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A well-behaved vampire (Robert Pattinson) and an equally courtly werewolf (Taylor Lautner) overcome their natural antipathy and temporarily unite to protect the teen mortal (Kristen Stewart) they both love from the threat posed by a vengeance-driven bloodsucker (Bryce Dallas Howard) and her plasma-hungry minions. Director David Slade’s third installment in the hugely popular Gothic romance […]
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A satisfying, action-packed conclusion to the “Toy Story” trilogy that offers valuable lessons in the importance of family, friendship, and destiny. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and the rest of the “Roundup Gang” consider their options as their owner Andy (John Morris) heads to college and puts away his childish things. Instead of […]
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By John Thavis
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is preparing to update the 2001 norms that deal with priestly sex abuse of minors, in effect codifying practices that have been in place for several years. At the same time, it will include the “attempted ordination of women” among the list of most serious crimes against church law, or […]
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This enchanting 3-D animated comedy about a slightly wicked but ultimately softhearted rogue (voice of Steve Carell) follows his rivalry with a nerdy newcomer (voice of Jason Segel) for the title of world’s most terrible villain – during which they compete to steal the moon, no less – and charts the life-altering effect a trio […]
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By Catholic News Service
MADRID (CNS) – Seven men – former political prisoners released by the Cuban government, some accompanied by family members – arrived in Madrid July 13, the first of 52 prisoners released in a deal partially brokered by the Cuban Catholic Church. The men flashed fingers in a victory sign and said in a joint statement […]
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By Fr. William J. Byron, S.j.
Summertime without a few good books is like a ball without a bat or a beach without the surf. It is mind-stretch time as well as time for travel, sports and summer jobs. For kids of any age, it is time to cultivate the reading habit and enjoy daily interaction with the printed page. This […]
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By For The Catholic Herald
Art Bennett, founder and director of the Alpha Omega Clinics, has been appointed by Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde as the first-ever president and chief executive officer of Arlington diocesan Catholic Charities, the social services ministry for the diocese that aids tens of thousands of Virginians each year. “Our outreach to those in need is […]
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This good-natured, though intermittently violent, action-and-romance combo sees an everyday woman (Cameron Diaz) unwittingly caught up in the conflict between a highly skilled but apparently rogue CIA agent (Tom Cruise) and his former colleagues (led by Viola Davis and Peter Sarsgaard) as they battle each other and an evil Spanish arms dealer (Jordi Molla) for […]
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By John Thavis and Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed new heads of several Vatican departments, naming Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. Cardinal Ouellet, 66, will head the office that helps the pope choose bishops for Latin-rite dioceses around the world. It’s the first time a North American cardinal […]
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By Catholic News Service
WHEELING, W.Va. – Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston praised Sen. Robert C. Byrd as “a great statesman and public servant” after the June 28 death of the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate in American history. “While we will prayerfully reflect on his decades of scholarship, hard work and dedication to the people of […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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