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Children walk past a banner at a camp for internally displaced people in Abuja, Nigeria, during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. (CNS photo/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters)

Vatican leads talks to expand testing, care of HIV-positive kids

Catholic News Service
December 8, 2018
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Responding to the deaths of tens of thousands of children from AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses, the Vatican brought together physicians and representatives of drug companies and humanitarian agencies to strategize ways to improve care for children and adolescents who are HIV-positive.

Sister Elizabeth Anne Corcoran, a registered nurse, spent a majority of her life in residence and serving Mercy Medical Center, where was known as its “Queen of Hospitality.” She died Dec. 5. (Courtesy Mercy Medical Center)

Sister Elizabeth Anne Corcoran, RSM, was face of Mercy Medical Center

Paul McMullen
December 7, 2018
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Sister Elizabeth Anne Corcoran, who was born at what is now Mercy Medical Center, received a portion of her education there and over nearly six decades of service became a face of the institution, died Dec. 5 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium.

Cecilia Suarez, country manager for Catholic Relief Services in Mexico, looks on as Sean Callahan, president and CEO of CRS, speaks during the 75th anniversary celebration of the global aid organization Dec. 5 in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Catholic Relief Services marks 75 years of restoring people’s dignity

Barb Fraze
December 7, 2018
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As Catholic Relief Services staffers and supporters spent an evening marking 75 years of service in the world, one word recurred: dignity.

A handler walks his camels during a camel auction as part of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 28. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates Feb. 3-5. (CNS photo/Ali Haider, EPA)

Pope to make historic visit to United Arab Emirates in February

Junno Arocho Esteves
December 6, 2018
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Pope Francis will visit the United Arab Emirates next year, becoming the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, the Vatican announced.

Former U.S. President George W. Bush follows a military honor guard as they carry the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush after his father's state funeral Dec. 5 at the Episcopal Church's Washington National Cathedral. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Nation’s 43rd president says his late father was ‘a great and noble man’

Catholic News Service
December 5, 2018
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“Dad could relate to people of all walks of life,” he said. “He valued character over pedigree and looked for the good in each person — and he usually found it.”

Advent calendars, with one box to open each day from Dec. 1-25, vary from simple paper calendars with religious images to more elaborate calendars with actual gifts for each day. The tradition of these calendars began in the mid-19th century in Germany. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Advent calendars: Old tradition and modern commercialism, same message

Carol Zimmermann
December 5, 2018
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Today, the Advent calendar runs the gamut from religious to political or sports themes and range from simple to expensive.

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