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January 19, 2012

Egyptian unrest hits home with Coptic Christians in US, Canada

WASHINGTON – The primary concern in Cairo is to fix the constitution and meet the needs of the Egyptian people, said Father Beshoi Anis, pastor of Holy Family Coptic Catholic Church in Toronto.
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Irish priests’ group calls for postponement of new missal translation

DUBLIN – A group representing more than 400 of Ireland’s 4,500 priests has made an urgent plea to the country’s bishops to postpone the introduction of the new English translation of the missal for at least another five years.
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Religion’s role evident in Egyptian protests, says observer

WASHINGTON – Religion has had its role to play in the mass rallies in Egypt protesting the oppressive regime of President Hosni Mubarak, according to the head of the Arab American Institute.
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Pakistan’s bishops seek curbs on extremism to protect freedoms

LAHORE, Pakistan – Church commissions and human rights organizations in Pakistan have called on the government to allow “freedom of conscience and expression” by curbing increasing extremism in the country.
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One of the ‘six fabulous Kunkel girls,’ School Sister credits her century to a happy home life

If the large house at 2102 South Road in Mount Washington could speak, it would tell happy tales of the 11-member Kunkel family who once lived under its roof.
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Senior sets solid example for IND

Leadership can come from those who bask in the spotlight as well as the unsung heroes who toil effectively in the background.
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Ruling a Victory … and a Reminder

The good people who operate pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and all who value the sanctity of human life celebrated a great victory this week. The Baltimore City law requiring these centers to post signs stating that they do not provide abortion and contraceptive services was declared unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge.
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Judge affirms: Law was bad from the start

Here at The Catholic Review, we’re not lawyers – we don’t even play them on TV – but way back in 2009, we said a bill proposed by the Baltimore City Council aimed at what the city called “limited-service pregnancy counseling centers” was bad law, and bad public policy. It turns out, we were right.
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Free yourself to love yourself

In response to a column I wrote earlier this year about “living in the now,” a wonderful man gave me this very insightful prayer, a prayer that he says every day.
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Packers’ chaplain expects record Super Bowl crowd – at pre-game Mass

ALLOUEZ, Wis. – If the Super Bowl is anything like the National Football Conference championship game, Norbertine Father Jim Baraniak said he expected an overflow crowd. The Packers’ Catholic chaplain wasn’t referring to the attendance at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but rather the Mass to be celebrated before the big game Feb. 6.
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Revised Bible provides ‘more clarity, more detail’ for today’s Catholic

WASHINGTON – The revised New American Bible that will be released on Ash Wednesday, March 9, may seem most notably different to casual readers for its efforts at providing context and clarity in how the passages fit together, according to the coordinator of its publication.
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Ailing Mount St. Joseph president reaches for the Skype

On the first day of school for Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington last September, Xaverian Brother James M. Kelly’s Honors British Literature students walked into the classroom to find him physically missing.
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