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January 19, 2012

Congressman urges Obama to raise issue of forced abortions in China

WASHINGTON – A U.S. congressman urged President Barack Obama to raise the issue of forced abortions with Chinese leaders and not allow human rights to take a backseat to economic issues when the president traveled to Beijing.

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January 19, 2012

Masses worldwide to recall Archbishop Sheen’s life, promote sainthood

PATERSON, N.J. – A worldwide celebration of Masses Dec. 9 will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of famed author, lecturer and television evangelizer Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, as well as promote his cause for canonization.

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January 19, 2012

Haitians cross Dominican border to escape the misery of dire poverty

OUANAMINTHE, Haiti – During the afternoons before market days, strangers begin showing up in town. Twice a week, like clockwork.

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January 19, 2012

National campaign renews call to close Guantanamo prison immediately

WASHINGTON – Religious leaders have renewed their call to Congress seeking the immediate closure of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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January 19, 2012

Vatican hopes U.S. will lift Cuba embargo, archbishop says

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican consistently has criticized the U.S. embargo against Cuba and hopes the Obama administration will lift the restrictions, recognizing the fact that they cause untold suffering for the Cuban people, a Vatican official said.

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January 19, 2012

Lawyers ask court: Is life in prison for teen like a death sentence?

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is weighing whether to follow a ban on capital punishment for minor offenders with a prohibition or limits on sentencing teenagers to life in prison without parole.

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January 19, 2012

Married priests? For the Vatican, still an exception to the rule

VATICAN CITY – The question of priestly celibacy is one that keeps bubbling to the surface at the Vatican, most often in the theoretical discussions of synods of bishops but more concretely in a new papal document on Anglicans coming into the Catholic Church.

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January 19, 2012

New Jersey Catholic leaders express hopes, concerns about Christie

METUCHEN, N.J. – Catholic leaders in New Jersey are cautiously optimistic that Gov.-elect Chris Christie will keep several campaign promises, including opposing same-sex marriage legislation and supporting school choice for needy children.

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January 19, 2012

Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection is Nov. 21 and 22

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is asking Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore to help support the poor and vulnerable by donating to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).

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January 19, 2012

Released Irish priest hopes to continue ministry in Philippines

PASAY CITY, Philippines – Irish Columban Father Michael Sinnott said he hopes to resume his ministry after being released by kidnappers who had held him for a month.

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January 19, 2012

Spiritual Exercises found online

For centuries, Catholics around the world have deepened their faith by partaking in the “Spiritual Exercises” of St. Ignatius of Loyola – a month-long series of prayerful meditations focused heavily on the life of Christ.

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January 19, 2012

O’Dwyer offers opportunity for leadership, hope

Twenty miles north of Baltimore City, an unassuming building blends in with the rural town of Sparks.

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