For the first time in years, shop owners and tourist industry workers in the birthplace of Christ are optimistic and have confidence in the economy. For most, 2010 was the best year for business in a decade
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U.S.C.C.B. Agenda Takes Flight as Session Ends
“We’re batting a thousand” on the issues that the bishops have been supporting in recent months, said Kathy Saile.
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Surviving the Lord’s Resistance Army in S. Sudan
The story of one abducted child who was forced by L.R.A. commanders to kill other children.
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Catholics in Congress
The decrease in the number of Catholics in the House of Representatives will not be as great as expected because of the election of 33 new Catholic Republicans.
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U.S. Bishops Urge Support for Nuclear Weapons Pact
Bishop Hubbard called the New Start treaty a “modest step toward a world with greater respect for human life.”
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Vatican: Bishops Ordination Inflicts Painful Wound
Eight bishops in communion with Pope Benedict XVI laid their hands on Father Guo, whose ordination was illicit in the eyes of the church.
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Condom Remarks Offer Teachable Moment
“This could be a good opportunity for us in the parishes to clarify and to teach,” said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.
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Bishops: Alarming Situation in Haiti
The current outbreak of cholera has aggravated an already difficult situation for Haitians, the bishops said.
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No Justice for Christians in Pakistan
The Christian community was outraged by the acquittal on of a rich Muslim man accused of murdering a young Christian girl.
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The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq.