Pope: Church Committed to Children, Right to a Family
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Despite the deplorable behavior of a few priests,
the Catholic Church continues to be a leading promoter of the rights of
children and of their well being and education, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Catholic Leaders Outline Key Steps for Haitian Adoptions
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (CNS)—The heads of five Catholic agencies that work with
Haitian earthquake victims have outlined steps they say the U.S.
government should take to protect children left alone after the Jan. 12
earthquake.
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Bishops to Write Vatican to Support Romero's Sainthood
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
SAN SALVADOR (CNS)—As the 30th anniversary of the murder of
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero approaches, El Salvador's bishops
have agreed to write a letter to the Vatican supporting Romero's
canonization.
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Additional Recent News
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS)—A pregnant Germaine Sylace struggled to
get control of the two tarps, a plastic bin of nails and 100 feet of
nylon rope. Nothing was going to stop her from making sure her family
would be sleeping under something better than a couple of thin bed
sheets tied together with string.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Bishops who work closely with John Carr, who oversees the Catholic
Campaign for Human Development, say new claims against him and the
agency are false and "totally ridiculous."
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Monday, February 08, 2010
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—In an address to the Feb. 4 National Prayer
Breakfast, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recalled how her
relationship with Mother Teresa began with conversations during the
1994 breakfast, when the founder of the Missionaries of Charity was
keynote speaker and Clinton attended as first lady.
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Monday, February 08, 2010
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BALTIMORE (CNS)—The path to the elimination of nuclear weapons will
be "long and treacherous," but humanity "must walk this path with both
care and courage in order to build a future free of the nuclear
threat," Baltimore Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien said.
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Monday, February 08, 2010
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ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS)—It will take a few courageous people to get the
ball rolling on a new needle-exchange program instituted by Catholic
Charities of the Albany Diocese, according to the agency's AIDS
Services director.
Monday, February 08, 2010
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Monday, February 08, 2010
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SARTHE, Haiti (CNS)—There's no high-tech telemetry unit or interior lights on the ambulance based at St. Camillus Hospital.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
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