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January 19, 2012

Workers say even after decades, AIDS continues to challenge church

VIENNA – After three decades in which the AIDS pandemic has ravaged lives and communities around the globe, those struggling against the disease at the grass roots say AIDS continues to present difficult challenges to the Catholic Church.
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January 19, 2012

Voting report blurred vital distinctions

Regarding how legislators voted on issues of interest to the Maryland Catholic Conference (CR, July 15): There was near-total agreement with the MCC position on abortion funding and stem cell funding by legislators from legislative districts 1-9. In Baltimore City districts, by contrast, there was near-total opposition to the MCC position on these two important...
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January 19, 2012

Old heroes teach eternal values

The Year of the Priest has ended. The need for priests has never been greater. What are the challenges to considering being a priest in today’s world? We know the obvious challenges: a hedonistic society, the emphasis on self, a culture that glamorizes self indulgence and on and on.
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January 19, 2012

Another critic of school aid for non-Catholics

I agree wholeheartedly with Larry Bonkowski’s letter, “School aid should go to Catholics” (CR, June 24). I do a slow burn every time I hear that we supplement the education of non-Catholics. We made sacrifices to ensure that our Catholic children could attend Catholic schools. My husband worked two jobs and we only had one...
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January 19, 2012

Vatican says new norms will strengthen efforts against abusive priests

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has revised its procedures for handling priestly sex abuse cases, streamlining disciplinary measures, extending the statute of limitations and defining child pornography as an act of sexual abuse of a minor.
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January 19, 2012

Anglicans expect exodus after Church of England OKs women bishops

LONDON – The largest Anglo-Catholic group in the Church of England is expecting an exodus of thousands of Anglicans to Catholicism after a decision to ordain women as bishops without sufficient concessions to traditionalists.
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January 19, 2012

Priest, nun found murdered in Inner Mongolia; police search for layman

WUHAI, China – The vicar general of Ningxia Diocese and a nun co-worker were murdered in their rooms at a church-run home for the aged where they worked in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia.
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January 19, 2012

Long, hot summer: Vatican faces external and internal challenges

VATICAN CITY – Early July is when things usually slow down at the Vatican, as top church officials wrap up loose ends and prepare to go on vacation.
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January 19, 2012

Prepare the way for new Roman Missal

First in a seven-part series The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments gave formal approval, “recognitio,” to the new English translation of the Third Typical Edition of the Roman Missal March 25. While some minor revisions are still being made, the text is pretty much as will be used when the...
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January 19, 2012

Oaxaca priest beaten, detained for anti-mining activism

OAXACA, Mexico – A Catholic priest known for his environmental activism has been accused of inciting a violent protest against a Canadian mining project in the state of Oaxaca that led to the deaths of a small-town mayor and a municipal official.
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January 19, 2012

Mount Carmel administrators kayak with a purpose

Lisa Shipley was willing to kayak 100 miles to show her love for Mount Carmel Elementary School.
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January 19, 2012

Technology a priority for schools in archdiocese

Kids will blog anyway – why not teach them how to blog correctly? So goes the general mindset of the Division of Catholic Schools in its major effort to stay ahead of technology, beginning with a strategic plan spearheaded in 2000.
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