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Irish Abortion Fight
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Pro-life demonstrators called on the Irish government not to introduce abortion legislation.
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Protect Those Most at Risk
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Representatives of faith-based development networks participating in a U.N. climate change conference in Doha, the capital of Qatar, urged governments to put aside national interests and protect the common good and especially people around the world who are most vulnerable to climate change. Emilie
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News Briefs
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The U.S. Catholic Church will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week from Jan. 13 through Jan. 19. • Starting on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Benedict XVI will be tweeting in eight languages, including Arabic, from eight twitter accounts, including one for English speak
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Luring a Lame-Duck Congress Into Legislative Action
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There is a pile of unfinished business from 2012 and the nation’s looming “fiscal cliff” to step back from.

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In China, Status Quo
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A high-ranking Vatican official from China says he does not expect much to change in church-state relations with the new Chinese government.

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Victims Top Priority
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Bishop-designate William Crean, appointed on Nov. 24 to Ireland’s Diocese of Cloyne, vowed he would make a priority of healing the pain caused by the sexual abuse scandal.

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Speaking on the day before World AIDS Day, Pope Benedict XVI called for special attention to those unable to afford life-saving H.I.V./AIDS drugs.

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More Horror in Congo; A Proxy War Over Mineral Wealth?
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Amnesty International has documented numerous human rights abuses attributed to Congolese fighters, including unlawful killings.

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Statehood in Palestine
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The Vatican praised a U.N. vote making Palestine a nonmember observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as necessary for peace in the region.

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Congo Escalation
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels took control on Nov. 20 of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Amnesty International called on all sides of the escalating conflict to take steps to safeguard civilians. Thousands fled the besieged city and rap