedom to the clerical sex abuse crisis.
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Schools continue to nurture students after final bell

There was a time when nearly every student’s eyes drifted to the classroom clock as they began to count the seconds to the final school bell of the day.
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Choosing an independent living community takes research

After her husband of 55 years died a few years ago, Marie Cornely tried to live by herself in her South Carolina home. She soon realized it was just too much for her.
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In new book, Columbia parishioner recounts ordeals in Vietnam

Hai Dang Nguyen’s world was crumbling around him in April 1975. The Communists were on the verge of completely overrunning South Vietnam and Mr. Nguyen knew he had to get his family out of the country.
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