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Group pays tribute to miser who gave all to help needy

WATERBURY, Conn. – A small group of people traveled 140 miles on a recent Monday morning to pray briefly at the snow-covered grave of a man who died before any of them was born. He wasn’t related to anyone in the group and he hadn’t willed them an inheritance, but he had left them a...
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Pope thanks doctors, well-wishers for treatment, prayers

ROMANO CANAVESE, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI thanked the doctors who treated his broken wrist and thanked everyone who prayed and expressed their concern for him.
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Bill would have ‘chilling effect’ on crisis pregnancy centers

Pro-life leaders and advocates for pregnant women are outraged by the introduction of two bills in Annapolis they say will have a “chilling effect” on the outreach efforts of crisis pregnancy centers across the state.
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MCC calls for elimination of embryonic stem cell research

The Maryland Catholic Conference called for the elimination of state funding for embryonic stem cell research during a Feb. 21 hearing on the issue in Annapolis.
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Pope, Canadian prime minister discuss respect for life, economics

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met at the Vatican July 11, their discussions included protecting human life and the traditional family in Canada as well as development and peace abroad.
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Concern about marriage is overdue

At last we have something concrete to support the obvious (CR, Feb 21). As a result of a recent study of 1,008 married couples, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz was able to conclude that “We must find ways to offer couples a more integrated, continuous, and varied ministry that will help them grow in happiness and...
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Redemptorists provide historic stole for Obama to present to pope

During President Barack Obama’s July 10 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, he will present the pope with a stole that was placed on the remains of St. John Neumann.
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God is the healer of hearts

“You can’t be Irish and not know that eventually life will break your heart.” I’ve always attributed that quote to Pierre Salinger, the press secretary for President John F. Kennedy, on the occasion of Kennedy’s assassination.
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Encyclical seeks economic model that meets long-term sustainability

WASHINGTON – Today’s international economic model requires a new way of understanding business enterprise, Pope Benedict XVI said in his third encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”).
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Priest, youth minister go “stomach to stomach” in contest

Similar to television’s version of “The Biggest Loser,” a priest and a youth minister are going head to head – or in this case stomach to stomach – in the St. John’s Largest Loser weight-loss contest not only to benefit charities of their choice, but their health and wellbeing as well.
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Bishop says scientists, church still can learn from Galileo case

VATICAN CITY – The 400-year-old case of Galileo Galilei and the Inquisition still serves as a valid warning that scientists should not presume to teach the church about faith and that the church must approach scientific discoveries with great caution, said the prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives.
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