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January 19, 2012

Weigel’s petitions missed marriage and family

I generally agree with George Weigel, but in his recent column, “Lord, please don’t hear this” (CR, Jan 21), I thought he overstated the adequacy of his list of Mass petitions when he said his list “covers the most important bases.”
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Governor’s budget includes textbook funding and aid to poor

Even as Gov. Martin J. O’Malley cut millions of dollars in spending when he outlined his $13 billion operating budget Jan. 19, he spared several funding priorities Catholic leaders had been lobbying to protect.
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Amid cathedral rubble, Haitians celebrate church leaders’ funerals

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Amid the rubble of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Haitians celebrated the lives of the archbishop and vicar general of Port-au-Prince, both of whom were killed in the country’s earthquake.
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Catholic Schools Week Complete Schedule

As many people celebrate Catholic Schools Week and its motto “Dividends for Life,” The Catholic Review is offering this full schedule of activities happening throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Pope asks priests to get online, spread the Gospel

VATICAN CITY – In a message embracing the evangelizing potential of digital media, Pope Benedict XVI asked priests around the world to use Web sites, videos and blogs as tools of pastoral ministry.
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Participants at annual March for Life urged to keep up their efforts

WASHINGTON – Despite overcast skies, the mood at the Jan. 22 annual March for Life in Washington was decidedly upbeat as speaker after speaker urged the crowd to keep up their efforts in the pro-life arena.
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Cruise line cuts use of priests aboard its ships

WASHINGTON – Celebrity Cruise Lines has cut the use of priests to give ministerial service on board its ships to only major feasts.
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U.S. relationship with Haiti over the years has been a complex one

WASHINGTON – The day after the devastating earthquake struck Haiti, President Barack Obama extended the “deep condolences and unwavering support” of the American people to Haiti and pledged “full support” for rescue and humanitarian assistance.
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Health reform effort must continue, bishops’ pro-life chairman says

WASHINGTON – With the fate of the current health reform bills in doubt, the next challenge is to convince members of Congress not to abandon the health reform effort entirely, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said Jan. 22.
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New Orleans’ Haitian Catholics gather to mourn and to hope

NEW ORLEANS – Haitian Catholics in New Orleans, many of whom lost loved ones in the cataclysmic earthquake that rocked the impoverished nation Jan. 12, gathered for Mass Jan. 15 at St. Katharine Drexel Church, seeking to support each other emotionally and spiritually and exchanging the latest bits of precious information.
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Abortion survivor reflects on her mother’s near-fatal choice

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Melissa Ohden remembers the moment she knew she’d forgiven the mother who had tried to abort her.
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Pope names woman undersecretary of justice and peace council

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has named a laywoman undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, marking the first time in more than 20 years that a woman has served as undersecretary of a pontifical council.
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