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Being Catholic means 'paying a price,' says Detroit archbishop

08:03 pm | VATICAN CITY, Feb 3, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Being Catholic in 2012 involves “paying a price” for loving Jesus Christ and his Church, says Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit.  
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No law allowing abortion can be moral, say Spanish experts

Catholic professors from the University of Cordoba in Spain have published a study on abortion in which they argue that no law allowing abortion can be considered moral.
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Romney pledges to eliminate HHS mandate on ‘day one’ of presidency

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has pledged to overturn the HHS contraception mandate that he says takes “particular aim” at Catholics.
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White House’s defense of mandate called inaccurate, misleading

An expert in religious freedom says that the White House's defense of the contraception mandate contains inaccurate information and does not address the main complaints raised by its critics.
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Archbishop Chaput says Obama administration sold out Catholic supporters

The Obama administration has betrayed Catholics by refusing to expand the religious exemption in Health and Human Services' contraception mandate, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput says.
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English and Welsh Catholics encouraged to carry ‘faith cards’

The Catholic Church in England and Wales plans to distribute one million “faith cards” to every parish in the country in a bid to help all baptized Catholics to know, live and share their faith.
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Mexican artist thrilled to craft papal throne for Pope's trip

A Mexican artist designing the papal throne Pope Benedict will use during his visit to the Cathedral of Leon on March 25 said he was honored to be appointed to the task.
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Komen reversal on Planned Parenthood funding fails to surprise some

Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced on the morning of Feb. 3 that it is amending its funding guidelines so that only those organizations under criminal investigation will be excluded, a move that could allow Planned Parenthood funding to be restored.
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The Catholic Church and the Girl Scouts: A scandalous mess

by Mary Hasson

Sometimes even the Washington Post gets it right. Last week the pastor of St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in Chantilly, Virginia, made national news. He banned the Girl Scouts from his parish...
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Maggie doesn’t need a diet or a humiliating billboard

by Kate Wicker

My 5-month-old boy is wearing 6 to 12 months clothing. This is not a complete shock to me because I’ve had other chunky babies and because I’m well aware that I make more than enough milk. My...
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An underappreciated idea

by Deacon Patrick Moynihan

Amazingly, a quick Google search of “One America” only produces hits for an insurance company, a large office building in Indianapolis and a civic organization with a commendable, albeit...
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Why 'invent' the Palestinians?

by Robert R. Reilly

Last month in Amman, Jordan, Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators met for their first time in 15 months to try to restart the "peace process." Meanwhile, the Palestinian group that rules in...
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February 3, 2012

Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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