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9/11 costs hard to count – in lives, dollars, rights or security

WASHINGTON – Quantifying the costs of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States is a bit like trying to get your hands around the ocean.
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Misericordia students get a different look at life in Peru

CHIMBOTE, Peru – Rachel Roa had visited Peru before, but on a trip with fellow U.S. university students she discovered her parents’ homeland in a new way.
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Canadian bishop addresses hearings on aboriginal schools

OTTAWA – One of seven Canadian bishops who met for the first time with the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief said he hopes the upcoming hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be balanced.
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Families, friends gather at Paris cathedral to pray for crash victims

PARIS – Families and friends of the 228 victims of Air France Flight 447 processed into Notre Dame Cathedral carrying candles in memory of those who lost their lives in the Atlantic Ocean.
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New DVD informs NY Catholics about abortion proposal

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – A DVD produced in New York under Catholic auspices aims to educate Catholics statewide about Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s proposed Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act.
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Charismatic prayers come with passion, hope

Dan Taibi is not prone to emotion. That all changed May 31 during the Charismatic Renewal Center’s Pentecost Prayer Meeting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
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Jesus showed God is near though his miracles, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Through his healings and miracles, Jesus showed that God is near and merciful to everyone, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Vatican spokesman ‘astonished’ Croatia repossessed church property

VATICAN CITY – A tract of disputed church property in Croatia was returned to the Croatian government after a justice minister annulled a series of past property decisions that had given the property to a diocese.
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Demonstrators, including bishop, dispersed with water in Philippines

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Church leaders criticized firefighters' use of water hoses to disperse demonstrators, including Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila, at a rally outside Congress.
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Catholics, Protestants join for Christian unity service

Bishop Denis J. Madden celebrated the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 22 by offering the homily in an ecumenical service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Towson.
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Math lessons at Bishop Walsh go viral

CUMBERLAND – Students at Bishop Walsh School can now get a private math lesson anytime and anywhere with teacher Charlie Lindelof’s online tutorials.
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