Catholic hospital takes direct hit from Joplin tornado

JOPLIN, Mo. - A Catholic hospital in Joplin took a direct hit from a severe tornado that struck the city May 22. Within a day of the twister, 89 people were confirmed dead, with the number almost certain to rise as rescue teams searched amid the rubble for survivors.
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Palestinian Christians wary about Obama’s proposals for peace

JERUSALEM - U.S. President Barack Obama’s call for Israeli and Palestinian states based on Israel’s 1967 borders met with a largely wary response from Palestinian Christians.
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Vatican newspaper article says condom campaigns increase AIDS risk

VATICAN CITY - An article in the Vatican newspaper said that, on a practical level, condom campaigns increase the possibility of AIDS infection by promoting a false sense of security.
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Archbishop O’Brien encourages St. Michael, Fells Point, amidst transition

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien celebrated Masses in English and Spanish at St. Michael parish in Fells Point May 22, marking the first time he has personally addressed the community since it was announced in February that the parish would move to Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown.
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Faith-based partnership benefits cathedrals in Baltimore and Haiti

Mother Nature may have moved the scheduled “Mass in the Grass” event at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen indoors, but it did not lessen the excitement of worshipping with a special guest of honor.
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Four men take another step toward priesthood

Processing up the long aisle at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 21, four white-robed men beamed with the knowledge that they would soon be ordained to the transitional diaconate.
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After 15 years, Notre Dame-AmeriCorps still going strong

Jessica Tural was intent on going to law school when she decided to give a year of service through Notre Dame Mission Volunteer – a federally funded AmeriCorps program based in Baltimore. Tural volunteered to help prisoners reclaim their lives – an experience that so moved her that she completely shifted her career goals. The...
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Archbishop Dolan, Rep. Ryan exchange letters on House’s budget for 2012

WASHINGTON - The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chief author of the recently passed House budget for 2012 have exchanged letters discussing the moral implications of the federal budget debate.
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In Libya, religious continue to offer care, service to migrants

ROME - Despite the worsening crisis in Libya, religious women and men continue to offer pastoral care and desperately needed services to the country’s many migrants.
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Cities, towns along swollen river prepare for worst, hope for the best

BATON ROUGE, La. - Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best is the approach being taken by those making decisions about the flooding Mississippi River and the effects of opening spillways to divert floodwater onto farmland to spare towns and cities in its path.
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Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

NEW YORK - The fourth movie in the series inspired by the Disneyland attraction, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (Disney), spins a yarn that leads to the Fountain of Youth. No wonder it makes the popular franchise feel long in the tooth. While not a bust or a bore, “On Stranger Tides” would...
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Doctrinal congregation: Small Vatican office has broad reach

VATICAN CITY - As two recent documents illustrate, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith keeps an eye on almost everything coming out of the Vatican.
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