Latin America begins feeling ripples of clergy sexual abuse crisis

LIMA, Peru - As clergy sex abuse scandals in Europe made headlines worldwide, bishops in Latin America expressed support for Pope Benedict XVI. But observers say it is just a matter of time before the upheaval that has struck the United States and Europe hits Latin America.
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Sessions on marketing, religious education among NCEA highlights

MINNEAPOLIS - The annual convention of the National Catholic Educational Association April 6-8 in Minneapolis featured keynote speakers and workshops tailored to address different Catholic school interests including marketing, administration and religious education for the 8,500 Catholic educators, administrators and leaders in attendance.
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Up the coast from Port-au-Prince, hope comes into view

ST. MARC, Haiti – Deacon Rodrigue Mortel and Jeff Remington, a 7th-grade science teacher in Palmyra, Pa., walked into an educational tech store outside Port-au-Prince, a humble but air-conditioned space.
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Hitler may have wanted to steal Turin Shroud, church expert says

ROME - The Shroud of Turin was hidden in an Italian Benedictine abbey during World War II in part because church authorities feared Adolf Hitler might want to steal it, according to an official at the monastery.
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NDP senior leads spirit

When Kirkland Locey is on the lacrosse field, she loves looking for opportunities to pull some surprises.
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Pray for Your Priests

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s Holy Thursday homily, given at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, follows.
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Unconditional love can heal

Among the numerous challenging things that Jesus said were his words in Luke 6:41: “Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the beam in your own eye.”
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A faith-filled journey

This year’s holy season of Lent offered us a chance to journey on an Inter-Church Spiritual and Cultural Lenten Pilgrimage. Our four sacred journey stops were St. Matthew, St. Ann, St. Edward and New All Saints. The spiritual part of our journey began with praying the Stations of the Cross. Each sacred place offered a...
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Immaculate Conception Chapel undergoes restoration in Emmitsburg

A combination of brute force and delicate artistry is bringing back the former glory of the Immaculate Conception Chapel on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University and the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's University.
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Cash, status lure youths to drug trade in troubled parts of Mexico

APATZINGAN, Mexico - Father Javier Cortes vividly recalls being approached recently with an unusual request by a group of teenagers in this agricultural town 300 miles west of Mexico City.
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Father of Marine killed in Iraq fights bigoted church group

It was bad enough when two uniformed Marines approached Albert Snyder’s York, Pa., home in March of 2006 to deliver the news every military family dreads. Snyder’s 20-year-old son was killed while serving his country in Iraq.
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San Antonio archbishop named coadjutor of Los Angeles Archdiocese

WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio as coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles.
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