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Black Catholic History Month is coming

In just a few days, we will usher in the 19th celebration of November as Black Catholic History Month, and we have something to celebrate.
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Religious march on Parliament to encourage climate change fight

LONDON – Almost 300 Catholic priests, nuns and monks marched on Britain’s Parliament to demand stronger measures to tackle global warming.
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African synod closes with message, Mass and final proposals

VATICAN CITY – After three weeks of discussion and strategizing, the Synod of Bishops for Africa ended with calls for spiritual conversion and social reforms on the African continent.
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A heart for helping others

When Mary Macedo and her husband, Daniel, were first married, Mr. Macedo’s line of work caused the family to relocate often. It was during these years that Mary recognized the joy found in sharing her time and her heart through volunteer work.
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Patriarch says people of faith have role in caring for environment

NEW ORLEANS – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople opened a symposium on the environmental challenges in the Mississippi River region Oct. 21 by reasserting the role people of faith play in caring for the earth’s resources.
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Text of Pope Benedict’s departure remarks

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at his departure ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport April 20.
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Bishop Malooly: Wilmington bankruptcy ‘best path’ to fairly compensate abuse victims

WILMINGTON, Del. – The “painful decision” to have the Diocese of Wilmington file for bankruptcy is “the best path to achieve healing, reconciliation and fair compensation for all the victims of child sexual abuse by clergy of our diocese,” Bishop W. Francis Malooly said Oct. 19.
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Pope blesses disabled youths at Yonkers seminary event

YONKERS, N.Y. – In the most intimate public event of the papal visit so far, Pope Benedict XVI blessed 56 disabled youths and their caregivers in the chapel of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers April 19.
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Documentary leads to retreats, parish missions on forgiveness

WASHINGTON – Paulist Father Frank Desiderio sensed something was happening at the very first public screening last year of his documentary feature on forgiveness, “The Big Question.”
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Scripted interreligious encounter sparks spontaneous remarks

WASHINGTON – After Pope Benedict XVI addressed about 200 interreligious leaders at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington April 17, the scripted encounter with the pope turned into something resembling a town-hall meeting.
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Remembering saint-like priest

How does St. Aloysius Schwartz sound to you? Who, you may ask, is Aloysius Schwartz?
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Retired Vatican envoy from tiny San Marino helped heal world

VATICAN CITY – Little did this pre-eminent surgeon from the tiny Republic of San Marino know that becoming an ambassador to the even smaller Vatican City State would give him a new platform from which to heal the world.
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