Archive for September 9, 2012

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Youth's foreign internship teaches a smile speaks volumes

Jenna Franklin spent eight weeks as a nurse intern in Bosnia/Herzegovina, and not knowing the language, she found that hugs... Read more

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By Alan Holdren

Caritas increases aid as refugees flood out of Syria

Caritas Internationalis is ramping up its efforts to help the growing number of Syrian families who have fled the conflict in... Read more

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Egyptian monk and bishop St. Paphnutius celebrated on Sept. 11

On Sept. 11, the Catholic Church honors Saint Paphnutius, an Egyptian monk who became a bishop, endured torture for the... Read more

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'Be opened' sums up Christ's mission, Pope says

Pope Benedict XVI says that the public ministry of Jesus Christ is encapsulated in one “small but very important” Aramaic... Read more