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Libya’s rebel leader denies claims of Islamic extremists in group

TRIPOLI, Libya – The head of Libya’s rebel forces, claiming they had taken the capital, said dictator Moammar Gadhafi had tried to scare people by saying that Islamic extremists were part of the rebel movement.
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Blue-Ribbon panel begins work to save schools

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien was surrounded by some of Maryland’s most prominent business and educational leaders as he started the first meeting of the Blue-Ribbon Committee charged with developing a long-term plan for Catholic schools March 18.
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God remains source of comfort in shooting tragedy

OMAHA, Neb. – In a time of great sadness and pain, God remains present as a source of comfort, an Omaha priest said in his homily at a Dec. 6 prayer service for the victims of shootings the day before at one of the city’s shopping malls.
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World Youth Day vocations fair helps young people put God first

MADRID – As pilgrim Mark Horn mingled among hundreds of young people in an auditorium full of priests and women and men religious, the words he had just heard from Father Robert J. Barron cascaded through his mind.
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Four fibs and a waffle

On March 9, President Barack Obama gave my pro-life mother a nasty 95th birthday present: an executive order rescinding the restrictions that President Bush had placed on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. As policy, the executive order was even more an irresponsible blank check than many had feared it would be, according to...
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St. Mary’s mission draws a crowd, even in the snow

We sing “Amazing Grace,” but do we stop to reflect on just how amazing grace really is – and how it’s present in our lives?
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Dublin Archdiocese on brink of financial collapse due to abuse payouts

DUBLIN – The Dublin Archdiocese is on the brink of financial collapse because of payouts to victims of clergy sexual abuse, according to an internal report.
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Cardinal George warns of despotism if conscience rights aren’t protected

WASHINGTON – Warning that a failure to protect conscience rights would move the country “from democracy to despotism,” Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago urged U.S. Catholics to tell the Obama administration that they “want conscience protections to remain strongly in place.”
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Chinese bishop said to work well in delicate situations

GUANGZHOU, China – The new bishop of the Guangzhou Diocese has been described as an “amiable person” who knows how to work in delicate situations.
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Resolving the U.S. debt crisis: Christian groups weigh in on solutions

WASHINGTON – After President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act Aug. 2 to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, a collective sigh of tentative relief was immediately followed by plenty of speculation and analysis of what the country should do next.
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In letter, pope responds to criticisms over Lefebvrite decision

VATICAN CITY – In a letter to the world’s bishops, Pope Benedict XVI expressed regret that his lifting of the excommunications of four traditionalist bishops gave rise to a storm of protests and bitterness.
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Ron Paul is choice for pro-life, Republican candidate

I just read the article by Russell Shaw “No obvious choice for prolifers in 2008 election?” (CR, Nov. 29) and was surprised there was no mention of Ron Paul, a pro-life Republican candidate.
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