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January 19, 2012

Three presidents named, two others inaugurated at Jesuit universities

WASHINGTON – Three Jesuit-run Catholic universities have named new presidents in recent weeks, while two other Jesuit schools inaugurated new leaders in October.
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Intermarriage found more common for Reform Jews, less so for Catholics

NEW YORK – Religiously mixed marriages are becoming more common among those who practice Reform Judaism but have shown a significant decline among American Catholics in the past 20 years, speakers said at a recent meeting of a Catholic-Jewish dialogue group.
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Science is neither a panacea, nor to be feared, says pope

VATICAN CITY – Science is never to be feared, yet its discoveries will never be enough to answer all of the world’s questions, Pope Benedict XVI told scientists and researchers meeting at the Vatican.
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Economics no reason to legalize marijuana, California bishop says

OAKLAND, Calif. – Potential economic gains are no reason for California voters to approve a ballot measure that would legalize limited amounts of marijuana for recreational use, said Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of Oakland.
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Woman who got imprisoned brother freed still helps prisoners

WASHINGTON - The Catholic woman whose efforts to free her wrongly imprisoned brother became the inspiration for the new motion picture “Conviction” still advocates for the cause of prisoners whenever she gets a chance.
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Pope says bishops must educate faithful to vote against abortion

VATICAN CITY – Bishops must guide their faithful to use their vote to oppose efforts to legalize abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict XVI told bishops from Brazil.
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At least 300 dead as tsunami, volcano hit separate parts of Indonesia

WASHINGTON – A double dose of natural disasters led Catholic agencies working in Indonesia to mount several efforts to provide emergency services to victims.
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Deacon Montalo honored at Respect Life Mass

As he stood with a medal hanging from his neck, Deacon Richard W. Montalto could only smile as the packed church rained applause upon him.
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Personnel file material released in long-settled California abuse cases

SAN DIEGO – After a California court Oct. 22 ordered the release of documents from the Dioceses of San Diego and San Bernardino related to past cases of improper sexual conduct of four dozen priests, more than 10,000 pages of material was made public.
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Gessler has IND running to success

Institute of Notre Dame senior Julie Gessler has been in love with running since middle school, when she joined the Howard County Junior Striders.
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Pastor inspires flocks to make a difference in Peru

Located high atop the Andes Mountains at an elevation of 14,000 feet, a small feeding center in Pampallacta, Peru, attracts 350 children every day – some of whom walk as many as three hours to get their daily meal.
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Fan of crossword

I am a new subscriber to The Catholic Review and I want to say how much I enjoy the crossword puzzle. Unlike other newspaper crossword puzzles which make me feel dumb when I don’t know many of the clues for movies and other arcane references, this crossword has links to my Catholic identity. I can...
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