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January 19, 2012

Anointing of the Sick: A Sacrament of Healing

It seemed unusual to me that “Annie” was alone as she pushed open the door to the funeral home and struggled to climb onto the bench to sit beside me. The 5-year-old had lost her teenage sister to cancer just four days before, and since then she was constantly being held by members of her...
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January 19, 2012

Papal nuncio calls teachers ‘greatest artists’

While many may consider Michelangelo to be one of the greatest artists of all time, Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic nuncio to the United States told more than 8,000 Catholic educators their daily ministry surpasses the artistry of the great Italian Renaissance sculptor. Presenting the April 10 keynote address during the opening session of the National...
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January 19, 2012

Sister Marianne takes country lessons to Mother Seton Academy in city

Some students at Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore have never taken a ride in the country, let alone set foot on a dairy farm.
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January 19, 2012

Nun takes Dominican’s justice, peace concerns to U.N.

ADRIAN, Mich. – Dominican sisters and friars throughout the world are able to make their justice and peace concerns known in the international community through Dominican Sister Eileen Gannon, the main representative of the Dominican Leadership Conference to the United Nations.
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January 19, 2012

Before Turkey Bowl, Calvert Hall gets A Conference appetizer

The biggest game of the year now has competition in the minds of Calvert Hall football players and coaches.
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January 19, 2012

Pope John Paul’s beatification delayed, Italian newspapers say

VATICAN CITY – The beatification of Pope John Paul II may be delayed as the Vatican seeks more documentation regarding his almost 27 years as pope, Italian newspapers reported in late May.
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January 19, 2012

Society should support families caring for terminally ill

VATICAN CITY – Society and labor laws should give concrete support to family members so they can attend to terminally ill loved ones, Pope Benedict XVI said. While guarantees must be made for all people to receive necessary medical care, special provisions also must be put into place for the patient’s family members, he said.
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January 19, 2012

Bil Keane, creator of ‘Family Circus’ comic strip, dies at age 89

WASHINGTON – Bil Keane, the Catholic cartoonist who originated the comic strip “The Family Circus” more than 50 years ago, died Nov. 8 at age 89 in Paradise Valley, Ariz., near Phoenix. The cause of death was given as congestive heart failure.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic combines faith, high-tech savvy to invent new Bible format

WASHINGTON – One of the oldest and most read books in the world now has a new, high-tech look. And it weighs only 5 grams, or one-hundredth of a pound.
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January 19, 2012

James W. Donaghy dies

A funeral Mass for James W. Donaghy was offered Feb. 23 at St. Mary Church in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Mr. Donaghy, who died Feb. 19, is the brother of Father Thomas Donaghy, a retired priest from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who now lives in Pennsylvania.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican partners with company to discuss stem-cell research

VATICAN CITY – New biotechnologies raise questions in the fields of medicine, economics, ethics and philosophy, and the Vatican plans to look at all of them during a three-day conference devoted to adult stem-cell research, officials said.
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January 19, 2012

Pope prays for peace, honors fallen soldiers in visit to Monte Cassino

MONTE CASSINO, Italy – At the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict and rebuilt after being destroyed by U.S. bombers during World War II, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for peace.
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