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Pope meets Muslim spiritual leader from northern Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Pope Benedict XVI held an unscheduled meeting with the grand sheik of a Muslim spiritual movement from northern Cyprus June 5.
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Notre Dame to move from ‘college’ to ‘university’

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland’s board of trustees voted in May to change its designation to include the word ‘university.’
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Archbishop urges Congress not to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy

WASHINGTON - Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services has urged Congress not to repeal the policy banning gays from openly serving in the military.
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Pope says priesthood is call to transform world with love

ROME - The primary purpose of both the ordained priesthood and the common priesthood of all baptized Catholics is to change the world with love, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Answers for the Aging

Question: My 72-year-old next door neighbor recently suffered a severe stroke. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation in a skilled nursing care facility. His wife told me the doctor believes the stroke was caused by high blood pressure. His wife said her husband did not go to the doctor’s office regularly. Although she encouraged him to...
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Cuban bishops meet with Castro; opening seen for political prisoners

HAVANA – Days after two Cuban Catholic archbishops came away from a four-hour meeting with President Raul Castro voicing optimism that conditions would improve for jailed political dissidents, one Cuban human rights activist said he was told the changes would begin May 24.
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Praise for doctor

I must commend The Catholic Review for writing an article (May 6) on Dr. Sorra and her courageous decision to not distribute contraception to her patients. My husband and I are among many young Catholic couples who have been inspired and blessed by the teachings of John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” We were...
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Sweet Holy Spirit fall fresh on me

On April 24, I again witnessed the power of God within the 22, 263 days or so I have been alive on earth. I served at the confirmation service at St. Bernardine Church. I was in awe because the church was packed and we had 28 people, young and old, who were to be confirmed...
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Educational value apparent

When the Verizon technician came to service my Internet connection, he asked about the books on the Bible around the computer. I explained: “I teach the Middle Eastern culture and values that a reader should know in order to read and interpret that Middle Eastern book intelligently and respectfully. It was written about Middle Easterners...
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Thanks for priests

This has been set aside by Pope Benedict XVI as the Year for Priests; we also give special appreciation for priests on the first Sunday of June.
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Vatican nuclear stance applauded

At a time when the Vatican is criticized for failing to provide moral leadership in regard to sex abuse by priests and administrative failure of bishops to properly supervise offenders, I’d like to praise its moral leadership regarding nuclear weaponry disarmament, almost from the dawn of the nuclear age.
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Immigration article left mistaken impression

An article on the new Arizona immigration law (CR, April 29) stated that it makes it a crime to be here illegally, whereas “Federal law treats that as a civil violation.”
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