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January 19, 2012

Vatican has not endorsed genetically modified food, official says

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican did not endorse an 11-page final statement in favor of easing restrictions on and allowing more widespread use of genetically modified crops, especially in poorer nations, said a Vatican official.

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January 19, 2012

Baltimore peace activist faces prison for demonstration

One year ago on All Souls’ Day, Susan Crane used a bolt cutter to rip open chain-link fences at a U.S. Navy nuclear weapons storage depot in Bangor, Wash.

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January 19, 2012

Pope says Catholic newspapers have ‘irreplaceable’ role

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic press has an irreplaceable role in forming Christian consciences and reflecting the church’s viewpoint on contemporary issues.

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January 19, 2012

Bishop Hubbard urges Senate to ratify START during lame-duck session

WASHINGTON – Citing the Catholic Church’s concern for the sanctity of human life, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace called on U.S. senators to set aside politics and ratify the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

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January 19, 2012

Ellicott City school to explore wind as an energy source

Students at Ellicott City’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help School will soon be putting a lot more energy into their studies – literally.

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January 19, 2012

Thanksgiving spirit fills Cardinal Shehan School

Jamuri Simms and Makalyn George heard the Thanksgiving call to help others and answered.

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January 19, 2012

Illinois Catholic Conference urges rejection of civil union legislation

CHICAGO – The Catholic Conference of Illinois has urged the state’s General Assembly to reject a Senate bill legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.

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January 19, 2012

Pope marks beginning of Advent with prayer for life

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI welcomed the beginning of Advent with a prayer for life and a defense of the human embryo.

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January 19, 2012

Pope, in book, says homosexuality incompatible with priesthood

VATICAN CITY – In his new book, Pope Benedict XVI strongly reaffirmed church teaching that homosexual acts are “disordered” and said homosexuality itself is “incompatible” with the priesthood.

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January 19, 2012

A year of Catholic centennials: Many groups founded in Progressive Era

WASHINGTON – The year 1910 was quite the watershed year for U.S. Catholicism. Catholic Charities USA was founded a hundred years ago. So were the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, followed by the Maryknoll Sisters in 1912. The Crosiers, founded in Europe 700 years ago, decided to place their first outpost in the United States in...

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