In diplomatic breakthrough, Pope Benedict meets Hanoi president
National Catholic Reporter - Sat Dec 12, 11:12 am ETIn a Vatican and Socialist Vietnam first ever, Pope Benedict met with President Nguyen Minh Triet Dec. 11.
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The Victory of the Cross
The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 1:24 pm ETTwenty years ago, on November 9, 1989, the most visible symbol of totalitarian evil, the Berlin Wall, tumbled down. Two years later, the Soviet Union officially dissolved on Christmas Day 1991. The fall of the Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union transpired in relative calm, but they followed decades of repression, cruelty, and murder by the Soviet regime.
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Joy comes from receiving God's love, not lots of things, pope says
Catholic News Service - Mon Dec 14, 12:25 pm ETVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The secret to experiencing true joy is not found in accumulating lots of things, but from feeling loved by the Lord and being generous to others, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Health reform, Pope Benedict named top story, newsmaker of 2009
Catholic News Service - Mon Dec 14, 9:25 am ETThe continued effects of the recession on the U.S. and global economy took second place among the 30 news stories on the ballot. The controversy over Obama's commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in May and the decision to award the president with an honorary degree came in third.
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Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse by Irish clergy
CNN - Mon Dec 14, 2:45 am ETPope Benedict XVI is "deeply disturbed and distressed" by a recent report showing the Irish Catholic Church covered up child sex abuse by clergy for decades, the Vatican said Friday.
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Pope Elevates Charleston's Co-Cathedral of Sacred Heart to Minor Basilica
WOWK-TV West Virginia - Sun Dec 13, 6:37 pm ETPope Benedict XVI has elevated the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart to the status of a minor basilica of the Catholic Church.
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Father Emil Kapaun: Former POWs say his miracle was providing them hope
The Wichita Eagle - Sun Dec 13, 1:09 pm ETChase Kear does not seem at first glance to be the poster boy for a Vatican investigation involving sainthood. He chews a little dip, hits targets at turkey shoots, listens to country music when he rolls. In his Facebook profile photo he dresses the part of a halfnaked bandito in a sombrero. He’s a self-described redneck; also foolish and drunk and stupid at times in the past, he says, though ...
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Pope hails missionaries murdered in Africa
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 13, 8:22 am ETPope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to four missionaries murdered in separate incidents in Africa this month and called for peace.
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Pope will write letter to Irish Catholics on abuse
Boston Herald - Sun Dec 13, 7:33 am ETVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is deeply disturbed by a child sex-abuse scandal in Ireland and will write a letter to Catholics there on the church's response to a...
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Welcome holiday season with festive events
The Rock Hill Herald - Sun Dec 13, 12:07 am ETThe Palmetto Master Singers, South Carolina's Musical Ambassadors, will present a concert of Christmas music at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Purity Presbyterian Church, 135 Wylie St., Chester. The group of 65 singers has performed at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Dom Cathedral in Germany, The White House , Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral in Washington and St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican ...
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Archbishop of Milwaukee to be installed Jan. 4th
WAOW Wausau - Sat Dec 12, 9:45 pm ETThe Vatican named Bishop Jerome Listecki as the new archbishop of the Milwaukee diocese back in November. The 60 year old Chicago native had been the head of the LaCrosse diocese since 2005.
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Movie stars break the song barrier
Los Angeles Times - Sat Dec 12, 5:25 pm ETAs the popularity of musicals grows, actors warm up their pipes, most recently for 'Nine' and 'Crazy Heart.' Kate Hudson sang songs from "Annie" around the house as a kid, but she never had a professional singing job until she auditioned for the movie "Nine." She walked in and started a song from the show, "A Call From the Vatican." After her first line, a soaring "Guiiiidoooh," the director ...
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Pope will write pastoral letter on Irish clergy child sex-abuse scandal
Irish Central - Sat Dec 12, 4:15 pm ETThe Pope will address Irish Catholics in a pastoral letter, the Vatican announced in a press release yesterday. The statement comes following outrage about the catalog of sexual abuse of children uncovered in the Irish Commission of Investigation 's Report into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin .
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Listecki to be installed as archbishop on Jan. 4
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sat Dec 12, 1:36 pm ETThe new Archbishop of Milwaukee will be installed the first Monday in January as the leader of some 675,000 parishioners and 211 churches in the area. The Vatican named Bishop Jerome Listecki as the new archbishop of the Milwaukee diocese on Nov. 14. The 60-year-old Chicago native had been the head of the La Crosse diocese since 2005. Listecki is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army ...
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Roundup: Prep Basketball
St. Tammany News - Sat Dec 12, 12:17 pm ETGIRLS Pope John Paul II falls to Bogalusa Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars suffered a 76-62 loss to the Bogalusa Lady Jacks in a back-and-forth game held Thursday in Bogalusa.
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In diplomatic breakthrough, Pope Benedict meets Hanoi president
National Catholic Reporter - Sat Dec 12, 11:12 am ETIn a Vatican and Socialist Vietnam first ever, Pope Benedict met with President Nguyen Minh Triet Dec. 11.
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