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January 19, 2012

Bishop urges Catholics to study about St. Paul

WILMINGTON, Del. – In a pastoral letter on “Celebrating the Year of St. Paul,” Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington has called on the faithful in his diocese to discern “how best to study, pray and celebrate the life, inspired writing, spirituality and missionary spirit of St. Paul.”

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January 19, 2012

Does Mario go to Mass? Catholic gamers and the video game industry

NEW YORK – Is it possible to be a faithful Catholic and a video gamer?

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January 19, 2012

Humanity must use weapons of truth, mercy to end conflict, says pope

VATICAN CITY – Christ’s resurrection is not a myth or fairy tale; it is the one and only event that has destroyed the root of evil and can fill the emptiness in people’s hearts, Pope Benedict XVI said in his Easter message.

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January 19, 2012

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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January 19, 2012

New poverty figures show Hispanics, children especially hard hit

WASHINGTON – As the median U.S. household income declined, more Americans dropped below the poverty line, with Hispanics and children taking a particularly hard hit, according to statistics released Sept. 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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January 19, 2012

A reflection for the Easter season

As Jesus’ body was being taken down from the cross and being prepared for burial, what might Jesus say to us about his experience? I believe he might say the following:

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January 19, 2012

Lack of fuel in Gaza forces teachers to adjust

JERUSALEM – Shatha Halu, a first grader at Holy Family School in Gaza City, put on his backpack and climbed down the 10 flights of stairs in his building on the way to school.

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January 19, 2012

Retired Pa. bishop hopes people recall 9/11 lessons about God’s providence

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. – In the minutes, hours and days immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States, Bishop Joseph V. Adamec was gratified to see people turning to God and praying together as they sought to make sense of the tragedy.

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January 19, 2012

Youth walk for faith, hope and love in annual pilgrimage

The bright afternoon sun of April 4 reflected off more than 1,200 youthful faces, and a strong wind filled the spaces between them on the lawn of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site.

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January 19, 2012

Pocket-sized catechism makes learning about faith easy

If you want to learn your catechism without wading through the 802 pages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church – and that’s the paperback version – Brother Charles Madden, O.F.M. Conv., has the answer.

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January 19, 2012

First woman elected to head US Society of St. Vincent de Paul

ST. LOUIS – Sheila Gilbert, a national officer for the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the past six years, became the first woman to head the organization Sept. 3.

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January 19, 2012

Belgian protest of pope’s remarks on condoms ‘evokes bewilderment’

VATICAN CITY – The Belgian parliament’s decision to lodge a formal protest against the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI’s comments concerning the use of condoms in AIDS prevention “evokes bewilderment,” the Vatican spokesman said.

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