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Bishops, other faith leaders commend ruling on Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX – Arizona’s Catholic bishops were among religious leaders who praised a July 28 ruling that blocked enforcement of the most controversial sections of the state’s immigration law a day before it took effect.
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Lent a challenge to make God the center of our lives

I can’t believe it’s Lent! Advent, my favorite season, goes so fast. Lent, my least favorite season, seems to last so long! In Advent, we’re filled with joy at the anticipation of the birth of our Savior. In Lent, we anticipate the death of our Savior.
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National leaders say spirituality a key component of Catholic Daughters

WASHINGTON – Libby Ramirez, who just completed two years as the national regent of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and her successor, Joanne Tomassi, said that beyond all the worthwhile programs members carry out, spirituality is the most important part of the organization.
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Archbishop criticizes removing time limits on abuse suits

MADISON, Wis. – Two bills before the Wisconsin Legislature that would expand or remove the statute of limitations for child abuse cases “will kneecap or even eliminate” church ministries to the needy and punish innocent Catholics for years to come, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of Milwaukee told a state Senate committee Jan. 16.
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One Baptism, Many Cultures

We, baptized people, are very diverse, culturally speaking, within this great Catholic Mother Church that makes her way to God in the U.S.A. But what do we really mean by the word “culture” in our context?
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Knights of Fatima give awards

The Knights of Fatima honored those who serve their community at an awards luncheon on Jan. 26. Although recipients do not need to be from Our Lady of Fatima, Baltimore, this year those honored are all parishioners.
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British government removes online petition protesting pope’s visit

LONDON – The British government has removed from its website a petition protesting Pope Benedict XVI’s Sept. 16-19 visit to England and Scotland.
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Archdiocese names new development director

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has named Patrick Madden the new executive director of development for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Mr. Madden, a parishioner of St. Augustine in Elkridge, succeeds Tom Sonni, who served in the same post from 1995-2007.
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Revised sex abuse norms at a glance

VATICAN CITY – The revised Vatican norms dealing with sexual abuse of minors by priests and other “more grave crimes” against church law contain several changes from the previous version published in 2001.
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University fiasco shows scholars miss pope’s point

VATICAN CITY – It was a first, at least in modern times: In Rome, the center of the Catholic world and the capital of Catholic Italy, a pope felt unwelcome to give a speech at the public university.
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North Belfast priest says dialogue can help resolve parade tensions

DUBLIN – Fresh intercommunity dialogue is needed to resolve the difficulties surrounding controversial parades in Northern Ireland, said a Catholic priest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following the most serious outbreak of sectarian rioting in many years.
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House of Lords rejects banning of hybrid embryos

LONDON – The House of Lords has rejected a move to ban the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos for research.
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