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Deportation of Wis. eighth-grader reveals immigration policy's ...
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (The Compass) - Students at St. Bernard School learned about the painful realities of illegal immigration recently when one of their classmates was ...

Marian Apparitions in France 'Recognized'
During the Mass, attended by Roman Curia officials,Bishop de Falco noted these are the first Marian apparitions to be approved in the 21st century.

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Editorial: The Inevitable Triumph of the Pro-Life Position
We must prepare ourselves for the real work of building a culture of life and civilization of love, a new society. The end of Roe is not the end of the struggle.


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Celebration recipes: Try Cleveland woman’s stirato and variations on ...
NORTH ROYALTON, OH (Catholic Universe Bulletin) - Janet Mercuri’s home is filled with many, many pieces of her cross stitch work. Framed projects and small vignettes of her numerous collections fill the home, ...


Australian Bishops insist Abortion is a Crime
Australian Bishops take strong stand by opposing the removal of the crime of abortion from the Crimes Act even though abortion on demand has been practiced in the State ...

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Sharmane
In 2006, Sharmane Adams received a disturbing phone call. The Pensacola, FL resident relates, “my girlfriend from high school called me and told me her 5 year old son was being treated for a life threatening ...


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How Earth Day became … so everyday
(The Christian Science Monitor) - At 38 years old, Earth Day seems to be entering a midlife identity crisis.


Two neighbors, worlds apart
When I planned a weekend trip to Dandong, China, it was because I wanted to hike on the easternmost part of the Great Wall. Sure, I knew the city was located on the Yalu ...

On the road – from Germany to Cambodia – in a communist jalopy
Bangkok, Thailand (The Christian Science Monitor) -- Move over, Herbie; here come the new stars of overachieving motorized underdogs. Hear them roar! OK, cough, wheeze, ...

The Baptism of Magdi Cristiano Allam
For five years he has lived under guard, threatened with death. But his baptism has raised harsh criticism, against him and against Benedict XVI.

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EDITORIAL: Pope John Paul II, ‘Santo Subito!’
The Third Anniversary of the passing to the Father of the Servant of God John Paul II draws near and the sense of the faithful grows even stronger.


Pancake breakfasts as parish fund-raiser: One griddle makes one ...
TIPTON, Ind. (The Catholic Moment) - From an initial investment of $1,000 for a griddle, St. John the Baptist Church has raised more than $56,000 for charity by holding ...

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How to select your wedding photographer
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Catholic Online) - It is a Friday night before a two-wedding weekend I have coming up in South Florida and my camera bag is packed, batteries charged and I am taking it easy because I ...


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New Catholics: ‘The Church gives me energy’
LOS ANGELES, CA (The Tidings) - More than 1,200 heretofore unbaptized adults and children in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will receive the sacraments of initiation — baptism, confirmation and Eucharist — at ...


Proud parents of 11 children convey truths of Catholic faith by ...
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) - Members of St. Joseph Parish in Bradley and residents of Bourbonnais, John and Lupita Sorich and their 7-year-old son, Michael, ...

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For seniors, Lent is a time for interior change
OMAHA, Neb. (The Catholic Voice) - Lent is a time to symbolically journey with Christ to Easter and beyond.


Mary and Motherhood
The celebration of women and motherhood is most beautifully portrayed in a new book by Catholic author and speaker, Heidi Hess Saxton. Saxton...

Benedict the Builder Comes to America
"Habemus Papem", "We Have a Pope!" the Cardinal announced. On April 19, 2005, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected as the 265th Pope. He chose the name of ...

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CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien extends traditional Catholic values to her ...
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Catholic Herald) - Soledad O’Brien is smiling. Tapping away at her phone in the Henke Lounge of the Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union, O’Brien is seemingly unaware of her VIP status, ...


TV film fare -- week of March 23
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of March 23. Please note that televised versions may or ...

R.E. Congress: Looking for the light
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (The Tidings) - More than 40,000 participants stepping over the threshold of this year’s Religious Education Congress in Anaheim Feb. 28-March 2 were ...

GrapeVine Magazine's Winter 2008 issue is out
NORTH GRAFTON, MA (MARCH 1, 2008) – The Winter 2008 issue of GrapeVine has been released and can be found at

Catholic League: McCain Embraces a Bigot
“Senator Obama has repudiated the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan...McCain should ... retract his embrace of Hagee.”

Three years After: Tsunami Reconstruction Nearing Completion
Three years later, the solidarity of American Catholics has achieved a great deal.

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As partners in Christ, couples serve together
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (Long Island Catholic) - In a quiet church on Dec. 30, he knelt down and washed her feet. When he was done, he kissed each foot and then popped the question right there in the chapel at St. ...


Happy Lent!
Happy Lent! It is the season of giving up what we like, a time to go with out. It is a hard thing for most of us to do. Who really wants to gi...

Poor Clares discuss their religious vocations
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Catholic Times) - Any notion that cloistered nuns who constantly pray before the Blessed Sacrament and spend much of their lives in silence must live a ...

Indian Bishops Counter Anti-Christian Violence
Bishops expressed solidarity for the Kandhamal Christians.

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India's Two Plagues: The killing of girls and the persecution of ...
The first of these plagues has caused the tragedy of tens of millions of girls being killed in their mothers' wombs or as infants. Then, there is anti-Christian intolerance, the latest explosion having taken ...


Miracle: Fla. woman’s cure may lead to sainthood for Blessed Karl of ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (The Florida Catholic) - It appeared to be an ordinary gathering of faithful for morning Mass in the chapel of St. James Cathedral, but Jan. 31 was ...













































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