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January 19, 2012

At prayer service, Irish archbishop repents for clergy sexual abuse

DUBLIN – Repenting for the crimes of priestly sex abuse does not mean that the Irish Catholic Church can return to business as usual, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin told abuse survivors during a Feb. 20 prayer service joined by an American cardinal.

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January 19, 2012

Theology can be debated, even if theologian is pope, cardinal says

ROME – As the second volume of “Jesus of Nazareth” was about to be published, a Swiss cardinal said it’s important that people realize the book was written by the theologian Joseph Ratzinger and not by Pope Benedict XVI.

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January 19, 2012

For college students, charity begins in Baltimore

There is much laughter in the Project SERVE house on Mulberry Street as the young adults, who have come here for a year-long Peace Corps-style experience, explain what led them to the Catholic Charities program.

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January 19, 2012

Poverty, joblessness, deficits combine to slow economic recovery

WASHINGTON – High unemployment, growing poverty and record budget deficits are combining to dim the hope that the nation’s economy will gain traction quickly.

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January 19, 2012

Indian priest dies trying to save woman entangled in power line

COCHIN, India – A Syro-Malabar Catholic priest who had a role in the 2008 canonization of St. Alphonsa Muttathupandathu, India’s first woman saint, was killed while trying to save a parish worker who had become entangled in a power line.

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January 19, 2012

Labor leader, Hall of Famer among Catholics receiving Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON – A Catholic labor leader, a baseball Hall of Famer and a member of the Kennedy clan were among those who received the Medal of Freedom in White House ceremonies Feb. 15. The Medal of Freedom is considered the nation’s highest civilian honor.

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January 19, 2012

Ireland’s Labor Party pledges to seek legalization of abortion

DUBLIN – In an election campaign document, Ireland’s Labor Party pledged to introduce legislation legalizing abortion if the party rises to power.

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January 19, 2012

On 80th birthday, Vatican Radio rides wave of digital technology

VATICAN CITY – Eighty years ago, a persistent pope and a scientific pioneer teamed up to create Vatican Radio, launching an evangelization tool that reached virtually every corner of the globe.

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January 19, 2012

In Nairobi, cloistered Carmelites give themselves to God in prayer

NAIROBI, Kenya – For several of the cloistered Carmelite Sisters at Mount Carmel Convent, their life of prayer began in their families, when they were children.

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January 19, 2012

Vatican rulings mixed on U.S. parishioners’ appeals on closed churches

WASHINGTON – In mixed rulings on parishioners’ appeals of parish closings in three U.S. dioceses, the Vatican Congregation for Clergy upheld parish mergers, but in some cases said the church buildings that were closed must be reopened and “used in some manner as determined by the bishop.”

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January 19, 2012

Milwaukee archbishop says hard times don’t justify restricting workers’ rights

MILWAUKEE – Quoting Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II, Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki issued a statement Feb. 16 that came down squarely in favor of workers’ rights in the face of efforts by Wisconsin’s new governor to restrict those rights.

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January 19, 2012

Committee sends same-sex marriage bill to Maryland Senate floor

On a 7-4 vote, the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee agreed to send a bill legalizing same-sex marriage to the Senate floor. The full chamber is expected to debate the measure the week of Feb. 21, with the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) projecting a final vote to take place Feb. 28.

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