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Pope says bishops must educate faithful to vote against abortion

VATICAN CITY – Bishops must guide their faithful to use their vote to oppose efforts to legalize abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict XVI told bishops from Brazil.
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Bond of brotherhood strong through the years

For a 9-year-old, it’s a long trip from Parkville to Catonsville.
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Pope warns diplomats that conflicts threaten global stability

VATICAN CITY – Addressing diplomats from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI warned that numerous armed conflicts and social disorders have left global stability in a fragile situation.
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Mercy High hosts international education convention

The theme of the 29th conference of the Mercy Secondary Education Association was “Fostering Global Vision & Responsibility.”
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Hong Kong church group uses Olympics to note China’s rights abuses

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Diocese’s justice and peace commission has used the occasion of the Beijing Olympics to highlight China’s human rights violations.
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Share in the anniversary celebration of Marriage Encounter

Did you once use a Marriage Encounter weekend to get fired up about each other? You can rekindle your relationship and your memories of Marriage Encounter at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter International Convention in California this June.
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Poland’s bishops warn against law allowing in vitro fertilization

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s Catholic bishops have warned government leaders and legislators not to back a law allowing in vitro fertilization, adding that the practice resembled Nazi-era eugenics.
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Heaven is God, not an imaginary place, Pope Benedict says

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Heaven is not an abstract idea or an imaginary place, but heaven is God, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Planning helps families eat well even in busy seasons

It’s hard to serve healthy, nutritious meals to kids belted in the backseat as you speed from an after-school practice for one kid to a 6 p.m. recreational practice for another.
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Respect Life article questioned

Three pages (CR, Sept. 30) were devoted to pro-life. Two were very good, because they addressed the importance of the life of an individual. “Bishops ramp up Respect Life” by Catholic News Service was hampered by its disproportionate emphasis on the death penalty. The word “abortion” was written only once in the article, however the...
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Review bears false witness

Two articles on the Opinion Page (CR, Aug. 7) should have been vetted before publication. “The Beautiful American” passed judgment on the Hudson Institute with the words “red flag” and “corporate funded conservative think tank.” If you are going to call a source a liar, do not base your article on acceptance of that source’s...
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Relics revered as Jesus’ crib degrading fast

VATICAN CITY – The relics venerated as the crib the baby Jesus used in a Bethlehem grotto are in an alarming state of degradation, some church officials said.
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