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Dr. Joseph Stavas, 58, holds up a $20 bill April 16, with the words "God is Good" written on it. He found it crumpled in his running shorts the day after the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon. Stavas, who ran the marathon with his physician-daughter, reflects on her heroism in helping victims, talks about the need for prayer and the inspiration from the Lord to get through it. PHOTO: CNS/Christopher S. Pineo, The Pilot
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Beyond medical help, physician-runner says spiritual help needed, too
Though events at the 2013 Boston Marathon included mayhem and the need for swift action, the father.
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21 Apr 2013
Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza has become an American citizen. A best-selling author, Ilibagiza has given talks around the country about the 1994 slaughter in her home country and how her Catholic faith and trust in God helped her survive. She is seen in a 2012 photo at the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring
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Rwandan genocide survivor becomes American citizen
At the end of a process that has taken her 15 years to complete, world-renowned Rwandan genocide.
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21 Apr 2013
Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu of Minna, Nigeria, walks near the coffins of some of the victims of a 2012 Christmas bombing at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, during a funeral for the victims. PHOTO: CNS/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters
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Nigerian bishops: Government should be wary of amnesty for Boko Haram
Several Catholic bishops warned the Nigerian government to be wary of the consequences of granting.
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20 Apr 2013
People wave banners as they demonstrate on April 17 against France's planned legalization of same-sex marriage in Paris. PHOTO: CNS/Benoit Tessier, Reuters
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Bishops’ leaders in France, Spain criticize promotion of gay marriage
Heads of Catholic bishops' conferences in France and Spain warned that the promotion of same-sex.
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20 Apr 2013
Pope Francis looks on during his general audience on April 17 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring
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Failure to evangelize makes ‘mother church’ a ‘baby sitter,’ pope says
All of the baptized and not just the clergy are called to spread the Gospel, even in times of.
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20 Apr 2013
Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Del., talks with Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, before the start of a Jan. 18 meeting at the Congregation for Catholic Education during U.S. bishops' "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring
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Marriage is not for government to ‘define or redefine,’ says bishop
Marriage "is a unique relationship between a man and a woman" and it's not the government's place.
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20 Apr 2013
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