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January 19, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI set to meet Bush

VATICAN CITY – U.S. President George W. Bush is coming to the Vatican for his first formal audience with Pope Benedict XVI, a meeting seen on both sides as immensely important. Vatican officials said the June 9 encounter would give the pope and the president a chance to sit down for a survey of dramatic...
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January 19, 2012

Anti-smoking campaign earns awards for students at 20 Catholic schools

As 12-year-old St. Bernardine Catholic School, Baltimore, seventh grader Katrina Freeman developed her award-winning Tobacco Use Prevention Contest entry, she prayed her efforts would free her father from his decades-long cigarette habit. Though her mega-watt smile sparkled as she was given a $50 gift certificate May 30 in the parish center at the Cathedral of...
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January 19, 2012

Bishop Dudick of Byzantine diocese dies

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. – Retired Bishop Michael J. Dudick of the Byzantine Diocese of Passaic, N.J., died May 30 at the Rest Haven nursing facility in Schuylkill Haven. He was 91. He had previously been in residence at Holy Annunciation Monastery in Sugarloaf. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he had been the bishop of...
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January 19, 2012

British cardinals remind politicians voting for abortion unacceptable

LONDON – Britain’s two cardinals reminded Catholic politicians that it is unacceptable for them to vote for abortion rights. Cardinals Keith O’Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, and Cormac Murphy-O’Connor of Westminster, England, denounced the 1967 Abortion Act May 31 as the act approaches its 40th anniversary.
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges nations to protect religious freedom, family, environment

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI urged nations to protect religious freedom, the environment and the family in a speech to five new ambassadors to the Vatican. The pope welcomed the diplomats from Sudan, Burundi, Pakistan, Estonia and Iceland June 1 as they presented him with their credentials. While Catholics are a minority in the...
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January 19, 2012

Philippine bishops call for post-election political killings to stop

MANILA, Philippines – As votes for the May 14 midterm election are tabulated, Philippine bishops have called for the political killings to stop. Archbishop Paciano Aniceto of San Fernando said May 30 the election, “perceived as generally peaceful, orderly and credible,” was “shattered by the recent spate of violence and political killings.” UCA News, an...
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January 19, 2012

St. Ursula student excels in fitness

All the bar graphs on 10-year-old Anna Borkowski’s “Fitness Gram” are filled in solidly. And on the Pacer Test – the cardiovascular endurance portion of her school’s fitness test – the St. Ursula, Parkville, student broke the fifth-grade girls’ record. “She’s amazing,” said running coach and physical education teacher Kim Altenburger, noting that the record...
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January 19, 2012

More U.S. Catholics preparing for diaconate, lay ministry

WASHINGTON – The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate reports that in 2006-07 it identified more permanent deacon candidates and more students in U.S. lay ecclesial ministry programs than in the previous year.
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January 19, 2012

Venezuelan church criticizes government shutdown of TV station

CARACAS, Venezuela – A Venezuelan archbishop and Catholic institutions have joined the nation’s political opposition in criticizing the government’s shutdown of an independent television station.
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January 19, 2012

Benedictines open cause for 36 North Korean martyrs

SEOUL, South Korea – The largest Benedictine abbey in Asia has opened the canonization cause for three dozen 20th-century martyrs of the Benedictine mission in North Korea.
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January 19, 2012

Raising money through golf

Golfers will be teeing off June 18 to raise money for St. Agnes HealthCare, Baltimore, in the 29th Annual St. Agnes Foundation/Crothall Healthcare Golf Classic. The tournament will be held at Turf Valley and Waverly Woods Golf Courses.
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January 19, 2012

Family gatherings important

Good for the Lipinski family (CR, May 31). I’m really glad that 23 of their clan make a point of getting together once each year for a week to enjoy family fun. My wife and I agree with them. There is nothing more important than family gatherings.
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