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WASHINGTON – One of the oldest and most read books in the world now has a new, high-tech look. And it weighs only 5 grams, or one-hundredth of a pound.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated prominent Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz to become ambassador to the Vatican.

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Church leaders criticized firefighters’ use of water hoses to disperse demonstrators, including Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila, at a rally outside Congress.

Grief and pain are temporary for parents who believe that they will be reunited with their children in eternity.

WASHINGTON – Speaking on behalf of his fellow Catholic bishops in California, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton praised the California Supreme Court for upholding the voters’ affirmation of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but expressed disappointment that the court permitted an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples to remain legally married.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court; if she is confirmed, the New York native of Puerto Rican descent would become the first Hispanic to serve on the high court.

VATICAN CITY – The principles of poverty, chastity and sacrifice for the good of the community, which are characteristic of monastic life, are valid for all Christians, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien ordained 13 new deacons for the Archdiocese of Baltimore during a joyful May 23 liturgy that highlighted their commitment to prayer and service.