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Majority of Priests in New Survey Dislike Roman Missal Translation Thursday, May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON (CNS) — A majority of U.S. priests said they dislike the translation of the Roman Missal introduced at Advent 2011, a new survey found.

Tornadoes Exact Deadly Toll; Region Needs 'A Lot of Prayers' Wednesday, May 22, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) — Even after the initial death toll was cut by more than half, the human and material devastation of a string of tornadoes that buffeted areas of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City May 19-20 was incalculable.

Pope Prays for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Tuesday, May 21, 2013 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the death toll rose from the massive tornado that struck near Oklahoma City May 20, Pope Francis offered a special prayer for the victims during his early morning Mass May 21, offered his condolences through his Twitter account and through a message to the city's archbishop.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Calling for unity — not uniformity — in the church, Pope Francis said diversity is a blessing only when all Catholics recognize and follow church teaching. Monday, May 20, 2013 Diversity Is a Blessing When All Are United in Faith, Pope Says Monday, May 20, 2013	VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta has a special briefcase he uses exclusively to carry documentation for a project that would completely revise an entire section of the Catholic Church's basic law. Friday, May 17, 2013 Vatican Legal: Project Underway to Update Sections of Canon Law Friday, May 17, 2013
GRANBURY, Texas (CNS) — "Overwhelmed." That's how relief volunteer Julie Lyssy described the families who sought shelter inside St. Frances Cabrini's Family Life Center after a tornado ravaged their neighborhoods May 15. Sunday, May 19, 2013 Parishioners Mobilize after Tornado in Northern Texas Sunday, May 19, 2013	WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Oregon scientists announced May 15 that they had successfully converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities warned that the technique is morally troubling on many levels. Thursday, May 16, 2013 Embryonic Stem-Cell Advance Decried as Morally Troubling Thursday, May 16, 2013
FAIRFAX, Va. (CNS) — A diverse group of young college women lounged on couches at the entrance of the George Mason University Student Union on a recent afternoon. Saturday, May 18, 2013 Campus Missionaries Help College Students Find 'Meaning' Saturday, May 18, 2013	WASHINGTON (CNS) — Human trafficking is so widespread that congregations of women religious are uniting in a nationwide effort to limit its reach. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Women Religious Unite in Effort to End Human Trafficking Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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