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Pastor of Detroit-area Lithuanian parish drowns in rescue attempt

DETROIT - The pastor of a Lithuanian ethnic parish in suburban Detroit drowned July 28 after diving into a lake in an attempt to save his 13-year-old nephew.
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Seeking solutions from Towson Catholic closing

The history of Towson Catholic has members of my family written in it. After grade school, my aunts went to Franciscan schools run by the Philadelphia Franciscans. Three of our family were sisters in that community. The girls in our family went to The Catholic High School. In grade school many of us were schooled...
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Pope lightheartedly wonders what his guardian angel was doing

LES COMBES, Italy – Pope Benedict XVI said the Vatican and Italian police who watched over him while he was on vacation in the Italian Alps were like “guardian angels, discreet and efficient.”
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Magliano misses the point

I am appalled at the omission of a true patriotic article (CR, July 2), one that real patriotism shown by our brave men and women who continue to afford all Americans the opportunity to live in a free country.
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Chicago Archdiocese settles abuse cases for $3.9 million

CHICAGO – The Archdiocese of Chicago announced July 21 that it had reached settlements totaling $3.9 million in cases of six survivors of clergy sex abuse.
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Bridgeport Diocese asks court to review ruling on opening sealed abuse records

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that makes public the sealed documents from 23 sexual abuse lawsuits against six priests settled in 2001.
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Remembering Cardinal Gibbons as a man of the people

George Weigel’s column on Obama and Notre Dame (CR, July 9) was one of his best. He asks, “What is the embodiment, the instantiation, the living reality of the Catholic Church to which (the administration and trustees of Notre Dame) profess loyalty? Where is it? Who speaks for it? What difference does it make what...
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With mail-in ballots counted, bishops approve liturgical translations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced July 17 that four liturgical texts for use in English-speaking countries have been approved by the bishops, nearly a month after their spring meeting in San Antonio.
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Permission to kill: Can a nation ever justify assassination of enemy?

WASHINGTON – Whenever a nation’s leader dies in office, conspiracy theories abound as to what – or who – caused the death.
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Christian, Muslim leaders condemn Indonesian bomb blasts

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Christian and Muslim leaders condemned two bomb blasts in Jakarta as “uncivilized acts” and urged the police to immediately apprehend the culprits.
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Assumption College drops SAT, ACT admission requirements

WORCESTER, Mass. – Assumption College officials announced that they will no longer require prospective students to provide SAT or ACT standardized scores when applying to the 105-year-old Worcester college founded by the Assumptionists.
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Basque bishops apologize for 1930s deaths of priests by Franco troops

VITORIA, Spain – Catholic bishops from Spain’s Basque region have apologized for keeping quiet about the killing of priests by right-wing forces during the Spanish Civil War.
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