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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Masses at well-known basilicas in Baltimore and Washington will open and close the "fortnight for freedom," a special period of prayer, study, catechesis and public action proclaimed by the U.S. bishops for June 21 to July 4.
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore will celebrate...
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Tuesday, 22 May 2012
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Forty-three Catholic dioceses, schools, hospitals, social service agencies and other institutions filed suit in federal court May 21 to stop three government agencies from implementing a mandate that would require them to cover con...
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CAROL ZIMMERMANN, Catholic News Service
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Monday, 21 May 2012
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, is discontinuing its student health insurance plan in the upcoming school year in opposition to the Obama administration's mandate requiring most religious employers, including colleges,...
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MARK PATTISON, Catholic News Service
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Sunday, 20 May 2012
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—More than three dozen U.S. and British faith-based investment firms have banded together to get the Summer Olympics' major sponsors and tourist hotels to sign a pledge saying they will work to stop human trafficking around the Olym...
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FRANCIS X. ROCCA, Catholic News Service
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Saturday, 19 May 2012
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI urged American Catholics to strive for greater unity, especially among ethnic groups and between bishops and religious orders, in order to carry out the church's mission in an increasingly hostile society.
The ...
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CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service Thursday, 17 May 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Work obligations should not harm a person's family relationships but should provide support, giving couples the resources to have and raise children and spend time together, Pope ... |
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FRANCIS X. ROCCA, Catholic News Service Wednesday, 16 May 2012 MENZINGEN, Switzerland (CNS)—Of all the controversies associated with the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, no topic provokes stronger reactions inside or outside the church than the question of... |
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DAVID AGREN, Catholic News Service Tuesday, 15 May 2012 MEXICO CITY (CNS)—A Mexican priest known for sheltering undocumented Central American migrants — and defying organized criminal groups and corrupt politicians — has withdrawn from his work tempo... |
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CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service Monday, 14 May 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The international community must help bolster Syria's fragile peace plan, which risks unraveling in the wake of one of the deadliest attacks in 14 months of uprisings and conflict... |
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CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service Sunday, 13 May 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Although she was never canonized, St. Hildegard of Bingen is to be added to the Catholic Church's formal list of saints, and Catholics worldwide may celebrate her feast day with a... |
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