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Cleanup comes slowly, housing a priority in devastated Chilean towns

LIMA, Peru – Cleanup is beginning in towns on Chile’s central coast as electricity and telephone service is slowly restored and people try to rebuild their lives after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake killed nearly 800 people and caused millions of dollars in damage.
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Gypsies in Europe still face discrimination, Vatican officials say

VATICAN CITY – Undoubtedly the most discriminated minority group in Europe, the Gypsies experience the impact of firmly rooted stereotypes every day, said a Vatican official.
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Bishops in Japan ask world leaders to work for end of nuclear weapons

TOKYO – Bishops from Hiroshima and Nagasaki called on world leaders to work toward the total abolition of nuclear weapons.
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Airport security must respect human dignity, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Anti-terrorist measures at airports should always respect the principles of human dignity, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Pope to canonize Mary MacKillop, Andre Bessette Oct. 17

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will create six new saints Oct. 17, including Blessed Mary MacKillop, who will be Australia’s first saint, and the Canadian Blessed Andre Bessette, who will be the first saint of the Holy Cross Brothers.
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“Light is on” offers chance to lighten your soul

Think of the fresh blankets of snow we’ve seen (all too often) this winter. It makes everything look pristine and clean.
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Adviser says health, immigration reform remain priority for Obama

WASHINGTON – A White House adviser told people at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering Feb. 8 that the Obama administration remains committed to passing health care and immigration legislation, despite political setbacks in Congress.
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Canadian snowboarder to have hopes of parish, country riding in Olympic slalom

RICHMOND, British Columbia – St. Joseph the Worker parishioner Alexa Loo will have the hopes of her Richmond parish and the entire country riding with her when she goes for a snowboarding gold in the parallel giant slalom in the Olympics.
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Lobby Night is Feb. 15

More than 600 Catholics are expected to converge on Annapolis Feb. 15 to spend their President’s Day Holiday learning about legislative issues and meeting with lawmakers during the 26th annual “Lobby Night.”
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Haiti pastor says food is critical need

Father Murat Dorcent’s impoverished parish in Verrettes, Haiti, is more than two hours away from Port-au-Prince, but the devastation of January’s massive earthquake has caused thousands of refugees to flood the area in search of food, shelter and spiritual support.
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Head of apostolic visitation expresses ‘sadness’ over slow response

WASHINGTON – The nun who is overseeing the Vatican-mandated apostolic visitation of U.S. communities of women religious has expressed “sadness and disappointment” over congregations that have resisted completing the questionnaire that is part of the process.
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Lessons beyond school walls have lasting impact

Experience is the best teacher for students enrolled in Baltimore Catholic high schools’ programs that offer young people hands-on practice in everything from medicine and engineering to tutoring and carpentry. Calvert Hall College High School in Towson and Seton Keogh High School, Institute of Notre Dame and Mercy High School of Baltimore are among the...
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