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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – The Roman Curia’s headline-grabbing defense of Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of the clerical sex abuse scandal has demonstrated that when it comes to Vatican communications, the pope is not a micromanager. Twice during Holy Week liturgies, the pope was caught unawares when his aides spoke passionately about the barrage of criticism the […]
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By Catholic News Service
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Benedictine Father Paul Marx, the founder and former president of Human Life International in Front Royal, died March 20 in Minnesota at St. Cloud Hospital. He was 89. A funeral Mass for Father Marx was to be celebrated March 26 at St. John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville, followed by interment in […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
If you ask Ken Robinson, he’ll tell you he has been a parishioner of St. Agnes Church in Arlington since 1948. In-between his sophomore and junior years at Boston College, the now 81-year-old retired Marine Corps general visited that parish for the first time while attending “summer camp” at Marine Corps Base Quantico. St. Agnes […]
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WASHINGTON (CNS) – Here is the text of a statement from the U.S. bishops on health reform signed into law March 23 by President Barack Obama. The statement was approved by the Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: For nearly a century, the Catholic bishops of the United States have called for […]
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By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – In 1988, a team of scientists who had conducted carbon-dating tests on a portion of the Shroud of Turin – one of the most significant of Christianity’s relics since it has been revered for centuries as the burial cloth of Jesus – announced that the shroud dated to no earlier than 1260, […]
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By Nancy Frazier O’brien
WASHINGTON – Here are some of the major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is projected to cost $938 billion over 10 years. The bill passed the House March 21 and was signed into law March 23: Changes in 2010: – Insurance companies will be barred from discriminating against children based […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
The Paul VI Catholic High School men’s varsity tennis team is off to a 3-0 start after an 8-1 win over Good Counsel and a 5-4 win over Benedictine High School. The Panthers were scheduled to face undefeated Gonzaga Monday night. Number 1 seeded junior Patrick Reynolds ended with a win of 8-4 over his […]
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By Thomas Craughwell
All four Gospels tell us that Christ was crucified between two thieves. In St. Luke's Gospel, we get a more complete story. As the three hung dying on their crosses "the bad thief" mocks Jesus saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!" At which point "the "good thief" speaks up. "Do you not fear God?" he asks his companion. "We are receiving the due reward for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." Then addressing Christ he says, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingly power." "Truly I say to you," Jesus replies, "today you will be with Me in Paradise."
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By Jessie Abrams
The pace might be a bit slower, but seniors can still sightsee and explore on foot. WASHINGTON – Don’t tell Dee Booth she can’t hike through the Himalayas or walk the roads of foreign countries for more than six hours at a time. “I like doing as much walking, hiking and climbing as I can,” […]
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By Fr. Matthew Gamber
The Vatican will publish guidelines for cruise ship chaplains as part of the 90th anniversary of the Apostleship of the Sea. VATICAN CITY – It is not just sea, sun and celebrating the sacraments for Catholic chaplains aboard cruise ships. Regional directors of the Apostleship of the Sea meeting at the Vatican in early February […]
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