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January 19, 2012

Guest Columnist: Cohabitation’s Curse

The following column, by Monsignor Owen F. Campion, first appeared in a recent edition of Our Sunday Visitor. It is reprinted with the permission of Monsignor Campion, the Associate Publisher of that publication.
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January 19, 2012

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 11 Chinese Catholic girls in dorm

YAN’AN, China – Carbon monoxide poisoning, apparently from burning coal in a school dormitory in Shaanxi province, killed 11 Catholic girls ages 8-10 and left a 12th girl in a coma.
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January 19, 2012

CRS launches $11 million appeal

As roads are repaired and communications restored, Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in coordination with its local Church partner, Caritas Peru, continues to deliver life-saving supplies to families affected by the worst earthquake to hit Peru in 30 years.
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January 19, 2012

Ellen McCormack, two-time pro-life candidate for president, dead at 84

MERRICK, N.Y. – A funeral Mass was scheduled for April 2 at Cure of Ars Church in Merrick for Ellen McCormack, whose pro-life views led her to run for president in 1976 and 1980.
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January 19, 2012

Girl depicted in statue says Polish pope changed her life

As Melissa Brent crept closer to the 7-foot, 850-pound bronze statue, not even a steady late-November rain could dampen her joy.
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January 19, 2012

Caribbean Catholics stress need for solidarity

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – “God is good,” Caribbean speaker Gerard Granado called out Aug. 17 during the second national convention of Caribbean Catholics of North America. “All the time,” participants answered in unison.
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January 19, 2012

Much wrong to capital punishment

I believe that capital punishment (CR, March 17) interferes with God’s will by prematurely stopping the time afforded by God for an individual to come to terms with his or her crime and to seek forgiveness. God alone reserves the right to accomplish his plan or will in any manner he chooses; even if it...
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January 19, 2012

Papal product placement: Building credibility, boosting sales

VATICAN CITY – The pope is one of the most respected and admired figures in the world, and millions of people watch or attend his many public and televised events throughout the year.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Extension brings parishes together for recovery

WASHINGTON – Two years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, Catholic parishes are facing the lingering effects with some churches still holding Mass in outdoor tents while others are abandoning immediate plans to rebuild.
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore-based CRS announces it is resuming its food program in Western Darfur

Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services has announced that is resuming operations in Western Darfur more than two months after evacuating its staff.
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January 19, 2012

Basilica gift shop thrives during holiday season

Black Friday isn’t just a lucrative day for shopping malls. Christmas-minded consumers make the gift shop of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary a must-stop the day after Thanksgiving in Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Bishop says quake victims need food, water immediately

LIMA, Peru – People left homeless by the magnitude 8 earthquake that struck Peru Aug. 15 face an immediate shortage of food and water, said Bishop Guido Brena Lopez of Ica, one of the cities hardest hit. “The situation is dramatic, because many houses have collapsed and many people have died. It’s very difficult,” Bishop...
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