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There's an 'app' for that
3/10/2010
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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Cowboy's handmade crosses a tangible sign of faith
3/09/2010
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
3/08/2010
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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Bishops urge bipartisan action on health care reform
3/04/2010
As Democratic and Republican leaders gathered in
Washington for a health care summit convened by President Barack Obama,
the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged all parties to commit
themselves to health care reform that is affordable, accessible and
protects the life and dignity of every person.
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Workshops scheduled to train leaders on new missal
3/04/2010
Registration is now open for a series of workshops
to help prepare priests and diocesan leaders for implementation of the
revised Roman Missal.
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Bishop McDowell, national figure, dead at 88
3/01/2010
Bishop John B. McDowell, a
retired auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh who helped draft the U.S.
bishops' landmark 1972 document on catechesis, "To Teach As Jesus Did,"
died Feb. 25 at Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was 88.
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Mother’s birth to twins considered miracle
2/25/2010
Perhaps the birth of the De Mayo identical twins
Dec. 29 already might hint at the girls' personalities, now beginning
to form: Natalia, the smaller of the two, announced her arrival into
the world by screaming. Melania, the larger of the two, came out of the
womb sleeping.
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Shools continue outpouring of relief for Haiti
2/25/2010
In the weeks since Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake, major
Catholic relief organizations have been on the ground in Haiti helping
with medical care and food provisions, and financial donations have
been pouring in from Catholic dioceses, schools and colleges.
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Bishop urges Catholics to return to penance in Lent
2/25/2010
Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester urged
Catholics in his diocese to take part in a pastoral initiative called
“Come Home to God’s Mercy” and to return to the sacrament of penance
during Lent.
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Haig, who served as U.S. secretary of state, dies at age 85
2/25/2010
Alexander M. Haig Jr., former U.S. secretary of
state and retired four-star general who served as a top adviser to
three presidents, died Feb. 20 of complications from an infection. He
was 85.
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Catholics, Mormons must defend religious freedom together
2/24/2010
Catholics and members of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints must continue to stand together as a "vital
bulwark" against those in American society who want to "reduce religion
to a purely private reality," the president of the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops told a historic gathering at Brigham Young University
in Provo.
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Institute recruiting couples for study of NFP
2/19/2010
Researchers at Marquette University's Institute for
Natural Family Planning are recruiting couples interested in preventing
pregnancy naturally for a study involving two Web-based methods of
natural family planning.
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Survey finds signs of hope, challenges among younger Catholics
2/18/2010
American Catholic adults under 30 share the
commitment of older generations to philanthropy and volunteerism, but
are more likely to believe that morals “are relative,” according to a
new survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.
The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,
conducted the survey Dec. 23-Jan. 4 among 2,243 Americans, including an
oversample of 1,006 “millennials” — those age 18 to 29.
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New missal not here yet, but Catholics urged to start talking about it
2/17/2010
The new English translation of the Roman Missal
might not be in United States parishes for as long as two years, but
Fr. Rick Hilgartner hopes Catholics are talking about it now.
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Sr. Dianna Ortiz to direct Washington office of Pax Christi
2/16/2010
Ursuline Sr. Dianna Ortiz, who has been speaking out
for torture survivors since she was abducted, raped and tortured in
Guatemala in 1989, has been named director of the Washington office of
Pax Christi USA.
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