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Cardinal Mahony urges health insurance for all

California faces a tough uphill battle to reform its health care delivery system, but the growing need and the mounting pressure to address the issue may sway the Legislature and the voters to act, said panelists at a recent gathering on health care.
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Survey: Americans know Big Mac, not commandments

Quick. Name each of the Ten Commandments. OK. Now name the ingredients in a Big Mac hamburger sold at McDonald’s.
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Vatican official says marriage, family life are under attack

A Vatican official urged a group of Catholic business leaders meeting in Colorado Springs to vigorously defend marriage and family life which he said are under attack by modern society.
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Cat tells children how his best friend became Pope

Chico the cat thinks he is in the “purrfect” position to tell children the story of how one of his best friends became Pope Benedict XVI.
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Blessing of animals brings hope of unity to Park Heights

In a neighborhood not always associated with peace and harmony, the children of St. Ambrose Catholic School in Park Heights opened the doors of St. Ambrose Church Oct. 4 to find area residents eager to have their household pets blessed.
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Nigerian program yields vocations

The three young men heard, “May the Lord strip you of the old man and all his deeds,” as they reached out to accept their habits.
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St. Agnes hosts breast cancer dinner, seminar

St. Agnes Hospital will host A Girl’s Night Out (that could save your life), a breast cancer awareness seminar and dinner, at the Hilton Columbia at 6 p.m. on Oct. 10.
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U.S. priest sees hopeful signs for reunification of Korea

Subtle changes in attitude are more important than signed documents when it comes to measuring progress in relationships with the North Koreans, according to a U.S. priest who has visited North Korea more than two dozen times since 1995
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Human race machine alters image

It’s impossible to change one’s race, but for a short time, students at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, were able to view themselves differently. Using the Human Race Machine, which the university hosted for five days, students were able to change their faces into six different races, mapped from their own images.
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Initiative alerts women to sneaky nature of heart disease

Women shop pink to support breast cancer research but don’t realize that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.
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Vatican rep says countries must respect refugee rights

Countries must find better ways to respect human rights in their efforts to cope with the growing number of refugees and displaced people, said the Vatican’s representative to international agencies based in Geneva.
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Philippine governor wants no charges if attacker is ill

SAN FERNANDO, Philippines – A priest who serves as provincial governor of Pampanga said he wants police to drop charges against a man who allegedly drew a knife on him if the man is mentally ill.
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