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Diocese of Orange buys Crystal Cathedral, 31 acres for $57.5 million

ORANGE, Calif. – A bankruptcy court judge has ordered the sale of the Crystal Cathedral and its nearly 31-acre campus in Garden Grove to the Catholic Diocese of Orange for $57.5 million.
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In Benin, pope urges Africa to uphold values of family, human dignity

COTONOU, Benin – Arriving in Benin for a three-day visit, Pope Benedict XVI urged the African continent to protect its ancient values in the face of spiritual and ethical erosion.
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Vatican financial document took complex route to delivery

VATICAN CITY – The unusual and somewhat mysterious gestation process of Vatican documents came into the spotlight recently, thanks to a controversial white paper on economic justice.
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To visit Gallup is ‘to fall in love’ with its people, says Bishop Wall

GALLUP, N.M. – To visit the Gallup Diocese is to fall in love with its vibrant culture, rich history and rugged beauty – rose-hued mesas, deserts of sagebrush and cactus, and forested mountains – but most of all with its people.
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Familiar names lead Loyola University men’s soccer

The men’s soccer team at Loyola University Maryland again recorded double-digit regular season wins in 2011. Much of that success was owed to fifth-year senior goalkeeper Kyle Wittman and sophomore forward Geaton Caltabiano, whose surnames should be familiar to local fans. Wittman recorded all 10 regular season wins for the Greyhounds, earning a Metro Atlantic...
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San Diego law student’s advocacy for immigrants gains CCHD recognition

When Rosibel Mancillas Lopez meets undocumented immigrants living in the shadows of mainstream U.S. culture, she goes into action.
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French-based Catholic movement says founder was sex abuser

VATICAN CITY – A Catholic movement based in France has acknowledged with “humility and repentance” that acts of sexual abuse were committed by its founder and other important members of the organization.
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US Melkite bishop urges study of ordaining married men as priests

WASHINGTON – To address a shortage of priests in his nationwide eparchy, the Melkite Catholic bishop of Newton, Mass., is exploring the possibility of ordaining married men as priests.
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Phoenix bishop issues new norms on distribution, reception of Communion

PHOENIX – Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted has issued new norms for the distribution of Communion in the Diocese of Phoenix that entrust to pastors the decision to make available Communion under both kinds in their parishes.
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Public humiliation unnecessary

I was extremely disappointed in the article (CR, Nov. 3) on the resignation of the pastor at Our Lady of the Fields. The Catechism defines detraction as one who, without objectively valid reason, discloses another’s faults and failings to persons who did not know them. While the parish certainly had a right to know about...
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Little Flower principal made an impact

The obituary (CR, Nov. 10) for Sister Francine McDermott failed to mention that she was the principal of Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore, nor does it acknowledge the love and care with which she carried out that service. As a parent of children at Little Flower during her “reign” as principal, I...
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‘Occupy the Vatican’

  The new English translation of the Roman Missal goes into effect Nov. 27. (CR/Bill McAllen) It’s no secret that some priests – especially those who were energized by the Second Vatican Council – aren’t very pleased with the pending Nov. 27 implementation of the new English translation of the Roman Missal. They think the new...
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