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Nigerian bishops lament disunity among local Catholics

04:06 am | ABUJA, NIGERIA, May 23, 2013 (CNA).- As the Catholics of the Diocese of Ahiara protested the appointment of a bishop from a nearby diocese as their shepherd, local bishops expressed sadness at the disunity in the Church of Nigeria. 
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US bishops ask government to reassess drone policy

05:03 pm | WASHINGTON D.C., May 22, 2013 (CNA/EWTN News).- In letters to top government officials, the U.S. bishops' conference urged a public discussion on the use of unmanned targeted killings, also known as drones, and their moral implications. 
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Vatican's financial intelligence unit nets suspicious activity

09:59 am | VATICAN CITY, May 22, 2013 (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican revealed that its enhanced procedures have enabled it to flag more suspicious transactions in 2012 than it did in 2011. 
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Pope: Ask if your life promotes unity or division

06:44 am | VATICAN CITY, May 22, 2013 (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy Spirit made it possible for everyone to hear the apostles in their own language on Pentecost, uniting people who were divided, Pope Francis said, calling on Christians to witness to the faith in a way that reconciles and is forgiving. 
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Pope says everyone can do good, regardless of belief

Every human person despite his or her beliefs can do good, and a sharing in good works is the prime place for encounter among those who disagree, Pope Francis said at his Mass today.
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Pope praises Missionaries of Charity's 'beautiful' Vatican ministry

Pope Francis thanked the Missionaries of Charity for their work and described one of their houses located inside the Vatican “a beautiful reality” and “a school of charity.”
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Author finds Catholic themes in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'

Editor and author Joseph Pearce's new work, “Shakespeare on Love,” sees the Catholic presence in “Romeo and Juliet” and corrects popular interpretations of the play, which see the pair only as victims.
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Pope makes fourth appeal for Oklahoma tornado victims

As he hosted his weekly Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis made his fourth appeal for prayer for the victims of the tornado that killed 24 people in Oklahoma.
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American named deputy head of global Catholic knights group

The International Alliance of Catholic Knights has named as its deputy president F. DeKarlos Blackmon, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Peter Claver.
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Fortnight for Freedom, round 2

The U.S. bishops recently announced that the second Fortnight for Freedom will take place this summer. What is the fortnight? Why is it being held? How can you participate? Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, who leads the U.S. bishops’ religious freedom committee, explains:
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New academic post aims to renew Africa's political culture

Cardinal Robert Sarah, the president of Benin and officials from the Pontifical Lateran University presented a new chair whose goal will be to study African politics and form new generations of leaders in the Church’s social doctrine.
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Health care includes spiritual needs, archbishop tells World Assembly

The head of a Vatican delegation to the World Health Assembly on Wednesday called for universal health care coverage and an “integral” approach to health care that responds to a person’s spiritual needs.
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…And the land we belong to is grand

by Molly OConnor

I am an Oklahoma native. I haven’t really lived here for about six years, but if you are born and raised Oklahoman, you die Oklahoman. My roots are here. My family is still here. And for the...
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St. Isidore the Farmer

by Sarah Metts

St. Isidore the Farmer was born in Madrid to poor parents around the year 1070. He was named for Isidore of Seville, and although his parents could not provide Isidore with a formal...
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The birthday of the Church and the path we choose

by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap.

Anything without heart, anything without love – and I mean politics, music, law, art, even religion – anything without love, no matter how brilliant, is finally inadequate and weak. At the end...
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The Catholic Church advances science: part five

by Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J.

“The Church is opposed to science; look at the Galileo debacle.” Haven’t most of us heard this criticism of the Church? In fact, one of the best-kept secrets about modern science is the...
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May 23, 2013

Thursday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time

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Gospel:: Mk 9:41-49

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