Archive for July 23, 2011

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Friend’s death leads softball team on emotional journey to championship

Everywhere he looked, David Lauck savored the scenes of pure emotion that come from winning a high school state championship. Read more

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World Youth Day sponsors sacred art exhibit, 'The Word Made Image'

An exhibition in honor of World Youth Day, featuring 13 masterpieces of sacred art, opened at Madrid's Prado Museum on... Read more

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Catholics keeping kids away from bombs in Laos

“Let’s go find some bombs to play with” is really not what you want to hear from little kids.  Read more

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By Katherine Veik

Christian women in Egypt being converted to Islam by force, witness says

The U.S. Helsinki Commission gathered on July 22 to discuss the increase in violence against Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt,... Read more