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January 19, 2012

Some Mideast Christians face restrictions in efforts to see pope

JERUSALEM – Middle East Christians hoping to see Pope Benedict XVI during his May 8-15 pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories faced some travel restrictions.
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Disability doesn’t limit possibilities for Massachusetts athlete

CHICOPEE, Mass. – A few weeks ago, a friend came to Gina Gilday’s Elms College dorm room and asked to borrow a pair of socks.
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Ecumenical leaders eye immigration as an area of collaboration

PHOENIX – Ecumenical leaders at the annual National Workshop on Christian Unity were encouraged to work together on social justice issues, particularly immigration.
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Archdiocese adjusts to swine flu threat

When Father Samuel V. Young invited parishioners of St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen to extend to others the sign of peace during Mass the weekend of May 1 and 2, those gathered looked around in confusion.
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Archivist furthered knowledge of church

Your tribute to Sister Felicitas Powers (CR, April 23) was certainly welcome news.
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Schism apparent in the pews

Based on my personal observations and conversations, and after reading The Catholic Review over a period of time, it appears that the 44th president of the United States has brought forth and made clear a schism that is playing havoc in today’s Catholic Church in America.
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Archbishop O’Brien dedicates new church in Grantsville

A steady spring rain kept the sunlight from shining through the large, clear windows of their spotless sanctuary, but it failed to dampen a palpable sense of joy among parishioners of St. Ann in Grantsville as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien dedicated their new church May 3.
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NDP star follows family lineage, creates own legacy

When Katie Laschinger was a senior lacrosse player at Notre Dame Preparatory School eight years ago, she could count on one thing every game.
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Poll shows Catholics have mixed reaction to Obama’s Notre Dame invite

WASHINGTON – In a nationwide poll, half of U.S. Catholics overall supported the University of Notre Dame’s decision to invite President Barack Obama to address college graduates while 28 percent opposed it.
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It is a ‘shameful tragedy’ people go hungry in the world, pope says

VATICAN CITY – One of the most urgent and critical social problems afflicting the world today is the “shameful tragedy that one-fifth of humanity still goes hungry,” Pope Benedict XVI told members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
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Pope’s pilgrimage will take message of peace to land of conflict

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is set to begin a weeklong visit to the Holy Land, a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Christ and a journey through a political and interreligious minefield.
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Hope for lasting peace grows with US proposal to reduce nuclear arms

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s recent move to open a new round of nuclear arms reduction talks this year represents the best opening since the presidency of Ronald Reagan to make meaningful cuts in the world’s nuclear weapons stockpiles, according to faith-based disarmament advocates.
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