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Irish bishops welcome finding that Bloody Sunday was unjustified

DUBLIN – Ireland’s bishops welcomed the finding of a report that said British troops’ killing of 14 Catholics in 1972 was not justified.
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St. Medericus

St. Medericus was born in Autun, France, in the 600s. When he was 13 years old, he entered St. Martin’s monastery; he later became abbot of that monastery. He was a recluse at the end of his life. St. Medericus died in 700.
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Permanent deacons inspire

I read of the recent St. Bernadine’s Spiritual Renewal Symposium. The theme was “There Is Power In The Name Of Jesus!” Four permanent deacons, Curtis Turner, Paul Shelton, Steven Rubio and Paul Barksdale, would be the only preachers at this four-day Symposium, which drew me to attend.
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St. Edistius

St. Edistius died a martyr in Ravenna, Italy, in 303. He died for his faith during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.
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St. Frances graduate is queen of the court

When Sade Thomas entered St. Frances Academy, she expected to take the court for the Baltimore school and become a star.
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St. Clement I

St. Clement I, who was born in Rome, became the fourth pope circa 88. He wrote “Epistle to the Corinthians,” and his name is in the canon of the Mass. He worked with St. Paul the Apostle, according to St. Jerome and Origen. The pope was martyred under Trajan’s persecutions in 101. St. Clement I...
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Mother Teresa sainthood cause awaits another miracle, postulator says

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Father Brian Kolodiejchuk of the Missionaries of Charity, postulator for the sainthood cause of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, told a gathering at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven June 1 that her cause is “still waiting for one more miracle” for her to be declared a saint.
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St. Sabinus

St. Sabinus was a bishop who was killed for his faith along with members of his flock. He died circa 303 in Italy.
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Surreal setting in Port-au-Prince, where sisters continue educating 2,000 girls in tents

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The school year has been extended into July for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny and the nearly 2,000 girls and young women they educate and feed in this capital city.
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act seen jeopardizing religious freedom

WASHINGTON – A letter from the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated the bishops’ opposition to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act because of the bill’s potential to “jeopardize our religious freedom to live our faith and moral tenets in today’s society.”
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Vatican greets development of first synthetic cell with caution

VATICAN CITY – The successful development of a synthetic cell can have many practical applications, but the technology must be regulated, said the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.
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Modern martyr: Polish priest was man of ‘deep conviction, integrity’

WARSAW, Poland – When a Catholic priest who was murdered by communist agents is beatified in Warsaw June 6, it will confirm his place as one of the church’s most conspicuous modern martyrs.
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