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Sacred antiques salvaged from quake on display at Vatican Museums

VATICAN CITY – Liturgical and religious objects that were recovered from churches damaged or destroyed by a powerful earthquake in central Italy are on display at the Vatican Museums.
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City parishioners to have smoke alarms installed

As a chaplain for the Baltimore City Fire Department, Father Ross M. Syracuse, O.F.M. Conv., has seen firsthand the deadly results of fires in city homes.
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Priest who presided at Murphy trial calls news reports inaccurate

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A priest who was involved in the canonical trial of a priest accused of abusing deaf children decades ago says news reports about Pope Benedict XVI’s involvement in the case are based on “sloppy and inaccurate reporting.”
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Pope says humans must never be exploited for research

VATICAN CITY – Human beings, including embryos, must never be manipulated or exploited for scientific and medical research, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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With 75,000 young people, pope talks of eternal life

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and 75,000 young people gathered under the stars in St. Peter’s Square on a warm spring night to discuss the meaning of eternal life.
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Ukrainian bishops address evangelization, youths

Ukrainian Catholic bishops focused on evangelization, priestly formation and youth ministry during their worldwide synod, said the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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Annual audit shows decline in sexual abuse reports

WASHINGTON – Reported cases of child sexual abuse in U.S. dioceses and religious institutes declined between the 2008 and 2009 audits to evaluate how church institutions are complying with the U.S. bishops’ 2002 “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”
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Immigration reports have familiar ring

WASHINGTON – A stack of reports helps define some of the human consequences of the gnarled U.S. immigration system.
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Priesthood: Children’s book presents it as vocation for ‘normal guys’

VATICAN CITY – At the Vatican, the Year for Priests is being marked with serious academic conferences and solemn liturgies, leading up to a huge gathering of priests from around the world in June.
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Priests welcome Archbishop O’Brien

More than 400 priests, some shaking hands and waving as they went, slowly processed down the main aisle of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen before Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s installation.
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Cardinal Brady apologizes for role in Irish clergy abuse crisis

DUBLIN, Ireland – Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, apologized during a St. Patrick Day homily for his role in the case of a priest accused of sexual abuse.
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In message to Muslims, cardinal touches on violence

In a message to the Muslim world, a leading Vatican official denounced terrorism and all violence committed in the name of religion.
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