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By George P. Matysek Jr.
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Peering through a glass display case, 9-year-old Gloria Whitfield was impressed with an old letter that rested on a 19th-century wooden writing desk. Composed by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the May 3, 1803, note, written in a flowing black script, was addressed to one of the saint’s daughters on the girl’s birthday. […]
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI met with participants in the world swimming championships and asked them to be models of values and behavior for young people around the world. “Be champions in sports and in life!” the pope told about 100 athletes and trainers during an encounter Aug. 1 at the papal […]
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By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – For the first time in half a millennium, the doors of the Vatican Museums were open to the public at night. Some 6,500 people took advantage of the after-hours event July 24. More than 5,000 people reserved a spot online ahead of time as required, but the museums let in another […]
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Atmospheric but ultimately exploitative chiller about a couple (Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) who adopt a 9-year-old Russian-born girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) from a Catholic orphanage, only to find that her inexplicable, manipulative behavior is tearing their marriage apart, and may pose a physical threat to their two other children (Jimmy Bennett and Aryana Engineer). Director […]
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Low-minded relationship comedy in which a romantically inept TV producer (Katherine Heigl) enlists the help of the boorish new star (Gerard Butler) of her morning news program – a shock jock who proclaims the supposed ugly truth that all men are sex-obsessed animals – to inveigle her gentlemanly neighbor (Eric Winter) into a relationship. As […]
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By John Mulderig
NEW YORK – Played out on a vast – sometimes overcrowded – canvas, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.) is a richly textured adventure narrative in which good and evil are clearly delineated, but characters present a range of moral shading. As they did in the franchise’s earlier films, magical elements in this […]
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By Katie Bahr
It was a somber morning for the members of the Arlington Knights of Columbus “Holy Mackerels” swim team Saturday, as they honored the memory of a former teammate who passed away in February. Peter Samp, who had been a swimmer on the team since he was 8 years old, died suddenly of hydrocephalus after a […]
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By Gretchen R. Crowe
Nestled on 150 acres of sprawling land in western Virginia, the square, brick structure known previously as the future “diocesan spirituality center” now has an official name – one evocative of the Franciscan spirit that has been present in the building since its construction 50 years ago. The San Damiano Spirituality Center in White Post, […]
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper gave the new Harry Potter movie four stars for promoting “friendship, altruism, loyalty and self-giving.” As “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was set to open worldwide July 15, L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, once again downplayed concerns that the film and book series by J.K. Rowling promote magic […]
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By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, who spent the last 12 years at the helm of St. Luke Institute, a treatment center in Maryland for priests and religious with addictions or psychological problems, announced July 8 that he will be stepping down as the institute’s president and CEO in October. The priest-psychologist who started working at […]
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