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Austrian cardinal says private Medjugorje visits bring good results

VATICAN CITY – After visiting Medjugorje, the site of alleged Marian apparitions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said the church must recognize that private pilgrimages to the village result in prayer and reconciliation.
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Pope urges young Europeans to deepen their trust in God

POZNAN, Poland – Pope Benedict XVI has urged young Europeans to mark the new year by deepening their trust in God so they can “head boldly toward the future and its many challenges.”
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Founder of Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory headed for sainthood

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI formally recognized the miracle needed for the canonization of Blessed Andre Bessette, a brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and founder of St. Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal in Montreal.
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Emmanuel – God with us – pierces the darkness

“Rise up in splendor. Your light has come.” The words of the prophet Isaiah foretell of the coming of the Messiah. We welcome his coming.
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Catholic university in Nebraska starts program to supply needed religion teachers

WASHINGTON – Creighton University has initiated a new program to help meet the need U.S. Catholic schools say they have for qualified religion teachers.
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Professor’s book helps others learn from stress

Catholic physician and author Walker Percy once posed the question, “What if you missed your life like a person misses a train?”
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City parishes deem gun turn-in day a success

A woman drove up to St. Wenceslaus Church in a minivan Dec. 5 and told Father Peter Lyons, pastor, “I want to get these guns out of my house.”
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Remembering Sister Maura

I lost a dear friend last month. Sister Maura Eichner had been one of my English teachers at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, but over the years she became much more.
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Indian Catholics denounce commission’s endorsement of euthanasia

BANGALORE, India – Catholic officials in Kerala state have denounced the federal Law Commission’s decision to endorse the legalization of euthanasia.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ilchester receives a civility award

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ilchester received a civility award from Howard County.
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In prison, no bars to Holy Spirit as bishop confirms inmates

CHESTER, Pa. – The Holy Spirit filled the walls of the state prison in Chester when Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis of Philadelphia confirmed four inmates.
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