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Returning Iraq veterans, Catholic families challenged to rebuild lives

Image of FAMILY REBUILDS LIFE AFTER IRAQ DEPLOYMENT ENDS - Army National Guard Capt. Steven Sellars, his wife, Heidi, and their children, Evelyn, left, and Ryan, play with building blocks in their Hastings home. After a year and a half of deployment to Iraq, the Sellars family began the difficult transition to rebuild family life. (The Catholic Spirit)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (The Catholic Spirit) - When Heidi Sellars was preparing for her husband, Army National Guard Capt. Steven Sellars, to come ... continue reading

Young adults’ lack of participation problem for U.S. Catholic Church, study says

WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. Catholic Church's relationship with younger adults is problematic, says a newly published study by four ... continue reading

Search for God’s face with innocent hands, pope urges young people

Image of POPE BLESSES PALM FRONDS WITH HOLY WATER - Pope Benedict XVI blesses palm fronds with holy water before celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 1. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)

VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) – Search for the face of God with a pure heart and innocent hands, Pope Benedict XVI said in a Palm ... continue reading

Experts say digital age provides new threats for child exploitation

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Computers, video iPods and personal live Web pages have reconfigured the way sexual predators reach minors, ... continue reading

Guam archbishop calls visit of World Youth Day cross, icon a blessing

TUMON, Guam (CNS) – Thousands of Catholic youths and young adults opened their arms to welcome the World Youth Day cross and a Marian ... continue reading

Prayers, faith sustain Indiana family through infant's fight for life

Image of INDIANAPOLIS BABY BORN WITH RARE TUMOR SLEEPS IN FATHER'S ARMS - Anne Therese Felts of Indianapolis sleeps in her father's arms in early February. At 27 weeks gestation, the fourth child of St. Simon the Apostle parishioners Chris and Paje Felts of Indianapolis was diagnosed with having a rare pericardial teratoma -- a racquetball-size tumor attached to her heart. She overcame overwhelming odds during the hours and days after her premature birth Dec. 28, 2006. (CNS photo/Mary Ann Wyand, The Criterion)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (CNS) –- At first glance, Anne Therese Felts looks like any thriving 10-week-old baby. "Annie" -- as her older ... continue reading

What we see, is what we get

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (Top 20 Press) - "The Frame: What We See Is What We Get" is the second excerpt from Top 20 Teens this chapter offers some ... continue reading

Final Four Frenzy has arrived

Image of GEORGETOWN MAKES THE FINAL FOUR – In a pre-tournament game, a Georgetown University player goes up for a lay up against the University of Connecticut, which Georgetown won 59-46. Georgetown, Florida, Ohio State and U.C.L.A. are the 4 teams that will be competeing in the NCAA Final Four tournament this weekend. According to Catholic Online author and editor Mary Carty, 10 factors that create successful teamwork on the basketball court are the same principles that can build a strong marriage. (Courtesy Georgetown University)

COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The list of competitors for the coveted 2007 NCAA title has dwindled to four, the ‘Final ... continue reading

'Oprah' talk show sparks Catholic students to help others

Image of Kasey Fitzpatrick and Kaitlyn Dedman, sixth-grade students at St. Ann School in Nashville, Tenn., report on a service project they conducted as part of a class Kindness Challenge in late January. St. Ann teacher Meghann Robinson gave each of her students $10 and charged them to use the money to help someone. Kaitlyn and Kasey collected donations for the YWCA Domestic Violence Center. The project was inspired by Oprah Winfrey, who recently gave members of her audience $1,000 and told them to do something good with it. (CNS photo/Andy Telli, Tennessee Register)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – Oprah Winfrey recently gave each member of her television talk show audience $1,000, a digital video camera ... continue reading

Climbing up from the bottom – Youth for Christ gives adolescents, young adults hand up

WINNIPEG, Man. (The Catholic Register) – At an early age Ian Garcia started doing drugs, drinking, partying and hanging out with the ... continue reading

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