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Schools earn A+ in study

As we prepare to celebrate National Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 30-Feb. 5, I thought it beneficial to revisit the study on the economic benefits of Catholic schools, which was shared with community leaders two weeks ago and covered by our Catholic and other media.
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Child protection our year-round focus

For the past month, our Archdiocese has joined other institutions and organizations committed to the safety and well-being of children in recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. While our child protection efforts are our focus throughout the year, it does present an opportunity to reflect on what our Church – primarily through the diligence...
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Nuclear Weapons and Moral Questions: The Path to Zero

It is an honor and pleasure for me to offer some modest reflections on “Nuclear Weapons and Moral Questions: The Path to Zero.” I am grateful to General Kevin Chilton and the U.S. Strategic Command for hosting this first annual Deterrence Symposium and for inviting me to be part of this impressive gathering.
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Text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks to U.S. bishops

WASHINGTON – Here is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks to the U.S. bishops at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception:
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Pope to priests: Never separate truth, joy, mercy from the Gospel

“The priest makes the message joyful by his whole being,” the pope said, and it is in “little things” that this joy is best shared.
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Movie Review: ‘The Case for Christ’

As his wife undergoes a gradual conversion to evangelical Christianity an aggressively atheistic Chicago journalist uses his investigative skills to try to disprove the Resurrection, and with it the faith.
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Pope names 13 consultors to Vatican Secretariat for Communications

U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin of America magazine and Michael P. Warsaw, chairman of the board and CEO of EWTN Global Catholic Network, were named by Pope Francis to help advise the Vatican Secretariat for Communications.
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Coffee and Doughnuts with Rocky Wagonhurst and Marianne Banister Wagonhurst

Rocky Wagonhurst and Marianne Banister Wagonhurst, founders of the Claire Marie Foundation, sit down with the Catholic Review.
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State legislative session ends with wins for Maryland bishops

Scholarship funding, paid sick leave and the withdrawal of a bill that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide were among the highlights of the legislative session.
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Iowa House passes measure to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks

Pro-life supporters are praising the Iowa House of Representatives on passing legislation that bans almost all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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New Supreme Court justice says he’s humbled by call to serve high court

Justice Neil Gorsuch said he would be “a faithful servant of the Constitution” and of the laws “of this great nation.”
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The Least of These: Despite stroke, Chris Conlon inspires church, family, friends

Conlon has seen and done things you wouldn’t believe – he just can’t tell you about them.
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