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Chaplains observe how faith drives leaders on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Nine years ago, Father Daniel P. Coughlin was two weeks into his job as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives when he figured out how he was going to do his job on Capitol Hill.
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At congress, African and Asian cardinals discuss church life

QUEBEC CITY – Several cardinals from around the world gave the status of church life in their countries and regions at the 49th International Eucharistic Congress.
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We all need angels in our lives

Here are two more stories from the opposite ends of life, about a little girl and an aging lady.
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Regnum Christi member responds

I have been a member of Regnum Christi for 5 years, and feel that another side must be presented in response to “Archbishop raises concerns over Legion” (CR, Feb. 26).
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Sister Connie Gilder takes on new role

After nearly five years working as an assistant to Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski in the office of the eastern vicar, Sister Constance “Connie” Gilder, S.S.J., is taking on a new role as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s delegate to religious.
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Belleville Diocese joins lawsuit against Illinois over foster care

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Diocese of Belleville’s Catholic Charities agency has joined three other Illinois Catholic Charities agencies in a lawsuit against the state seeking to continue operating their foster care and adoption programs since the passage of a law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.
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Do not use guilt by association on Woodmont Academy

As a Protestant, I’m not qualified to address the tensions between Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s office and the Legion of Christ (CR, Feb. 26). As an ethicist, however, I can say without reservation that the article was at best an irresponsible and, at worst, an intentionally harmful injustice to the reputation of Woodmont Academy, Cooksville....
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Father Martin’s Ashley helps people to heal with dignity

The sun rises over the Chesapeake Bay, offering hopeful rays each morning to patients meditating on the lawn by the chapel at Father Martin’s Ashley.
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Church entities apologize for forcing adoptions on single mothers

SYDNEY – Three Catholic entities in Australia apologized “with a deep sense of regret and heartfelt sorrow” over forced adoption practices involving thousands of single mothers that occurred in past decades.
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Global financial crisis contributes to delay of encyclical, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The global economic crisis has contributed to the delay in the publication of Pope Benedict XVI’s new social encyclical, not for financial reasons, but because the crisis has demonstrated how important and how complicated the topic is.
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Catholic high schools celebrate Class of 2008

In this special section of The Catholic Review, we salute the 2,620 graduating seniors of 21 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Congratulations to the Class of 2008!
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Cardinal’s second World Youth Day does not spark déjà vu

MADRID – For Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid, there’s no déjà vu in hosting his second international World Youth Day.
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