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January 19, 2012

Family fights for inclusion of Down syndrome daughter

As far as 9-year-old girls go, Ellen Scheel is ‘typical.’ She loves her family, hanging out with friends, belting out Hannah Montana tunes and riding horses.
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Catholic combines faith, high-tech savvy to invent new Bible format

WASHINGTON – One of the oldest and most read books in the world now has a new, high-tech look. And it weighs only 5 grams, or one-hundredth of a pound.
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Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz nominated for Vatican ambassador

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated prominent Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz to become ambassador to the Vatican.
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Demonstrators, including bishop, dispersed with water in Philippines

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Church leaders criticized firefighters' use of water hoses to disperse demonstrators, including Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila, at a rally outside Congress.
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Year for Priests will show pride in, love for priests, cardinal says

VATICAN CITY – The 2009-10 Year for Priests will demonstrate that the Catholic Church “is proud of her priests, loves them, honors them (and) admires them,” said Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy.
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Clarksville parishioners honor memory of daughters through scholarship

Grief and pain are temporary for parents who believe that they will be reunited with their children in eternity.
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Irish religious orders do not want to renegotiate 2002 abuse deal

DUBLIN, Ireland – The 18 Irish religious congregations implicated in the abuse of children in their care say they do not wish to renegotiate a controversial deal in which they received indemnity from being sued by victims in exchange for contributing to a victim's compensation fund.
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Bishop praises court for affirming voters’ right to define marriage

WASHINGTON – Speaking on behalf of his fellow Catholic bishops in California, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton praised the California Supreme Court for upholding the voters' affirmation of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but expressed disappointment that the court permitted an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples to remain legally married.
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Obama nominates New York Latina to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court; if she is confirmed, the New York native of Puerto Rican descent would become the first Hispanic to serve on the high court.
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Pope says simplicity, sobriety, sacrifice aren’t just for monks

VATICAN CITY – The principles of poverty, chastity and sacrifice for the good of the community, which are characteristic of monastic life, are valid for all Christians, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Only a higher power can save us

Alcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer. It destroys rich or poor, single or married, religious or irreligious.
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180 Years of Service Love and Dedication

On July 2, the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first order of African American Sisters in the United States will celebrate their 180th anniversary of dedication, service and love to God and his people.
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