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White House protest new to March for Life activities, Roe anniversary

WASHINGTON – Pro-life activists flocking to the nation’s capital for the 37th March for Life Jan. 22 will be buoyed by recent polls that say they are among the majority of Americans who identify themselves as pro-life.
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Unhappy hour: More underage viewers exposed to more alcohol ads

WASHINGTON – To paraphrase Roseanne Roseannadanna, Gilda Radner’s news-commentator character from the early years of “Saturday Night Live,” it’s always something. Especially when it comes to TV.
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At funeral, Irish cardinal calls predecessor ‘ahead of his time’

ARMAGH, Northern Ireland – Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former primate of all Ireland and an outspoken critic of paramilitary violence and poverty in Northern Ireland, was a man “ahead of his time,” his successor told mourners.
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How parishes can go “green” and save money

I read with great interest Father Peter Daly’s article “Rising gas prices fuel faith, encourage greener parishes” (CR, June 26). Father Daly’s main point is that people have to change their behavioral patterns, because there is no relief from pain-at-the-pump forthcoming.
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Vatican agency says at least 37 church workers killed in 2009

VATICAN CITY – An uptick of violence against Catholic Church workers in the Americas contributed to almost doubling the number of missionaries who were murdered in 2009 compared to the previous year, the Vatican’s Fides agency said.
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Warming hearts, hearth at St. Alphonsus

The first dinner Gladys Kemp made for the priests at St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock didn’t turn out too well – she burned the meal.
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Policy changes, interaction with faith leaders mark Obama’s first year

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s first year in office was packed with major news of interest to the world, but there was much to report about his interactions with faith leaders and on other topics of religious interest.
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Football will be newest ambition for St. Frances Academy

The St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, Panthers, known for their superb basketball programs, recently announced the addition of an independent varsity football program that will hit the gridiron this fall.
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Mercy nuns who are siblings celebrate life, decades of ministry

PITTSBURGH – They grew up with each other in Pittsburgh. They played and prayed together. They even got into the same line of work.
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Retiring music director glorifies God with her organ-playing

For Joanne Gardner, the music she plays on the organ at St. Stephen in Bradshaw has always been “for the honor and glory of God.”
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‘Make room’ for cultural diversity this season

More than 2,000 years ago there was a family that was searching for a place to give birth to the Son of Man. In their journey for finding a place to be hospice they came across many obstacles. The major obstacle was that of communion, of finding a place of empathy, of trust and of...
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Vatican official says ‘Humanae Vitae’ defends freedom of women

VATICAN CITY – Although bitterly criticized as burdensome on Catholic couples when it was published in 1968, the encyclical “Humanae Vitae” has ended up defending the freedom of women and the fullness of married love, a top Vatican official said.
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