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New alternative to embryo use

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The recent announcement by scientists at Wake Forest and Harvard universities that the amniotic fluid surrounding a child in the womb can be the source of medically useful stem cells is just the latest in a series of studies showing the research value of the byproducts of live birth, according to the...
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Priest confirms excommunication; will keep urging women’s ordination

WASHINGTON – Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois has confirmed his excommunication from the Catholic Church but said he has not changed his view that women who are called to priesthood should be ordained.
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Scouting helps youths discern vocations

IRVING, Texas (CNS) -- Participating in Boy Scouts is a great way for youths to meet people in all walks of life and help them discern their own vocations, says Monsignor John B. Brady, a 65-year veteran of Scouting. In an interview with Scouting, a family magazine published by the Boy Scouts of America, Monsingor...
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New Jersey bishops launch state campaign against same-sex marriage

TRENTON, N.J. – In New Jersey, where a vote on same-sex marriage is anticipated soon after the November elections, the state’s Catholic bishops are urging local Catholics to help uphold the sanctity of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman.
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Welcoming Christ in the Migrant

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- "Welcoming Christ in the Migrant" is the theme of the U.S. Catholic Church's National Migration Week Jan. 7-13. "I invite you to welcome Christ in the migrant through prayer, education and parish outreach," said Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San Bernardino, Calif., chairman of the bishops' Committee on Migration. He said Jesus'...
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Judge upholds law requiring doctors to tell women abortion ends life

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A federal judge in South Dakota ruled Aug. 20 that a 2005 South Dakota law requiring doctors to inform patients that abortion kills a human being is constitutional.
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Weinberg Foundation: $3.5 million to Catholic Schools

A Baltimore-based Jewish foundation is pledging $3.5 million to Baltimore City Catholic schools in an effort to boost enrollment and attract even more financial support for urban-based Catholic education. In a Dec. 14 event at the Catholic Center in Baltimore, Cardinal William H. Keeler and Donn Weinberg of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced...
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Health care decisions should be based on individual need

Many in the hierarchy of the church of North America seem to have a clouded view on the proposals being offered by President Obama and the Democrats in Washington on how best to fix our health care system. On the one hand they advocate universal coverage based on the notion of some social justice need....
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Moving in fast forward: 2006 saw acceleration of Benedict’s papacy

The year 2006 saw an acceleration of Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate, highlighted by publication of the pope's first encyclical, four foreign trips and important appointments at the Vatican and around the world. For what was supposed to be a pared-back papacy, it was a busy 12 months.
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Catholic school students help create new bullying-prevention Web site

ST. PAUL, Minn. – “Guess who just signed on?” a teenage girl says to a couple of her friends huddled around a computer monitor. “Sarah. You know, Sarah – sits in the back of science (class), never talks to anybody. You know, Miss Science Fair.”
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Vatican spokesman says pope did not ask Kissinger to be his adviser

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI does not have a foreign affairs advisory board, and he has not asked former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to become one of his advisers, the Vatican spokesman said.
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Catholic schools spread the word

Catholic elementary schools aren’t letting the bad economy prevent them from pulling out all the stops to recruit and retain students. Whether it’s posting roadside billboards, hosting open houses or giving personalized tours, school leaders are doing what they can to spread the word about the value of Catholic education.
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