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January 19, 2012

Part of the problem

The Catholic Review has addressed the issue of insensate inner city violence (CR/May 29). Would any concerned not accept that there subsists in the city the fundamental problem of the breakdown of families? And in accepting this tragic reality, is it not reasonable to first address, with enduring rapidity, Planned Parenthood, which has been unrelenting...
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January 19, 2012

Government should reduce financial burden for citizens

Regarding Tony Magliano's column on health care and subsidiarity (CR, Dec. 10), I ask two questions: Is it morally right to take someone's property and give it to someone else? Is it morally right to accept said stolen property?
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January 19, 2012

Giving Freely

I find it hilarious when you offer something to a person and mention “its free.” People stop what they’re doing, heads turn, they come for a closer look. It could be a rotten potato but you will probably get some takers.
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January 19, 2012

Growing Latino Catholic population said to challenge, energize church

NEW YORK – The rapid growth and cultural diversity of Latino Catholics makes tremendous demands on the Catholic Church at the same time it enriches and revitalizes the church community, according to speakers at a forum on “Becoming Latino: The Transformation of U.S. Catholicism.”
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal George expresses regret at priest’s ‘partisan’ remarks

CHICAGO – Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago expressed deep regret at Father Michael Pfleger’s “partisan” remarks about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton and said the priest had assured him he would “not enter into campaigning” or “publicly mention any candidate by name.”
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges greater religious freedom in Cuba, criticizes U.S. embargo

VATICAN CITY – Welcoming Cuba’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI once again criticized the U.S. economic embargo against the country, but also called on the Cuban government to expand religious freedom on the island.
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January 19, 2012

Poor students do better at Catholic than at public schools, study shows

LOS ANGELES – New research shows that poor and marginalized students attending Catholic schools have significantly higher retention and graduation rates than their peers in public schools.
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January 19, 2012

Schools, local governments, work to stop H1N1

Partnerships between local governments and Catholic schools can be complicated. When it comes to H1N1 influenza vaccinations in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, however, the relationship appears to be smooth.
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January 19, 2012

Some advice for a happy marriage

Over the years, I have literally spent thousands of dollars on courses, classes and books in an effort to be of most help to couples in their marriages. So, naturally, one of the most helpful things I ever found was not in any of those courses, classes or books. It was something I found at...
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January 19, 2012

Christians light candles, pray to remember Bhopal industrial disaster

BHOPAL, India – About 100 Christians from various denominations lit candles and observed two minutes of silent prayer to remember victims and survivors of the world’s worst industrial tragedy.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Walsh School institutes vocations program

CUMBERLAND – When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien visited Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland soon after his Oct. 1 installation, he challenged students and faculty to come up with ways of raising awareness about vocations to the religious life.
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January 19, 2012

Honduran bishop says election was only way out of political crisis

MEXICO CITY — The president of the Honduran bishops’ communications department expressed early satisfaction with Nov. 29 elections that he said would allow the Central American country to emerge from a five-month political crisis provoked by the ouster and exile of President Manuel Zelaya.
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