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Sri Lankan government forces killed or injured over 25,000 civilians during its final offensive against Tamil militants, say humanitarian workers.
Letters
A True Scandal How disappointed I was to read your editorial calling for the U.S. bishops to narrow their policy regarding speakers and awards at Catholic institutions. Indeed, at least in my part of the world, the decision of the University of Notre Dame to grant an honorary degree to Barack Obama
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One month after President Barack Obama announced the relaxation of regulations governing travel and remittances to Cuba, activists were pushing to lift travel bans on all U.S. citizens. Members of Congress, representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Human Rights Watch called for
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The Vatican has condemned the latest round of nuclear testing by North Korea, warning that such acts of aggression threaten “the very survival” of the country’s own people by exacerbating its isolation. • Catholic Relief Services has announced that the agency will focus on hel
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Nearly five dozen Christian leaders have pledged their support to President Obama in his effort to end the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, of Mosul, Iraq, was honored posthumously with the 2009 Path to Peace Award in New York on June 9.
Now is the time to make the necessary reforms.
The Word
In our most fearful moments several things can quell our terror An imagined threat passes the light of day reveals that the forms so scary in the night were only shadows a real well-founded terror is dissipated when loved ones bear it with us In today rsquo s Gospel the disciples are terrified
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The much-discussed Freedom of Choice Act "does not directly address the conscience claims of health care entities, said lawyer Susan Stabile.
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Speaking on behalf of his fellow Catholic bishops in California, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton praised the California Supreme Court decision.
Six weeks ago my colleagues and I from the Catholic Worker attempted to cross into Gaza, but we were not allowed through. We carried with us six large suitcases containing $18,000 worth of medical supplies destined for Al Shifa Hospital, as well as letters, drawings and toys sent by American children for the orphans at the Rachel Corrie Center in Rafah. Friends on the other side of the wall waited in vain for three days for us to arrive.
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One month after President Barack Obama announced the relaxation of regulations governing travel and remittances to Cuba, activists were pushing to lift travel bans on all U.S. citizens. Members of Congress, representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Human Rights Watch called for
Signs Of the Times
The Vatican has condemned the latest round of nuclear testing by North Korea, warning that such acts of aggression threaten “the very survival” of the country’s own people by exacerbating its isolation. • Catholic Relief Services has announced that the agency will focus on hel
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Miguel Diaz, 45, is a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, both in Collegeville, Minn.
Editorials
In spite of optimism, the goal of stabilizing major banks is insufficient to the problem at hand.
Reassessing the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People