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Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, addresses the bishops at their annual mid-year meeting June 13 in Atlanta. PHOTO: CNS/Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin

Curbing gun violence ‘builds a culture of life,’ bishop tells senators

Days before the Senate began debate over gun-control legislation, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of.

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13 Apr 2013

A shower of bubbles greets Jamie and Zac O'Brien as they leave St. Joseph's Church in Pekin, Ill., after their wedding Mass in 2007. PHOTO: CNS/Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post

Vatican office looks at challenges facing couples from different faiths

Catholics need to know that marrying someone from a different Christian community or, even more so,.

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13 Apr 2013

U.S. Army chaplain Father Emil Joseph Kapaun, who died May 23, 1951, in a North Korean prisoner of war camp, is pictured celebrating Mass from the hood of a jeep Oct. 7, 1950, in South Korea. PHOTO: CNS/courtesy U.S. Army medic Raymond Skeehan.

Chaplain deserves ‘about three or four’ Medals of Honor, say veterans

President Barack Obama April 11 awarded the Medal of Honor to famed Korean War chaplain Father Emil.

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13 Apr 2013

An early edition of the encyclical "Peace on Earth" ("Pacem in Terris") is pictured next to a photo of its author, Pope John XXIII. The landmark papal letter addressing universal human rights and relations between states on April 11 marks its 50th anniversary. PHOTO: CNS/Nancy Phelan Wiechec

At 50, ‘Pacem in Terris’ guides 21st-century peacebuilding efforts

Recognizing the inherent dignity of each person is the greatest weapon anyone has against war and.

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13 Apr 2013

Russian Catholics surprised at government raids on churches, charities

Russia's Catholic Church expressed surprise and concern after a wave of raids on its parishes and.

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13 Apr 2013

Rain falls as Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, arrives to celebrate Mass during the 50th International Eucharistic Congress on June 14 in Dublin. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Irish Catholic leaders say country must remain vigilant about violence

The Irish cannot afford to be complacent about violence, even though they have lived with a peace.

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13 Apr 2013

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