CNS needs to take stand

Stephen Kent’s column “Looking to a higher law” (CR, Aug. 20) demonstrates again that the Catholic News Service has made no serious commitment to oppose abortion. To demonstrate standing up against abortion in the political arena is futile, the author’s hypothetical starts with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Afterwards inferior courts would overturn...
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Mural beautifies John Paul II Prayer Garden

The Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden in downtown Baltimore has a colorful new backdrop in the form of a large mural that covers most of one side of a parking garage on Charles Street.
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Catholic organizations aid Philippine victims of flooding

WASHINGTON – Catholic charitable organizations are stepping up to help victims in the Philippines after the worst flood in decades hit in late September.
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Historic touches Mercy’s new hospital tower

Cardinal James Gibbons first wielded the trowel in 1888 to lay the cornerstone of Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. Cardinal Lawrence Shehan used it again in 1963 when the current Mercy Medical Center tower was built.
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Obama speech should not have aired in classrooms

Would someone please explain to me why my daughter (a fourth-grade student at St. Margaret’s School in Bel Air) is watching a speech, during her school day, delivered by a pro-choice president who nominated a radical abortion-rights advocate (Kathleen Sibelius, who has effectively been excommunicated from the church itself) to his cabinet?
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Vatican installs solar collectors for heating, cooling buildings

VATICAN CITY – As part of its long-term clean-energy initiatives, the Vatican has installed high-tech solar collectors to help heat and cool its buildings.
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Swiss Catholic bishops oppose proposal to ban construction of minarets

FRIBOURG, Switzerland – The Swiss Catholic bishops’ conference said it opposed a proposal to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland.
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A stitch in time to serve

The most fascinating stories are about folks who make things happen with little money or material and against all odds. One such group is the Oblate Sisters of Providence, who are celebrating 180 years of service to God this year with a banquet on Sept. 18. At the highly anticipated fundraising event, aprons signed and...
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Catholic Review starts Facebook page

The Catholic Review has joined the Facebook revolution.
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Priest-governor says he will not run for president of Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Father Eddie Panlilio, who has served as governor of the Philippines’ Pampanga province since 2007, said he will not run for president in 2010 and will instead throw his support behind Sen. Benigno Aquino III.
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Gun buy-back misguided

I do not understand how a gun buy-back (CR, Aug. 27) “paves the way to peace.” Five previous efforts offer no indication of doing so.
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Church-State separation cited incorrectly

“Library of Congress display makes Bibles come alive” (CR, Aug. 27) begins by saying “Separation of church and state is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.” This is patently incorrect. Rather the First Amendment affirms the freedom to worship as one pleases and the prevention of the establishment of a state-sponsored religion which was common in...
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