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January 19, 2012

Pope ordains bishops, asks them to be ‘guardian angels’

Ordaining new bishops for the first time in his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI called six men to be “guardian angels” of the people entrusted to their care.
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Banish bad hair on wedding day

Let’s face it, if you had a bad hair day on your wedding day the groom would still marry you. But you’ve found the perfect dress, perfect veil and perfect accessories, and you don’t want to spoil it with a less-than-perfect do. And you won’t, thanks to a trial run well before the big day...
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More friends could equal better health

Stay in touch with your friends, not just because you like them but because having them correlates with better health.
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Wal-Mart’

Allen Cohen sat comfortably at the head of his dining room table, chin in hand, elbow on tabletop, listening to his Italian wife of 60 years chatter about the two of them. He obviously had adapted a long time ago – being married 60 years Aug. 30 – to Jean Cohen’s liveliness and ability to...
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Rosary rallies honor 90th anniversary of Fatima apparition

Prayer bead-wielding Catholics throughout the Baltimore-metropolitan area will participate in a series of individual rosary rallies Oct. 13 in honor of the 90th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima’s apparition and to promote peace by prayer.
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Sister Annella has a heart for history of Mercy

Do not make the mistake of calling Sister Annella Martin, R.S.M., a former nurse. Although she’s been a nun for 50 years now, the Waverly native has not gone far from her roots as a medical ward nurse at Mercy Hospital in the 1950s, a position she held for seven years after graduating from Seton...
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Mass in the Grass to draw crowd

It’s not as large as Woodstock, but Mass in the Grass will feature a concert in a field and it promises to be plenty big.
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Catholic from Myanmar expresses agony

A Catholic woman from Myanmar living in Manila said she is agonizing over the violence erupting in her country as she watches the news reports.
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Pope sends condolences on death of cardinal in Zambia

Pope Benedict XVI sent condolences on the death of Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki, a Jesuit who worked more than 50 years as a missionary in Zambia.
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Church official calls immigration debate inflammatory

The current tone in the immigration reform debate has inflamed fears and misunderstanding among some portions of the American public, leading to a polarized and vitriolic atmosphere, said a U.S. church official.
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Pope seems to be re-Italianizing curia

Is Pope Benedict XVI re-Italianizing the Roman Curia? The question has percolated around Rome in recent months as a string of Vatican appointments left Italian prelates in high places.
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In message to Muslims, cardinal touches on violence

In a message to the Muslim world, a leading Vatican official denounced terrorism and all violence committed in the name of religion.
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