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January 19, 2012

Religious leaders urge Congress to remember poor in debate on budget

WASHINGTON – Catholic and other religious leaders continued to urge members of Congress to remember the needs of the poor while they debate the federal budget.

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January 19, 2012

Amid Lent’s penitential weeks, priests assess state of confession

ALBANY, N.Y. – Monsignor Kevin Irwin says that hearing confessions is “one of the most humbling experiences of my priesthood.”

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January 19, 2012

Sleuth and lawyer: Vatican trains people in the art of saint making

VATICAN CITY – Being the point person for promoting a sainthood cause requires the combined qualities of a private investigator, a theologian, a lawyer, a historian and a medical examiner.

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January 19, 2012

U.S. bishops support unions but also call for their cooperation

WASHINGTON – Amid ongoing battles between Republican governors and organized labor in Midwestern states, U.S. Catholic bishops have echoed the long-standing church tradition of workers’ rights.

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January 19, 2012

Parishes’ pilot Lenten program invites lapsed Catholics back to church

METUCHEN, N.J. – This Lent as people drive through the Diocese of Metuchen, it is likely they will see a billboard with this invitation, “Lent: A good time to come home.”

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January 19, 2012

Illinois Catholic leaders say repeal of death penalty advances ‘culture of life’

SPRINGIELD, Ill. – The repeal of the death penalty “advances the development of a culture of life in our state,” the Catholic Conference of Illinois said March 9.

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January 19, 2012

North Carolina publisher ships out first copies of newly revised Bible

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A newly revised Bible hit bookstore shelves on Ash Wednesday across the United States, thanks in part to St. Benedict Press/Tan Books in Charlotte.

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January 19, 2012

Cristo Rey seniors see possibilities as graduation approaches – Third In A Series

Eighteen years ago, Cornelia Ellis walked into Franklin Square Hospital and knew that she was about to be handed her adopted son, Chris. She looked at him and felt the weight of his future on her hands.

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January 19, 2012

Mount seminarians cull leadership lessons from Civil War authority

EMMITSBURG – In battle, inexperienced soldiers who prove willing and able to lead are soon at the head of their division. Today’s shortage of priests is no different – and an expert in Civil War battlefield leadership is imparting those lessons to a group of today’s seminarians.

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January 19, 2012

Prayer vigil planned in support of traditional marriage

As the House of Delegates prepares to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, Catholics will join others in the faith community for a March 11 prayer vigil in support of traditional marriage.

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January 19, 2012

In book, pope presents Jesus as reconciler, not political revolutionary

VATICAN CITY – In his new volume on “Jesus of Nazareth,” Pope Benedict XVI presents the passion and resurrection of Christ as history-changing events that answer humanity’s unceasing need to be reconciled with God.

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January 19, 2012

Libyan Catholics help Bangladeshis stranded by anti-Gadhafi violence

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The Catholic Church in Libya is offering shelter to stranded Bangladeshi migrant workers following an appeal by concerned bishops in their homeland.

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