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Virginia bans abortion coverage in state health insurance exchanges

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia became the seventh state to bar abortion coverage from being offered by private insurance companies through the new state-run health insurance exchanges that were mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the sweeping health-reform law passed last year by Congress.
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Schools have proven worthy of support

Having read reports about the schools crisis, I can only reflect on my own experience in Catholic education, both as a student and a teacher. As a student, I attended Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Highlandtown. The eight years there set me on my spiritual and intellectual journey. The School Sisters of Notre Dame...
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Pope urges youths to ‘go against the current’

LORETO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI urged a megagathering of Italian young people to embrace Christ and “go against the current” of a culture marked by violence, arrogance and selfishness. The pope also struck a strong ecological theme, saying young people need to press for courageous changes to save the planet “before it’s too late.”...
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Guest Columnist: Cohabitation’s Curse

The following column, by Monsignor Owen F. Campion, first appeared in a recent edition of Our Sunday Visitor. It is reprinted with the permission of Monsignor Campion, the Associate Publisher of that publication.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 11 Chinese Catholic girls in dorm

YAN’AN, China – Carbon monoxide poisoning, apparently from burning coal in a school dormitory in Shaanxi province, killed 11 Catholic girls ages 8-10 and left a 12th girl in a coma.
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Capuchin bakery helps ‘unemployable’

DETROIT – After 23 years in food service, from training as a sous-chef at Detroit’s now-abandoned Book-Cadillac Hotel to working in prison kitchens, Edward Collins felt he had something to offer after his fourth release from prison on robbery and theft charges – if he could find someone willing to take a chance.
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Ellen McCormack, two-time pro-life candidate for president, dead at 84

MERRICK, N.Y. – A funeral Mass was scheduled for April 2 at Cure of Ars Church in Merrick for Ellen McCormack, whose pro-life views led her to run for president in 1976 and 1980.
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Girl depicted in statue says Polish pope changed her life

As Melissa Brent crept closer to the 7-foot, 850-pound bronze statue, not even a steady late-November rain could dampen her joy.
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Nun chosen most powerful figure in U.S. health care

WASHINGTON – More powerful than bodybuilder-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger? It’s true if you’re Sister Carol Keehan. The issue isn’t about who can lift the greatest weight in the gym. It’s about who’s got more muscle in the health care arena.
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Much wrong to capital punishment

I believe that capital punishment (CR, March 17) interferes with God’s will by prematurely stopping the time afforded by God for an individual to come to terms with his or her crime and to seek forgiveness. God alone reserves the right to accomplish his plan or will in any manner he chooses; even if it...
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Papal product placement: Building credibility, boosting sales

VATICAN CITY – The pope is one of the most respected and admired figures in the world, and millions of people watch or attend his many public and televised events throughout the year.
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Bauer to coach Cavs, Sexton pitches to victory

Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, announced the appointment of Andrew Bauer as their new head varsity boys’ basketball coach. Bauer, a longtime junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant to Pat Clatchey of Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington, will bring a wealth of experience, a history of success, and a tradition of winning...
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