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Vatican official says labor, trade practices should protect worker

GENEVA (CNS) -- Labor, trade and investment policies and practices should value and protect the worker, a Vatican official told delegates at an international labor conference.
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Catholic rural life directors discuss ways to connect farms, cities

CLEVELAND – Whether they’re harvesting corn in a field or grilling corn at a barbecue at a city park, Catholics from the farms, suburbs and cities are connected by their faith and their kitchen tables.
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Bush, Catholic community discuss poverty, war, Iraqi Christians

ROME – U.S. President George W. Bush praised the Catholic lay Community of Sant’Egidio for being part of an “international army of compassion” that helps the poor.
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Stepping Out On Nothing

In light of the recent Catholic School closures in predominantly African American communities, this story reveals the impact of a catholic education on the future of black students.
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Steibe-Pasalich named to National Review Board

A native of Baltimore has been named to the National Review Board of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Vatican defends efforts by pope, church to curb sex abuse by priests

VATICAN CITY – Amid new disclosures of priestly sex abuse cases in Europe, including one in the German archdiocese formerly headed by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican strongly defended the church’s response to the crisis and said the pope has led the effort to root out “filth” in the church.
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Inaugural meal at new Our Daily Bread served with little fuss

The location was new, but the crowd was familiar as Catholic Charities served its first meal to the poor and homeless at its new Our Daily Bread Employment Center June 4. Before the dining room opened at 10:30 a.m., 18 people who normally eat at Baltimore’s largest soup kitchen registered for employment training.
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Eventual motherhood: waiting on God’s perfect timing

This month brings a milestone for my social circle: for the first time, a childhood friend will become a mother.
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Charles Reeves Jr. gives $1 million donation to Kernan Hospital

When Charles B. Reeves Jr., 84, was a child his father would take him and his brother to Kernan Hospital, Baltimore, as he “made rounds” on Sundays. Charles Reeves Sr. became president of the Kernan board of directors in 1936, serving for 19 years. In 1959, the junior Mr. Reeves joined the board to take...
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Human rights attorney sounds clarion call on life issues

Warning that human life is being devalued at every level, a top human rights attorney from California urged Baltimore health care professionals to support conscience clauses that will help protect their right to uphold the sanctity of life.
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Family gatherings important

Good for the Lipinski family (CR, May 31). I’m really glad that 23 of their clan make a point of getting together once each year for a week to enjoy family fun. My wife and I agree with them. There is nothing more important than family gatherings.
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School challenges lead to difficult times and hard decisions

The times are changing. Decades ago, Catholic families had a half-dozen kids or more, and Catholic schools were routinely staffed, for the most part, by a convent-full of religious sisters. High schools for boys often had religious brothers teaching. Tuition was often less than $100 a year.
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