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Cardinal calls Mexican court decision on marriage ‘aberrant judgment’

MEXICO CITY – Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City denounced a recent Mexican Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of a same-sex marriage law in the nation’s capital as an “aberrant judgment.”
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Vatican defends Pope Pius XII’s wartime actions

ROME – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, strongly defended Pope Pius XII’s wartime actions and said he had coordinated church efforts that saved the lives of many Jews. Cardinal Bertone spoke Jan. 24 at the presentation of the Italian translation of the book “The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust,” by...
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Father Michael Carrion makes anthem ‘Holy’

Father Michael W. Carrion celebrates Mass in front of hundreds of people each weekend as pastor of Baynesville’s Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Religious leaders urge renewed peace initiative

WASHINGTON – Several Catholics were among nearly 40 U.S. religious leaders who called on President George W. Bush to launch a new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. “We ask that you make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace initiative, an urgent priority for your administration,” the leaders said in a letter delivered to...
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Federal judge hears case against Baltimore City pregnancy center sign law

A Baltimore City law that requires pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs stating they don’t provide abortion and birth control remains on the books while a federal judge weighs its constitutionality.
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New book offers inside glimpse of John Paul II’s life

ROME – Pope John Paul II consulted with top aides about possibly resigning in 2000 and set up a “specific procedure” for papal resignation, says a new book by the pope’s former secretary. The pope eventually decided that it was God’s will that he stay in office, despite the illness that left him more and...
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California pro-life pregnancy centers fight moves to regulate speech

SAN FRANCISCO – Pro-life groups are expressing concern about calls by NARAL Pro-Choice California for state legislation requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to post signs announcing they do not refer clients for abortion or birth control.
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Usual images of heaven don’t impress Christians

VATICAN CITY – A recent sermon by the papal preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, took aim at John Lennon’s famous line, “Imagine there’s no heaven,” saying it represented an empty, secularized vision of human destiny. But an Italian biblicist, Father Carlo Buzzetti, has approached the question from a different angle: The modern church, he said,...
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Moved to praise, perplexity

In the more than 40 years that I have been reading the Catholic Review, I don’t recall writing to either agree or disagree with some article or point of view. However, the July 22 edition includes items that prompt me to do so.
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Alumni programs keep graduates connected

Some graduates go back just for the sandwiches. The buffalo chicken wrap is popular, as is The Kevin Special: hot roast beef, melted provolone, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, onions, lettuce and French fries (yes, French fries) wrapped in a flour tortilla. Both are favorites of students and alumni in the dining hall at Loyola Blakefield, Towson.
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Sudan’s bishops decry lack of progress toward Jan. 9 referendum

JUBA, Sudan – With less than six months to go before the Jan. 9 referendum on the future of Southern Sudan as an independent nation, Sudan’s bishops have expressed concern that there is not enough time to finish preparations.
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Humility and Excellence; a winning combination

There were two things that Kirk Salvo took away from his high school wrestling days at Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, humility and excellence. Now into his second season as the Gaels head coach, Salvo, ’84, challenges his wrestlers to focus on the same.
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