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January 19, 2012

International Eucharistic Congress highlights images of life, renewal

QUEBEC CITY – It seemed fitting that the weeklong 49th International Eucharistic Congress ended on a battlefield. Some 55,000 people celebrated the theme of the congress, “The Eucharist, Gift of God for the Life of the World,” in a Mass where almost 250 years ago British and French soldiers shot each other down.

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January 19, 2012

Pope calls for greater tolerance as Gypsies are deported from France

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – As France continues its campaign to repatriate foreign-born Gypsies, Pope Benedict XVI called for greater acceptance of cultural differences and urged parents to teach their children tolerance.

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January 19, 2012

Via satellite video, pope urges Catholics to make world better

QUEBEC CITY – The Eucharist is the church’s “most beautiful treasure” and introduces the faithful to eternal life, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily during the closing Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress June 22.

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January 19, 2012

Plastic surgeon uses teleconferencing to treat military patients in Texas

These days the physical wounds of war are inflicted not so much by bullets as by explosives, especially the improvised explosive device (IED), the “roadside bomb,” which is used with such terrible effect by the Taliban in Afghanistan and insurgents in Iraq. As a result of this new kind of guerilla-style warfare, U.S. military combat...

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January 19, 2012

Retiring Cumberland priest has ‘loved every second’

Even as a little boy growing up in a row house in Baltimore City, Father Milton A. Hipsley loved to “play priest.”

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January 19, 2012

Lourdes shrine briefly evacuated in response to bomb threat

LOURDES, France – The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, including its chapels and grottos, was evacuated for several hours Aug. 15 following a bomb threat that turned out to be false.

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January 19, 2012

As rebels launch new attacks, CRS sends foreign staff out of Chad

N’DJAMENA, Chad – As rebel troops raced across the desert in what some fear might be a repeat of February’s assault on the Chadian capital, aid workers prepared for the worst.

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January 19, 2012

Catholic agencies collect more than $303 million for Haiti quake relief

WASHINGTON – Catholic agencies around the world have collected more than $303 million for Haitian earthquake relief with additional funds continuing to arrive daily.

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January 19, 2012

Prayer guides transitional deacon on journey to priesthood

When John Rapisarda was a student at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, he played guitar in a punk/alternative band and spent time with friends and family. The soft-spoken teen with a sense of humor had no inkling that he would one day become a Catholic priest.

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January 19, 2012

Confirmed by Senate, Kagan set to take Supreme Court bench in October

WASHINGTON - Solicitor General Elena Kagan was set to take a seat as the third woman on the current Supreme Court in October after the Senate confirmed her Aug. 5 in a 63-37 vote.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop calls move to regulate religion in Kazakhstan disastrous

LONDON – A proposed law to regulate religion in Kazakhstan could force the expulsion of Catholic missionaries and the closure of churches, a Catholic archbishop said.

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January 19, 2012

Pilgrim-hikers find time for inner reflection along Way of St. James stop in France

TOULOUSE, France – With sore feet and stiff shoulders, Dominic Jacques entered Toulouse’s St. Sernin Basilica like so many before him: wearing a heavy pack on his back, a white scallop shell on his side, and a look of wonder on his face.

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