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January 19, 2012

New York Dominican community lavishes care on the terminally ill

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – “If you have to be terminal, this is the place to come,” said Harriet Boyle, as the sun poured into her room through huge windows.

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January 19, 2012

San Francisco official proposes regulating crisis pregnancy centers

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco supervisor introduced legislation Aug. 2 aimed at stopping pro-life medical clinics from using “misleading advertising” in billboards and in pay-per-click Google ads that implies they offer abortion or abortion referrals.

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January 19, 2012

No lack of resources available to prepare Catholics for new missal

WASHINGTON – As Catholics look toward Nov. 27, when the new edition of the Roman Missal goes into use in the United States, there is no lack of resources to help them prepare for the new sound and feel of the liturgy.

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January 19, 2012

Growing influx of refugees poses challenge for giant Kenyan camp

DADAAB, Kenya – It took 32 days for Fatima Mohammed to make it from her drought-racked farm in Somalia to the relative safety of a sprawling refugee settlement in northeastern Kenya. There were days, she recalled, when her children were so thirsty that they could not walk and the men in her family would ferry...

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January 19, 2012

High noon: How the sun and moon guided prayer times and liturgy

VATICAN CITY – Hidden among the paving stones of St. Peter’s Square there is a simple clock and calendar. All you need is a sunny day.

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January 19, 2012

Muslim Americans optimistic but still face prejudice, study finds

WASHINGTON – American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own, though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith.

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January 19, 2012

Chinese priest held since April released, urged to join ‘open’ church

BEIJING – A young priest in northern Hebei province was released to his hometown after more than three months in detention, church sources said.

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January 19, 2012

Visit by soccer team highlights Knights’ work with Haitian amputees

DENVER – Providing prosthetic devices for amputees in Haiti and building new schools for AIDS orphans in Africa were two of the Knights of Columbus initiatives highlighted at the fraternal organization’s 129th Supreme Convention in Denver Aug. 2-4.

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January 19, 2012

Various aid agencies accepting donations for African famine relief

WASHINGTON – The following international aid agencies are working with partner agencies and local religious leaders in eastern Africa and are accepting donations for refugees affected by the region’s drought and famine.

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January 19, 2012

Catholic agencies part of aid campaign in Horn of Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia – Catholic agencies are reported to be among the leading organizations providing humanitarian aid to the drought- and famine-ravaged Horn of Africa.

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January 19, 2012

MCC touts new Maryland abortion draft regulations

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has published draft regulations for sites performing surgical abortions that the Maryland Catholic Conference believes “will go a long way to protect the health and safety of women undergoing surgical abortions in Maryland.”

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January 19, 2012

Foundation promotes spiritual guide to foster deeper devotion to Mary

WASHINGTON - The head of a foundation encouraging Catholics to have a deeper devotion to Mary said that having a relationship with the mother of God “is more than just a bonus.”

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