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Doctor: Drinking water important for good health

Fitness gurus have said it so many times and with such certainty that it almost seems like a given: Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day for good health.
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Pope warns on right-to-life, marriage issues in Germany

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI warned of moral and ethical erosion in his native Germany, particularly on right-to-life and marriage issues.
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Need more objects to war against the unborn

The author of the letter “More peaceful demonstrations are needed to confront evil” (CR April 24) presented her case for more demonstrations against the war against terrorism, citing thousands killed and wounded and the high financial cost.
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Jesuit rebuts reasoning behind claim that God didn’t create universe

WASHINGTON – A Jesuit priest who is former president of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., has taken to YouTube and his blog to rebut arguments raised by British physicist Stephen Hawking, who says in a new book that God had no role in creating the universe.
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Vatican official challenges colleges to be ‘unambiguously Catholic’

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – You can’t have a college or university that “happens to be” Catholic; the institution’s Catholic identity ought to unmistakably permeate every discipline, and its graduates ought to be willing to stand up for the church.
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Decision to follow Christ requires support from others, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The decision to follow Christ is not an easy one to make, so young people should look for support from the Christian community and the church, Pope Benedict XVI said in his message for World Youth Day 2011.
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Vatican letter directs bishops to keep parish records from Mormons

WASHINGTON – In an effort to block posthumous rebaptisms by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Catholic dioceses throughout the world have been directed by the Vatican not to give information in parish registers to the Mormons’ Genealogical Society of Utah.
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Senior without sight finds joy in faith, volunteering

Much like St. Francis of Assisi, who is close to her heart, Oak Crest retirement community resident Chris Baugh portrays peacefulness, humility and an unwavering faith.
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Local church must be receptive to church around the world

Last time, we talked about how our local church influences the world-wide church. But our local church must also be open to the influence of the church around the world, especially when the pope puts something squarely on our plate. An example of this can also be found in Benedict XVI’s United Nations address.
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Gulf Coast slowly rebuilds five years after Hurricane Katrina

WASHINGTON – Five years after the devastating effects of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, rebuilding efforts are still very much a work in progress. Many, but not all, Gulf Coast residents have returned and although many homes and buildings have been rebuilt, more still needs to be done.
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Youth and young adult ministry division honors service to the young church

Mark Pacione fired his secretary – for 10 minutes. In that time, the archdiocese’s director of youth and young adult ministry honored secretary Susan Smith with a special award at The 54th Annual Youth and Young Adult Ministry Recognition Dinner April 24.
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The New Huddled Masses

At the feet of the Statue of Liberty a famous series of lines from a sonnet penned in 1883 by the poet Emma Lazarus can be found. Words that spoken from the lips of “Lady Liberty” were directed at nations in far off lands across the Atlantic Ocean throughout the European continent and reaching as...
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