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Vatican defends efforts by pope, church to curb sex abuse by priests

VATICAN CITY – Amid new disclosures of priestly sex abuse cases in Europe, including one in the German archdiocese formerly headed by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican strongly defended the church’s response to the crisis and said the pope has led the effort to root out “filth” in the church.
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Eventual motherhood: waiting on God’s perfect timing

This month brings a milestone for my social circle: for the first time, a childhood friend will become a mother.
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Human rights attorney sounds clarion call on life issues

Warning that human life is being devalued at every level, a top human rights attorney from California urged Baltimore health care professionals to support conscience clauses that will help protect their right to uphold the sanctity of life.
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School challenges lead to difficult times and hard decisions

The times are changing. Decades ago, Catholic families had a half-dozen kids or more, and Catholic schools were routinely staffed, for the most part, by a convent-full of religious sisters. High schools for boys often had religious brothers teaching. Tuition was often less than $100 a year.
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CARA commissioned to conduct landmark study of US Catholic parishes

WASHINGTON –- Researchers are working on an in-depth study of Catholic parish life in the United States.
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In Lent, become self-aware, not self-absorbed

Lent is a time, not to hurt ourselves, but to die to ourselves so that we can live life to its fullest. Many of our penances – giving up sweets or cigarettes or alcohol, as well intentioned as they are – end up making us more self-absorbed. We are never so conscious of our tooth...
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Crisis management: For Vatican, it’s up to the Irish to heal scandal

VATICAN CITY – For Vatican and Irish participants, the two-day meeting on the handling of priestly sex abuse cases was a major accomplishment, combining a frank admission of mismanagement with truly collaborative discussions on how to avoid such mistakes in the future.
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Technology a priority for schools in archdiocese

Kids will blog anyway – why not teach them how to blog correctly? So goes the general mindset of the Division of Catholic Schools in its major effort to stay ahead of technology, beginning with a strategic plan spearheaded in 2000.
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True love means seeing beyond own needs

I realize that this column is too late for Valentine’s Day. I realize also that this is the Season of Lent, a time of transformation and renewal, a fairly ‘serious season’. Yet, have we not been through enough ‘serious’ stuff lately – the heartbreak of Haiti and the blizzard of Baltimore?
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Supporting abortion is monumental scandal

It is foolish to think eliminating the death penalty is the “final step” to civilizing the world (CR, July 17). Each generation faces a world under Satan’s influence. The final step is dying with Christ.
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Bishop Ricard recovers from surgery to treat brain hematoma

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee was resting in a Florida hospital Feb. 15, five days after undergoing surgery to remove a hematoma that had formed on his brain.
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Pope leaves Australia after thanking WYD volunteers

SYDNEY, Australia – Pope Benedict XVI’s first pastoral visit to Australia concluded July 21 with a farewell ceremony at Sydney’s international airport, where he told an audience of invited guests, including church and civic officials, how much he had enjoyed his July 12-21 stay.
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