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January 19, 2012

Caritas AIDS adviser says faith-based groups need more recognition

PERTH, Australia – Governments are bypassing faith-based organizations that do the bulk of the work with AIDS victims while spending billions of dollars on AIDS relief, said Caritas Internationalis’ special adviser to the United Nations on HIV and AIDS.
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges respect for dignity, human rights

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Welcoming in the new year at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said a world suffering from wars and terrorism can find peace only through respect for human dignity and human rights. The pope celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1, which the church marks as World Peace Day, and quoted...
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January 19, 2012

Bishops, government partner to get more Brazilians tested for HIV

BRASILIA, Brazil – A new partnership between Brazil’s Catholic bishops and the federal Ministry of Health is designed to get more Brazilians into clinics to be tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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January 19, 2012

Settlement for Portland sex abuse claims

PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of Portland will not need to sell off parish or school property under terms of a $75 million settlement between the archdiocese and almost 150 sex abuse claimants. The more than 100-page settlement plan was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland Dec. 18, a week after U.S. District...
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January 19, 2012

Praying Without Ceasing

There have been a few instances where I had the honor and pleasure of seeing a sneak preview of a movie before it was released in theaters. A few years back, one of those movies included “The Nativity Story.”
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop decries immigration raids at meat plants in six states

The archbishop of Denver decried the immigration raids conducted at meatpacking plants in six states Dec. 12 by federal authorities to arrest workers in the country illegally who were suspected of participating in an identity theft scam. "The mass arrest of unauthorized workers in Colorado and across the country this week once again puts a...
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien raises health care concerns

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien called on Catholic physicians and medical professionals to “persevere and stay the course” in standing up for the sanctity of life even in the face of “widespread and vociferous opposition.”
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January 19, 2012

Vivacious St. Mary’s minister shares special connection with teens

For Ginny Dauses, the 2,000 minutes included in her cell phone plan just aren’t enough. After all, the St. Mary High School, Annapolis, campus minister is constantly fielding calls from young people who want to say hello, see how she is doing, talk about their problems or ask what is on the schedule for the...
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January 19, 2012

Two Catholic agencies team up to offer small loans to working poor

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Car payments, school fees, new tires, insurance payments, even funeral costs: Sometimes the money to keep a person from slipping over the edge just isn’t available.
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January 19, 2012

Pope seeks prayers for trip; Turkish security to be unprecedented

ANKARA, Turkey (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI asked for prayers for his pilgrimage to Turkey, as the Turkish government announced unprecedented security measures to protect the pontiff and the Vatican confirmed the pope would visit a mosque during his trip.
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January 19, 2012

Poker-playing priest wins big for parish on TV game show

GARDEN CITY, S.C. – A poker-playing priest from South Carolina is one step closer to winning $1 million for his church’s building fund.
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January 19, 2012

St. Blaise

St. Blaise was a physician and a bishop in Armenia. He healed men and animals alike. When a ruler began to persecute Christians, St. Blaise was arrested and thrown into prison for refusing to recant his faith. St. Blaise is said to have saved a child who was choking on a bone while he was...
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