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Local Chinese Catholics share stories of devastation after quake

MIANYANG, China – Sister Zhang Yimei expressed gratitude to God for protecting her younger brother, a priest, during the recent earthquake, but is concerned for the well-being of the family of another nun serving in her parish.
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By the numbers: College of Cardinals is unique global institution

VATICAN CITY – The church’s 24 new cardinals will join a unique institution that has grown dramatically in membership and has gradually been internationalized in recent decades.
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Israelis uncover remains of two walls of ancient Jerusalem

JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists uncovered the remains of two distinct southern walls of ancient Jerusalem on Mount Zion, establishing the size of the city during Jesus’ time as well as during the Byzantine period.
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Church must hit streets, malls to teach men the message of life

The church, that’s you and me, has to accept the responsibility of being visible by going into the public square to address the social ills that plague our society. We do that very well in many social ministries, and many who are in those ministries feel not enough is being done. It is also true...
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Retirement communities offer culinary delights

Residents of Oak Crest Retirement Community in Parkville have ovens in their homes, but Del Lloyd has noticed that many people only use them for storage.
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In new book, Columbia parishioner recounts ordeals in Vietnam

Hai Dang Nguyen’s world was crumbling around him in April 1975. The Communists were on the verge of completely overrunning South Vietnam and Mr. Nguyen knew he had to get his family out of the country.
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Doctor: Drinking water important for good health

Fitness gurus have said it so many times and with such certainty that it almost seems like a given: Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day for good health.
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College to become Notre Dame of Maryland University

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland will become the Notre Dame of Maryland University Sept. 9, 2011, 116 years after the institution had its first day of class.
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Blessed Sacrament says farewell to young parishioner

Long before “Stop Snitching” became part of the urban parlance, drug dealers fired 52 machine-gun shots into the Baltimore home where Robert J. Nowlin Jr. lived – to send a message to his community activist father.
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Need more objects to war against the unborn

The author of the letter “More peaceful demonstrations are needed to confront evil” (CR April 24) presented her case for more demonstrations against the war against terrorism, citing thousands killed and wounded and the high financial cost.
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Nebraska doctor to open clinic for late-term abortions in D.C. area

WASHINGTON – Less than a month after a Nebraska fetal pain law took effect, an Omaha doctor who performs late-term abortions announced plans to open new clinics in the Washington area and Iowa and to expand an existing clinic in Indiana.
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Informal atmosphere marks stays at papal villa, says longtime staffer

VATICAN CITY – Pope John XXIII used to duck out incognito and visit surrounding towns. Pope John Paul II played hide-and-seek with employees’ children. And Pope Benedict XVI fills the evening air with notes from his piano.
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