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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Vatican orders priest to retire to life of penitence for abusing minors

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Vatican ordered an elderly priest in Chile to “retire to a life of prayer and penitence” for sexually abusing minors.
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January 19, 2012

Pope John Paul II beatification strikes special chord among Romans

VATICAN CITY – With more than a million people expected to descend on Rome for Pope John Paul II’s beatification May 1, the event is being described as yet another pilgrim “invasion” of the Eternal City.
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January 19, 2012

Wisconsin bishops praised for ‘clear statement’ views on worker rights

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development gave his support Feb. 24 to views on the rights of workers caught in the midst of Wisconsin’s budget battle earlier articulated by Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on behalf of the state’s bishops.
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January 19, 2012

Lenten sacrifice: Time to give up plastic bags or incandescent bulbs?

WASHINGTON – As Lent begins with Ash Wednesday March 9, Dan Misleh wants to remind Catholics that it is not just about giving up chocolate or ice cream for 40 days.
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January 19, 2012

Arizona Legislature to debate new set of bills aimed at immigration

PHOENIX – Arizona’s Legislature will debate bills that question birthright citizenship, make hospitals check legal status of patients and require schools to keep tabs on students who are in the United States illegally.
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January 19, 2012

Filipinos take refuge in church as firefights rage in Libyan capital

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos trapped in the violent upheaval in Libya took refuge inside the cathedral of the apostolic vicariate of Tripoli as they awaited word that safe passage out of the country was secured, a missionary priest said.
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January 19, 2012

All Christchurch parishes closed until engineers inspect them

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – No Catholic church or school in Christchurch will be used until engineers have declared it safe.
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January 19, 2012

NLRB: Manhattan College not religious enough to dodge union organizing

RYE, N.Y. – A contested decision by the National Labor Relations Board that Manhattan College does not hold itself out as a religious institution has paved the way for adjunct faculty to organize a union at the 158-year-old Bronx college founded by the Lasallian Brothers of the Christian Schools.
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January 19, 2012

Strong earthquake puts Diocese of Christchurch ‘out of action’

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – A devastating midday earthquake Feb. 22 caused at least 75 deaths, seriously damaged the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and put the Diocese of Christchurch “out of action.”
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January 19, 2012

Integrity of marriage lost out in 1960s

Archbishop O’Brien’s column, “Marriage Crossroads” (CR, Feb. 17), was excellent and made sense to me. He gave all the right arguments for maintaining the law that marriage is God’s design and is the union of a man and a woman capable of creating children. This column is an excellent complement to his earlier columns defending...
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January 19, 2012

The church has a Spanish voice

A source of some tension in dioceses and parishes throughout the country today is the question of language. Of course, for the Catholic Church in the United States this is nothing new. Given that the majority of immigrants today – both documented and undocumented – coming to the U.S. are Roman Catholic, it stands to...
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January 19, 2012

Maryland lawmakers must not redefine marriage

This week, members of the Maryland State Senate are expected to debate Senate Bill 116, a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. A vote on the measure is expected soon. The Maryland Catholic Conference is urging citizens to contact their senators now and oppose any efforts to redefine marriage.
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