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January 19, 2012

Henry Gibson, ‘Laugh-In’ star and Cardinal Foley’s friend, dies at 73

WASHINGTON – John and James were pals in high school who kept up that friendship after they graduated from St. Joseph Prep School in Philadelphia more than 55 years ago.
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Recession boosts Catholic Charities client rolls by 10 percent

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – In a time of recession, Sondra knows she and her 4-year-old daughter Hope could be on the street.
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‘Nulli secundus’: Recovering U.S. priest leaves hole in Latin office

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s Latin letters office has been struggling lately with a big hole in its roster – U.S. Father Reginald Foster, considered by many the world’s finest Latinist, has been away for more than a year.
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Catholic assistant chaplain is one of 12 outstanding airmen of 2009

WASHINGTON – When Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Laufer, chaplain assistant with the 42nd Air Base Wing, was named one of 12 outstanding airmen of the year by the Air Force Association, she said the honor was not only personal, but a tribute to the work of military chaplains.
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Catholic program helps prostitutes quit “the life,” regain dignity

PHOENIX – When Aimee was 13 years old, her mother kicked her out of the house.
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Pope to visit Malta in spring of 2010

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Malta next April to commemorate the 1,950th anniversary of St. Paul’s shipwreck on the Mediterranean island.
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Pope meets with Russian Orthodox official, Vatican says ties improved

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI met with a key official of the Russian Orthodox Church amid signs of a significant improvement in relations.
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Pope says roles of priest, laity should not be blurred

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – The special role of priests should be kept distinct from that of lay people even in parts of the world where there is a shortage of ordained clergy, Pope Benedict XVI told Brazilian bishops.
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Calvert Hall surgeon saves lives on battlefield

Whenever an American serviceman suffered a major injury in Iraq, there was a very strong probability he would be treated by Dr. Wilmer Jones.
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Parents of disabled children speak out on health reform proposals

WASHINGTON – Seventeen parents of children with disabilities gathered on Capitol Hill Sept. 15 to speak out against proposed government health care reform plans that they said could mean the difference between life and death for their children by limiting access to doctors and rationing health care.
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Universality of calling crosses cultures, eras

Serving at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, I have the privilege of living with priests and seminarians from all over our country. Currently, we have a house of more than 200 seminar­ians and 70 priests from all across our land. In addition, the city of Rome has a wide variety of national colleges...
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Pope holds meteorite during visit to Vatican astronomers’ headquarters

ROME, Italy – When Pope Benedict XVI officially inaugurated the Vatican Observatory’s new headquarters in Castel Gandolfo, a Jesuit astronomer let the pope hold a meteorite from Mars.
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