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January 19, 2012

‘Walk of Tears’ begins series of events to remember abuse victims

WASHINGTON – A “Walk of Tears” to remember and honor the victims of clergy sexual abuse in Alaska has spawned two other events to remember victims.
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Poland’s bishops warn against law allowing in vitro fertilization

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s Catholic bishops have warned government leaders and legislators not to back a law allowing in vitro fertilization, adding that the practice resembled Nazi-era eugenics.
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Cancer survivor says her faith restored during struggle with disease

WASHINGTON – Nicki Boscia Durlester has experienced triumph tinged with potential tragedy.
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Dueling political strategists share rostrum at annual Al Smith dinner

NEW YORK – Whoever commands the next congressional majority after the upcoming midterm election will discover that fortune favors those who put service and duty above party and self, according to Republican political consultant Mary Matalin.
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USCCB’s Richard Doerflinger to receive inaugural Notre Dame life medal

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, will be the first recipient of a new University of Notre Dame award designed to honor “outstanding efforts to proclaim the Gospel of life.”
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Catholic or not, Homer Simpson’s soul grabs Vatican attention, again

VATICAN CITY – The people at the Vatican newspaper weigh in on any number of serious issues, but they are now being challenged in the blogosphere after they claimed that Homer Simpson is one of their own, even if he doesn’t know it.
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Visionary Mercy Sister, 76, dies

A funeral Mass for Religious Sister of Mercy Katherine Nueslein was offered Oct. 18 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Baltimore.
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Calvert Hall senior ‘keeps chopping wood’

At every chance he gets, Calvert Hall’s head football coach tells his players to “keep chopping wood.” Perhaps no one has taken Donald Davis’s call to consistency more seriously than Andrew Mills, a 17-year-old senior defensive end.
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Fall offers cornucopia of colorful, healthy foods

Don’t let the odd shape of a fall squash or the daunting size of a pumpkin put you off – fresh fall produce provides a bounty of nutritious, tasty dishes.
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Active Survivors Network promotes physical activity as part of recovery

Kay Carney and her husband Jay McCutcheon started Active Survivors Network out of sheer necessity. While McCutcheon was training to do the 2001 Ironman Lake Placid competition, he suffered a stroke at just 38 years old.
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Light for our Journey

In addressing the need for reconfiguration of our parish schedules one principal driving force is the age and declining numbers of priests available to celebrate the large number of Masses – many of which are unnecessary given the current Mass attendance figures.
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