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Cleanup comes slowly in devastated Chilean towns
Cleanup is beginning in towns on Chile's central
coast as electricity and telephone service is slowly restored and
people try to rebuild their lives after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake
killed nearly 800 people and caused millions of dollars in damage.
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Pope: Priests must promote confession, show God's mercy
Priests today are challenged with the task of
drawing the faithful back to confession and assuring them that their
true repentance will be met with mercy and compassion, Pope Benedict
XVI said.
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Diocese opens inquiry into possible miracle credited to Bishop Baraga
Nearly 60 years after his cause for canonization
began and more than 140 years after his death, an alleged miracle
attributed to the intercession of Bishop Frederic Baraga is under
investigation.
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Pope appeals for end to violence in Nigeria
Violence does not resolve problems, but only
multiplies the tragic consequences of tensions between different
groups, Pope Benedict XVI said as he appealed for an end to violence in
Nigeria.
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God renews, does not reinvent church, pope says
The Second Vatican Council's renewal of the Catholic
Church was a sign of progress, not a sign of repudiating the past, Pope
Benedict XVI said.
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There's an 'app' for that
In a world that boasts continual
technological change, the iPhone by Apple has gained near-iconic
status. Even Apple boasts there are more than 140 million applications
-- or "apps," in Apple-speak -- that users can obtain for their phones.
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Homilies should be under eight minutes
Homilies should be no longer than eight minutes -- a listener's average attention span, said the head of the synod office.
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Cowboy's handmade crosses a tangible sign of faith
Attend any rodeo on the island of Hawaii and you will see small leather crosses attached to the saddles of many of the riders.
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Catholic church in downtown Atlanta elevated to minor basilica
The Vatican's elevation of Sacred Heart Church in
Atlanta to a minor basilica Feb. 22 is a tribute to the "faith of so
many Atlanta families whose Catholic heritage can be traced" to the
parish for more than 100 years, said the pastor.
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