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May 28, 2012

Vol. 206 / No. 18

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Signs Of the Times

It was “a very bitter truth” that “democratization of the Middle East does not bring relief to the people who live there.”

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On May 10 Pope Benedict XVI formalized the status of the 12th-century German mystic St. Hildegard of Bingen, “inscribing her in the catalog of saints.”

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The figure was below the number of 62 million reported in 2000, but the difference is due to a change in the way data was collected.

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Speakers at a conference in Dublin called on the hierarchy to open structures of dialogue with lay Catholics about the future of the church.

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“We cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage," Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said.

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House Republicans passed a 2013 budget reconciliation package  that included cuts in social services despite an appeal from the U.S. bishops.

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John J. DiIulioMay 28, 2012

With less than six months to go before the 2012 November elections, two results are sadly certain: first, the voting public will be the most ideologically divided ever; second, the 113th Congress (2013–14) will be the most partisan and polarized ever. Between 1972 and 2008, the percentage of R