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Trust Pope's judgment on SSPX deal, senior rabbi says

06:33 pm | ROME, ITALY, May 18, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- A leading American rabbi and Holocaust refugee says people should trust Pope Benedict’s judgment when it comes to the Church possibly readmitting the Society of St. Pius X, which has a bishop who denied the scale of the Holocaust.  
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Actor admires Mexican martyr’s strong defense of the faith

03:09 pm | LOS ANGELES, CALIF., May 18, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Mauricio Kuri has come to believe that, like the teenage Mexican martyr he plays in the upcoming film “For Greater Glory,” people must stand up for religious freedom. 
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Pope says immigrants could revitalize US Church

02:03 pm | VATICAN CITY, May 18, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI says that Catholic immigrants to the United States could play a crucial role in the renewal of the Church and society.  
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Italian journalist publishes book of Vatican leaks

09:39 am | ROME, ITALY, May 18, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi reveals private Vatican correspondence in a new book containing a collection of letters titled, “Sua Santita (His Holiness).” 
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Priests condemn city's move banning bishop from events

Priests in Spain voiced support for a local bishop after a city council adopted a motion banning him from official city events over his remarks criticizing dangerous behaviors within the gay community. 
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Sebelius petition with 35,000 signatures reaches Georgetown president

A petition with tens of thousands of signatures was recently delivered to the president of Georgetown University in protest of a decision to honor U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius with an invitation to speak at a commencement weekend ceremony.
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Law professor says flawed view of sex threatens religious freedom

A law professor at George Mason University believes that current threats to religious freedom are intrinsically connected to the modern understanding that “sexual freedom is about shaping yourself.”
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Parish threatened, harassed over sign opposing 'gay marriage'

A Massachusetts Catholic parish has received threats of arson and other harassing messages after posting a sign with the Church's position on same-sex “marriage.”
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Senator proposes adding prayer to WWII memorial

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has introduced a bill to place President Franklin D. Roosevelt's D-Day prayer on the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Young order invigorates Colo. parish

St. Mary’s Parish in Littleton, Colo. played a key role last weekend in an international event—the 25th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Disciples of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious order established a quarter-century ago by five young men in a small Spanish town.
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Pope praying for renewal of US women religious

Pope Benedict XVI says he is praying that a renewal of female religious life in the United States will “recapture a sense of the sublime dignity and beauty of the consecrated life.”
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God's Timing: mothers know how, but God knows when

by Julie Filby

After breakfast in bed or brunch out on the town next Sunday, many families will celebrate Mother’s Day by planting flowers together. While I can’t speak for the rest of the country, here in...
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The bride who was groomed for a career

by Lea Singh

Recently, a possibly tragic event took place: a highly educated young woman I know got married. Radiant in her delicate lace dress, full of joy and optimism about the future, this blushing bride...
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In Defense of Conscience and Civility

by Carl Anderson

For months America’s bishops have attempted to work with the current Administration to ensure adequate First Amendment religious freedom protection of religious organizations. They have...
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Truth, not words, will win the marriage debate

by Russell Shaw

President Obama’s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage underlines the urgent need for the Church to launch a massive new program to educate Catholics on the nature of sacramental...
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