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Priest removed from D.C. after allegations of sex with girls in Germany

COLOGNE, Germany – A priest of the German-speaking Catholic community in Washington has been recalled to Germany after accusations that, while he lived in Germany, he had sex with young women in his pastoral care.
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Vatican dismisses bin Laden’s charges of pope’s campaign

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican spokesman dismissed Osama bin Laden’s accusations of an anti-Islam campaign by Pope Benedict XVI, noting the pope’s efforts to dialogue with Muslims.
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Young people ask pope for guidance in facing their fears, doubts

VALLETTA, Malta – In an unexpected display of honesty and frankness, five young Maltese men and women spoke to Pope Benedict XVI about their hopes, doubts and fears as well as the contradictions they sense within the Catholic Church.
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Peter Through the Ages

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren” (Luke 22:31-32). Our Lord Jesus addressed these words to St. Peter as the time of His death drew near....
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Irish religious offer more to abuse victims; government says not enough

DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish religious congregations have offered an additional 348 million euros ($470 million) to compensate victims of abuse in church-run industrial schools over a 40-year period.
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Pope to address broad spectrum of U.S. Catholic educators

WASHINGTON – When Pope Benedict XVI comes to Washington this spring, he will deliver a one-hour address on Catholic education April 17 to presidents of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities and Catholic school superintendents from every U.S. diocese and archdiocese.
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Ellicott City school confronts bullying head on

Three years ago, Karen Murphy started to see a rise in bullying – particularly on the Internet – among students at Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City.
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Matrimony: Sacrament at the Service of Communion

Our wedding was a first for both of our families. Everyone was learning as we made the plans, and everyone had different expectations. You may have had a similar experience; the bride has ideas of what will be perfect, but her parents see it as an occasion to celebrate family relationships or impress the neighbors,...
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Cash, status lure youths to drug trade in troubled parts of Mexico

APATZINGAN, Mexico - Father Javier Cortes vividly recalls being approached recently with an unusual request by a group of teenagers in this agricultural town 300 miles west of Mexico City.
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Archbishop O’Brien conducts his first clergy conference

When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was installed as Baltimore’s 15th spiritual shepherd last October, he highlighted three priorities: promoting vocations, advancing the sanctity of life and building up the city of Baltimore.
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Building peace includes not accepting unjust laws, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Christians are called to a nonviolent struggle for peace and justice, including the civil disobedience of laws that are morally wrong, such as abortion, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Monsignor Cronin was ‘remarkable example’

As pallbearers solemnly carried the casket of Monsignor James J. Cronin from St. Isaac Jogues at the end of the former pastor’s March 5 funeral, more than 75 priests and deacons waited outside the Carney church for one final tribute to a much-loved priest.
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