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Cardinal’s second World Youth Day does not spark déjà vu

MADRID – For Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid, there’s no déjà vu in hosting his second international World Youth Day.
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Bomb threat at Bishop Walsh turns up empty

Cumberland police were still talking to students and faculty members of Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland this week after a bomb threat was written on a bathroom wall.
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Special report: Deep-rooted Polish faith faces secular challenge

WADOWICE, Poland – As pealing bells signaled the start of Mass in this small Polish village, the Sunday morning congregation overflowed at the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Lenten meals give families chance to teach important lessons

WASHINGTON – It’s not always easy to bring family members together for a tasty, nutritious and affordable meal. When Lent comes around, the need for meatless Fridays and the hope of teaching children about why Catholics fast and abstain from meat can make meal planning seem nearly impossible.
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Irish foreign minister summons nuncio, seeks response to Cloyne Report

DUBLIN – Ireland’s foreign minister summoned the country’s papal nuncio and demanded that the Vatican give a formal response to the Cloyne Report into the mishandling of clerical abuse.
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Pope, British prime minister discuss values needed in global economy

VATICAN CITY – Hard work, solidarity and other ethical values must be part of the world’s response to the global economic crisis, said Pope Benedict XVI and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Father Martin, ‘Colbert Report chaplain,’ says lighten up

Jesuit Father James Martin is on a mission to get Catholics to lighten up.
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Korea’s first cardinal, bold human rights’ defender, dies at age 86

VATICAN CITY – Korea’s first cardinal, an outspoken defender of human rights, died in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 16 at the age of 86.
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Church-run schools need public financial support, Vatican envoy says

VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official praised church-run schools as valuable components of modern education, saying they deserve public financial support and must not be muzzled on moral issues.
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Catholic philanthropist offers millions for truly lifesaving ideas

WASHINGTON – Since founding the Gerard Health Foundation in 2001, retired Catholic businessman Raymond B. Ruddy has given away millions to fund pro-life causes, abstinence education and efforts to end the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
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West Point chaplains feel ‘sense of privilege’ in ministering to cadets

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Augustinian Father Edson Wood has a campus ministry assignment like none other.
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Catholics celebrate life of Mother Lange

Every day, Deacon B. Curtis Turner glances at the image of Mother Mary Lange hanging on his wall at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore and offers a prayer.
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