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January 19, 2012

Election loss does not diminish cause

George Weigel writes (CR, Nov. 20) about “The Two Americas.” He, of course, is talking about the two major political parties which campaigned on the issues that he refers to and the supporters of each party. Most Catholics, and millions of others, are concerned about the issues Mr. Weigel raises, but with others as well....

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January 19, 2012

Cuban Catholic leaders hope cardinal’s visit reinforces faith

HAVANA – A decade after Pope John Paul II’s historic trip to Cuba, church officials hope a Feb. 20-26 visit from the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will reinforce the faith of the island’s Catholics.

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January 19, 2012

NDP lax standout Stanwick follows own path

Covie Stanwick was born into a lacrosse legacy, but she’s carving out her own identity in the sport – and in life.

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January 19, 2012

Head of Russian Orthodox Church dies at age 79

VATICAN CITY – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, died Dec. 5 at his home outside the Russian capital. He was 79.

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January 19, 2012

Field of Catholic presidential candidates shrinks

WASHINGTON – Whatever happened to the crowd of Catholics vying for the presidential nomination in 2008?

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January 19, 2012

Caritas reports 1,000 civilians dead, missing in Ivory Coast town

VATICAN CITY – One thousand people were suspected to be dead or missing in the town of Duekoue, Ivory Coast, after clashes throughout the country intensified, Caritas Internationalis reported.

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January 19, 2012

Courage

To make a long story short: a priest of 11 years, I returned to my native Archdiocese of New York in 1976 with a doctorate in moral theology, all the while expecting I would be assigned to the faculty of our Archdiocesan Seminary of St. Joseph, Dunwoodie, in Yonkers. Such was not to be.

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January 19, 2012

St. Frances celebrates Wells’ 500th win

He stood in his usual spot, just inside the gymnasium’s glass doors, prior to the start of his varsity game. But on this day he received a steady stream of congratulatory embraces and handshakes.

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January 19, 2012

What would Day think?

George Weigel is no doubt a respected scholar and pundit. However, after reading his last column (CR, March 24), it would appear that his plutocratic musings belong more in the pages of a reactionary publication than a Catholic newspaper. Weigel’s observations on “workers rights” would make Dorothy Day cringe.

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January 19, 2012

FOCA’s effects seen as dire, but chance of it passing considered slim

WASHINGTON – About the only thing everyone with a stake in it is likely to agree on about the Freedom of Choice Act is that the legislation has languished in Congress for 20 years, only once rising – just barely – above the fate of hundreds of bills that are introduced each session and never...

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January 19, 2012

Special care collection helps priests pay for medical needs

A second collection Jan. 19-20 will give Catholics in the archdiocese the opportunity to support priests requiring special medical in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as those priests – regardless of age – who are convalescing following surgery, serious injury or illness.

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January 19, 2012

Government is not ‘brother’s keeper’

Tony Magliano (CR, March 24) has his priorities backward. We are our brother’s keeper, and should be especially mindful of this during Lent. It is not the deeply indebted and broke federal government’s responsibility to help the needy – it’s ours.

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