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Once in their shoes, man betters plight of neglected children

David Carberry turned a personal disappointment into ongoing volunteer efforts that benefit children and bring together adults who share a common past.
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In state losing 9,000 jobs a month, times are hard for Oregon workers

PORTLAND, Ore. – Ted Walsh wouldn’t wish his current troubles on anyone.
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Cartoon perpetuates stereotype

I object very strongly to the cartoon (CR, Oct. 25) on page 11, which shows a “scientist” brushing off God. This perpetuates the stereotype that science opposes religion, a total reversal of the reality of Christianity for many centuries, since the time of St. Augustine.
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MCC on same-sex marriage: ‘Maryland is not New York’

Responding to a newly launched effort to pass same-sex marriage in Maryland, the Maryland Catholic Conference issued a July 12 statement noting that the “successful coalition that upheld the time-honored definition of marriage in Maryland remains intact and will continue to be involved in upholding marriage in our state.”
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Eight nuns killed in Indonesia when van plunges off bridge

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Eight Franciscan Sisters of Charity died when the minivan in which they were traveling drove off a bridge and plunged into a river.
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Volunteers live out the Gospel in prisons

Feed the hungry. Check. Clothe the naked. Check. Visit me in prison. Oops.
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Father Corapi says he won’t leave Montana to live with order in Texas

WASHINGTON - Father John Corapi said he will not follow the order of his religious superior to leave his home in Montana to live in community with his fellow priests.
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Oblate Father Rupiper, 71, dies; tried to defuse Iran hostage crisis

CARROLL, Iowa – A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 14 at Holy Spirit Church in Carroll for Oblate Father Darrell Rupiper, a prominent peace activist who in recent years began a ministry preaching about the environment and the integrity of creation.
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Natural family planning gets government recognition

ST. LOUIS – The medical coding system used by the government, insurance companies, medical clinics and health care providers now includes two codes specifically for natural family planning.
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Guest commentary: Report on U.S. Catholic priests’ sex abuse, and what the critics got wrong

The following is printed with the permission of Karen Terry, Professor and Associate Provost of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and principal investigator and co-author of the Causes and Context report on clergy sexual abuse, at the request of Archbishop O’Brien, whose column will appear occasionally during the summer months.
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Pope says Holocaust denial is ‘intolerable, unacceptable’

VATICAN CITY – Denying or minimizing the Holocaust “is intolerable and altogether unacceptable,” Pope Benedict XVI told a group of U.S. Jewish leaders.
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Pope discusses peace with Saudi Arabia’s king

VATICAN CITY – Interreligious dialogue, peace in the Middle East and the life of Christians living in Saudi Arabia were on the agenda when Pope Benedict XVI met King Abdullah Aziz of Saudi Arabia.
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