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January 19, 2012

For Cubans, Spanish hospitality and a sense of the universal church

TOLEDO, Spain – Forty-four Cuban young people sat in the shade of a Toledo plaza, sampling deli sandwiches.

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January 19, 2012

Report says more people around world facing restrictions on religion

WASHINGTON – Close to one-third of the world’s citizens have faced increased restrictions on religious practice and expression imposed on them by their respective nations’ governments, according to a study issued Aug. 9 by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Public Life.

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January 19, 2012

Same-sex marriage an affront

Regarding “Archbishop on marriage: ‘Maryland Is not N.Y.’ ” (CR, Aug. 11), I am so saddened and feel so terribly sorry for Gov. Martin O’Malley. Even if he is not in agreement with his church on the fundamental truth supported by 2,000-plus years of Western civilization thought and practice, where is his common sense?

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January 19, 2012

Diocese of Orange increases its bid for Crystal Cathedral

ORANGE, Calif. – The Diocese of Orange has upped its bid to buy the Crystal Cathedral complex in Garden Grove from $50 million to $53.6 million.

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January 19, 2012

Families, church officials search for northbound Mexicans who disappear

MEXICO CITY – Ricardo Salazar Sanchez boarded a northbound bus in the central state of Guanajuato with 22 fellow residents for a journey to the U.S.-Mexico border – and a subsequent attempt at crossing into Texas, where potential construction jobs awaited.

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January 19, 2012

Baltimore contingent in Madrid soaking up spirit of World Youth Day

MADRID – Church of the Crucifixion parishioner Emily Sadler stepped off her Air France flight in Madrid Aug. 15 with her eyes open wide.

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January 19, 2012

California pilgrims discover Spanish culture in Toledo cathedral

TOLEDO, Spain – World Youth Day pilgrims who wanted to dip a toe in Spain’s rich and deep Christian history discovered the Cathedral of St. Mary of Toledo was not a bad place to start.

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January 19, 2012

Loyola University professor moved to save a stranger’s life

If Peter Lorenzi believed in omens, he stared one in the face May 11 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital as he read the admitting clerk’s nametag, “Destiny.” As Lorenzi faced a full day of medical tests to potentially donate a kidney to his best friend’s brother, he hadn’t yet realized that “destiny” was undeniably playing...

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January 19, 2012

Resolving the U.S. debt crisis: Christian groups weigh in on solutions

WASHINGTON – After President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act Aug. 2 to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, a collective sigh of tentative relief was immediately followed by plenty of speculation and analysis of what the country should do next.

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January 19, 2012

At opening of exhibit on rescue, Chilean miners say God was with them

WASHINGTON – The dramatic and uplifting story of survival and a rescue that captivated the world one year ago unfolds in “Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine,” a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington.

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January 19, 2012

Vatican aims to regain trust of U.S. religious women, official says

VATICAN CITY – In the final stage of the apostolic visitation of U.S. women’s religious communities, the Vatican congregation overseeing the study not only is facing mountains of paper, but must try to rebuild a relationship of trust with the women, said the congregation’s secretary.

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January 19, 2012

A lot of praying for rain, but few drops in drought-stricken Southwest

WASHINGTON – There’s a lot of praying for rain going on in the drought-gripped Southwest, but those prayers have yet to be answered.

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