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Cardinal suggests U.N. intervention to help solve crisis

BEIRUT, Lebanon – A Lebanese cardinal called the militant Islamic group Hezbollah a “true problem” and suggested U.N. intervention to help solve Lebanon’s political crisis.
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Fargo’s vicar general hopes to return to service as chaplain

WASHINGTON – Monsignor Brian Donahue, vicar general of the Diocese of Fargo, N.D., and pastor of two parishes in the diocese, wants to do a second tour of duty as a military chaplain in Iraq.
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CRS reps say Afghans thirst for education, willing to work hard for it

RADNOR, Pa. – After 30 years of war and repressive rule of the Taliban, today only 28 percent of the people in Afghanistan can read and write and 18 percent of them are women and girls, according to Catholic Relief Services representatives visiting the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
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Global hunger speaker tour to connect world famine to Lent

Students of Mercy High School, Baltimore, will be given a first-hand account of world hunger in India, thanks to Rekha Abel of Catholic Relief Services.
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As Korean tensions escalate, Catholic leaders call for prayers

SEOUL, South Korea - Catholic leaders have called for prayers as tensions in the Korean peninsula escalate, reported the Asian church news agency UCA News.
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Holy Childhood Association appeals to today’s kids

Catholic schools and religious education programs not only educate children about their faith, they also help children grow spiritually, including teaching them to become missionary.
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Notre Dame valedictorian urges graduates to challenge the conventional; Baltimore her next stop

WASHINGTON – When Katie Odette Washington of Gary, Ind., took the stage May 16 as what is believed to be the University of Notre Dame’s first black valedictorian, she told her fellow graduates to step outside of their comfort zone and challenge the conventional to make their imprint on the world.
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A Leo III for Islam

George Weigel’s oft-stated theme regarding jihadism is reflected in the following quote from his piece in the Jan. 17 Catholic Review: “certain tendencies in Islamic self-understanding … can only be successfully overcome by reconnection in the Muslim mind with faith and moral reason.”
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Boys with special needs receive holy Eucharist in Severna Park

Eric Stag draped an arm around his parents, Anne and Jack, and smiled. Known for his hugs, Eric delivered the sweetest yet.
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Aim of science to help not the same as respect for life

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church supports scientific research aimed at helping people, but the destruction of human embryos or their use as “biological material” demonstrates that a desire to help does not always coincide with respect for every human being, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Baird named chief financial officer for Archdiocese of Baltimore

William J. Baird III required fewer introductions than normal May 13, when Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced his appointment as the chief financial officer for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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