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Cardinal George asks Father Pfleger to take leave from parish post

CHICAGO – A Chicago Catholic priest criticized for a speech in which he mocked Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York has been temporarily removed from his pastoral duties by Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago.
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Aid tied to family planning is ‘an abuse of power,’ says papal nuncio

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican’s chief representative to the United Nations said giving foreign development aid only if a country adopts family planning programs that promote artificial birth control is “an abuse of power.”
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Catholic Review honored for excellence

The Catholic Review won 10 awards for excellence in journalism and advertising from the Catholic Press Association during the Catholic Media Convention, held May 28-30 in Toronto.
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Health care reform

David Cramer (CR, Sept. 10) took issue with the suggestion that health care Reform might be compromised just because of the abortion issue. He felt it was a “justice” issue. I can’t agree more. Right now there is no justice for pre-born children, and until the Catholic hierarchy, pastors and voters insist on giving this...
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Vatican newspaper responds to U.S. journal on human dignity, science

VATICAN CITY – Protecting human dignity is the only guiding principle that ensures progress in biomedical technology does not harm the weakest humans, the Vatican newspaper said.
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Obliged to oppose that which our faith decries

The letters to the editor of Michael Macro and Richard E. Wachter (CR, Sept. 17) taking issue with Archbishop O’Brien’s comments on Sen. Edward Kennedy reflect an unbecoming ignorance of our Catholic faith.
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Hurricane survivor calls Baltimore home

Henri Breaux is a welcome addition to Baltimore. A 95-year-old resident of St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, Mr. Breaux’s handsome smile and zest for life enable him to make new friends easily wherever he goes.
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Universality of calling crosses cultures, eras

Serving at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, I have the privilege of living with priests and seminarians from all over our country. Currently, we have a house of more than 200 seminar­ians and 70 priests from all across our land. In addition, the city of Rome has a wide variety of national colleges...
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Seven named to seats on U.S. bishops’ National Review Board

WASHINGTON – Two educators, a district court judge, a psychologist and a civic association leader will begin three-year terms on the National Review Board June 1. A judge and another psychologist also have been named to the board for terms beginning June 1, 2009.
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Ellicott City, Frederick schools earn national Blue Ribbon distinction

Two elementary Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been named Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
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British exorcist warns that atheism brings Satan into the world

LONDON – Atheism is becoming a key cause of demonic influence in the world, a British exorcist has warned.
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Notre Dame’s athletic director holds the line on faith and football

INDIANAPOLIS – Jack Swarbrick, athletic director at the University of Notre Dame for the past year, said “a common thread of faith” weaves through every part of his life.
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