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January 19, 2012

Bishop Brandt of Greensburg, Pa., withdraws support for CCHD

WASHINGTON – Citing concerns that some groups funded by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development fail to follow church teaching, Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt of Greensburg, Pa., has withdrawn support for the U.S. bishops’ nationwide anti-poverty program.
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Pope receives copy of complete English translation of Roman Missal

VATICAN CITY – After nine years of work involving Vatican officials, English-speaking bishops around the world and hundreds of consultants, Pope Benedict XVI received a complete version of the English translation of the Roman Missal.
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Mexican advocates say U.S. officials don’t care about tales of violence

EL PASO, Texas – An unidentified Mexican man and his wife, fearful to reveal their true identities, spoke recently to a group of reporters and immigration advocates in this border city about the violence that forced them to seek refuge in the United States.
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Fargo bishop to close college seminary at end of next academic year

FARGO, N.D. – Noting that the cost of subsidizing the local college seminary program had reached $100,000 per student because of low enrollment, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo announced that the diocese would discontinue the program at the end of the 2010-11 academic year.
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Supreme Court rules cross in national park might be preserved

WASHINGTON – With a tangled set of six opinions, the Supreme Court ruled April 28 that it could be constitutional for the federal government to permit a large cross to stay within the boundaries of a national preserve in the California desert.
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Faithful priests all around

Witness awakens vocations. Offered by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, this was the theme for the 47th World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 25. One man can make a difference. In Jesus Christ we know this to be true. In and through Christ this continues to be true for His priests. How does...
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More church, other leaders call for opposition to Arizona immigration law

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, the archbishop of New York and the bishops of New Mexico have joined a growing chorus of opposition to Arizona’s new immigration bill.
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Bradley has Loyola Blakefield in good hands

What do Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and the best lacrosse goalies in the land have in common?
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How great is our God? A celebration of African-American Catholic youths.

How great is our God? A question answered in so many facets, through the light and lives of more than 200 African-American youths in Baltimore, who showed just how great he is through song, dance, spoken word and other ministries.
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Jesus lives within the heart

How do we understand someone rising from the dead? As we celebrate the seven weeks of the Easter Season, the 50 days from Easter to Pentecost, it seems clear from the Scriptures that there were stages of understanding for the first followers of Christ.
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South African church officials praise Zuma for telling his HIV status

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Church officials praised South African President Jacob Zuma for repeatedly testing for HIV and announcing his status, saying it indicated a new political willingness to address the AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
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Shroud of Turin is way to contemplate the face of God, expert says

TURIN, Italy – The Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be Christ’s burial cloth, offers Christians a way to contemplate God’s face and reflect on the meaning of Christian suffering, said an expert on sacred art.
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