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January 19, 2012

National Catholic Reporter: Archbishop O’Brien draws respect across party lines

National Catholic Reporter, an independent national Catholic newspaper based in Kansas City, Mo., recently profiled Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore. Readers of The Catholic Review might find NCR senior correspondent John Allen Jr.’s article informative.
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January 19, 2012

Italian researchers develop heart-repair method with adult stem cells

VATICAN CITY – Italian researchers have developed a method to repair a damaged heart using adult stem cells, and said it confirmed that the adult cells were more therapeutically useful than embryonic stem cells.
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January 19, 2012

Kindergartners use SKYPE to talk to former classmate in Africa

Technology has the power to go a long way, and students of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ellicott City were able to see just how far this spring, when they communicated with a former student now residing in Africa.
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January 19, 2012

Knights pass resolutions on pro-life issue, marriage, pornography

PHOENIX – The Knights of Columbus passed a number of resolutions touching on right-to-life issues, marriage, violence and pornography, among others, during the final business session of the fraternal organization’s 127th supreme convention.
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January 19, 2012

Strength in beatitudes

Sometimes great wisdom comes in short sentences. Sister Dorothy Hunt, a retired School Sister of Notre Dame, said “If everybody kept the Ten Commandments, the prisons would be empty. If everyone lived the beatitudes, it would be heaven on earth!” Such simplicity and such profound wisdom in just a few sentences.
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January 19, 2012

Franciscans, including one from U.S., hear confessions in St. Peter’s

VATICAN CITY - Each of the 14 Conventual Franciscans who live in the Vatican and hear confessions full time in St. Peter’s Basilica offers absolution to an average of between 8,500 and 9,000 penitents each year.
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January 19, 2012

Indian Catholics welcome prison sentences in anti-Christian violence

NEW DELHI, India – Catholic leaders welcomed the prison sentences a court has given to five people convicted of taking part in the August 2008 anti-Christian violence in India’s Orissa state.
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January 19, 2012

Heard but not seen: Catholic voice actor leads an animated life

WASHINGTON – Jim Cummings didn't exactly study his chosen career field during his 12 years of Catholic schooling, but he certainly honed his craft.
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January 19, 2012

From the Notebook: Justice Action Week participants speak

The 31 teenagers who participated in the annual Justice Action Week had quite a bit to say about their experience.
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January 19, 2012

Money should fund education, not abortions, pro-life youths protest

WASHINGTON – About 65 young pro-life activists picketed outside the California governor’s office demanding taxpayer money be used to fund education and law enforcement – two sectors affected by budget cuts – rather than for organizations that support abortions.
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January 19, 2012

Doctrinal congregation says direct abortion can never be justified

VATICAN CITY – Commenting on the controversial case of a 9-year-old Brazilian rape victim who underwent an abortion, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the concern the church needs to show the girl does not change the fact that abortion is wrong.
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January 19, 2012

Exclusive: Monsignor Tinder on the closing of Towson Catholic

Towson Catholic High School is closing after 87 years of operation. The school was founded and operated by Immaculate Conception parish. The pastor, Monsignor F. Dennis Tinder, announced the closure in a July 7 letter to families. A decline of more than 80 students and a deficit of $650,000 led to the decision.
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