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Mount St. Mary’s Seminary produces another bishop

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Barry C. Knestout, vicar for administration for the Washington Archdiocese, as an auxiliary bishop of Washington.
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Pope tells reporters church must keep fighting abortion, poverty

UPDATED ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BRAZIL – On the plane taking him to Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI called Latin America “the continent of life and hope” and said the church must keep up the fight against abortion, poverty and injustice. Speaking to reporters aboard his chartered Alitalia jet May 9, the pope spent more...
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In days after quake, broken glass, freezing nights, confused patients

Junko Ito, a reporter for the Tokyo-based Catholic Weekly, filed this first-person report. TOKYO – March 11, when we had the earthquake, I was in Nasu, Tochigi prefecture, which is in an inland area of northeastern Japan. It is 100 miles away from the area that was seriously damaged by the tsunami and earthquake.
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Faith can help build brotherhood of humanity, cardinal tells U.N.

UNITED NATIONS – People of faith can help build a brotherhood of humanity that can reach across international borders to achieve world peace, the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue said in an address to the General Assembly.
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Pastor seeks to console scattered flock after tornado

DODGE CITY, Kan. – With his church believed to be destroyed by a powerful tornado and his parishioners “scattered to the four winds,” Father Gregory LeBlanc, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Greensburg, spent part of May 6 visiting the displaced in local shelters. “St. Joseph Church seems to have been one of the structures...
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Illinois Catholic leaders say repeal of death penalty advances ‘culture of life’

SPRINGIELD, Ill. – The repeal of the death penalty “advances the development of a culture of life in our state,” the Catholic Conference of Illinois said March 9.
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Scouts in Action

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Scouts in Action. The Boy Scouts of America is excited about this great opportunity to spread the good news of scouting given to us by The Catholic Review. Each month, you will get news and information regarding the wonderful and sometimes simple deeds performed by scouts throughout the archdiocese....
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Vatican signals support for international meeting on Iraq

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican signaled its support for the international meeting on Iraq that took place in Egypt in early May, and Iraq’s Chaldean bishops asked participating countries to do more to end violence and protect Christians in the country. After former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami met Pope Benedict XVI May 4, the Vatican...
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Alhambra order’s Hooley Plunge warms Allegany County

Richard Biancone Jr., a parishioner of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland, went to Mass a year ago wearing a Hooley Plunge sweatshirt. A priest asked if he participated in the fundraiser for special needs people the previous day.
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Bishops’ conference opens with nod to historic presidential election

BALTIMORE – The historic significance of the election of President-elect Barack Obama dominated the opening address of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 10 in Baltimore.
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Church must dispel prejudice about its stance on AIDS

LONDON –The Catholic Church must do more to dispel “mistaken prejudices” about its attitudes to people with HIV/AIDS, said a Scottish archbishop. “It needs to be said again and again that the Catholic Church is committed to those works of mercy in the field of HIV/AIDS,” said Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow, Scotland. The archbishop...
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Family of fallen Marine split on Westboro ruling

Two members of a family whose son was killed in Iraq had different reactions to a March 2 Supreme Court decision upholding the First Amendment rights of members of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest outside the 2006 funeral of Matthew Snyder at St. John Parish in Westminster.
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