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Stained-glass windows offer art, education, inspiration, illumination

WINOOSKI, Vt. - Some people have PowerPoint presentations to illustrate their topics; Monsignor Richard G. Lavalley has windows.
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Mexican church officials call for change to stop crime, corruption

MEXICO CITY – Catholic Church officials in Mexico have called for changes in public attitudes toward crime and corruption as well as the tactics being employed in the Mexican government’s war on narcotics-trafficking cartels.
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Nun, described as Poland’s best cook, releases DVD

WARSAW, Poland – A Polish nun who thought up her best cake recipe in a dream has released a special DVD with tips on her culinary masterpieces.
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Archbishop O’Brien to commemorate anniversary of Haiti earthquake with Jan. 12 Mass at cathedral

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate 5:30 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Jan. 12, the one-year anniversary of earthquake that devastated Haiti.
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Longtime John Carroll volunteer dies

St. Ignatius, Hickory, parishioner George Barenz, a longtime volunteer at The John Carroll School, died Sept. 28.
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Despite hard choices, Catholics must vote

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Catholics must not seek to avoid difficult decisions about political candidates by choosing not to vote, Bishop John B. McCormack of Manchester said in a new document on “Conscience and Your Vote.”
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Our God, of now

A new year reminds us of both birth and death. It’s not always easy to let go of the old.
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Loyola mourns sudden death of student

The Loyola Blakefield community is trying to recover after the death of junior Dennis Woolford in an auto accident Sept. 26.
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Bishop praises lawmakers for vote to abolish death penalty

WASHINGTON – Bishop John M. Smith of Trenton, N.J., said Dec. 14 he was pleased New Jersey legislators voted to abolish the death penalty, but said he would not have a “triumphalist attitude about it” because capital punishment is such a sensitive issue.
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Bishops reiterate church teaching on marriage, oppose same-sex unions

WASHINGTON – In actions to fight state efforts to legalize same-sex marriage during 2010, the U.S. bishops reiterated the church’s teaching on the sanctity of marriage, made their Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage a permanent subcommittee and distributed materials explaining the Catholic view of traditional marriage.
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Agencies say world powers are failing to bring peace to Holy Land

LONDON – A group of major world powers is failing to bring peace to the Holy Land, said a report by aid agencies and human rights groups.
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Archbishop O’Brien praises Catholic Charities’ volunteers

As Catholic Charities’ volunteers and supporters were treated to a breakfast in their honor at the organization’s new Our Daily Bread building in Baltimore Dec. 12, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien called their labors impressive, efficient and effective.
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