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January 19, 2012

Bill would have ‘chilling effect’ on crisis pregnancy centers

Pro-life leaders and advocates for pregnant women are outraged by the introduction of two bills in Annapolis they say will have a “chilling effect” on the outreach efforts of crisis pregnancy centers across the state.
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January 19, 2012

Targeting Mormon faith should be off-limits in election, statement says

WASHINGTON – Comments made recently about the religious affiliation of presidential candidates – notably the Mormon faith of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney – have no place in American political campaigns, say several dozen academics, diplomats and other prominent Catholics.
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January 19, 2012

CRS to assist host families caring for displaced Pakistanis

BANGALORE, India – Catholic Relief Services’ country representative in Pakistan said the agency will focus on helping families who are housing hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis displaced by an army crackdown in the northwestern part of the country.
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January 19, 2012

MCC calls for elimination of embryonic stem cell research

The Maryland Catholic Conference called for the elimination of state funding for embryonic stem cell research during a Feb. 21 hearing on the issue in Annapolis.
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January 19, 2012

At audience, pope prays G-20 summit will help world’s poor

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI prayed that a summit of the leaders of countries with the world’s largest economies would find ways to overcome the current economic crisis and promote real development.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican launches iPhone, Facebook applications for communications day

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is launching iPhone and Facebook applications in an effort to help Catholics, especially younger generations, use new technologies to create a culture of dialogue, respect and friendship.
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January 19, 2012

Concern about marriage is overdue

At last we have something concrete to support the obvious (CR, Feb 21). As a result of a recent study of 1,008 married couples, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz was able to conclude that “We must find ways to offer couples a more integrated, continuous, and varied ministry that will help them grow in happiness and...
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January 19, 2012

US Catholics give mixed reaction to Vatican’s economy document

WASHINGTON - U.S. Catholics have mixed feelings about the Vatican’s ideas on how to fix today’s troubled global economy.
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January 19, 2012

Obama calls for mutual respect, dialogue on abortion, other issues

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – President Barack Obama took on the controversy swirling around his commencement address May 17 at the University of Notre Dame, urging those bitterly divided over abortion and other issues to adopt an approach of mutual respect and dialogue.
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January 19, 2012

God is the healer of hearts

“You can’t be Irish and not know that eventually life will break your heart.” I’ve always attributed that quote to Pierre Salinger, the press secretary for President John F. Kennedy, on the occasion of Kennedy’s assassination.
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January 19, 2012

Postal worker victims of anthrax attacks remembered at shrine

WASHINGTON - Two postal workers who were killed in 2001 when anthrax-tainted letters were sent through the U.S. mail were remembered at an Oct. 21 memorial at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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January 19, 2012

St. Ignatius parishioner wins Carson scholarship

Earlier this year, Faith Ensor received a letter from the Carson Scholars Fund.
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