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Lent should be time of grace, defeating temptation, pope says
February 22, 2012
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The 40 days of Lent are a time of spiritual renewal in preparation for Easter, but they also are a time to recognize Read More
Lenten ashes are call to repentance, humility, pope says at Mass
Lenten ashes are call to repentance, humility, pope says at Mass
February 22, 2012

ROME (CNS) -- Receiving ashes at the beginning of Lent is a call to repentance and humility and a sign that believers know that death will

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Pastor recommends closure of St. Ann School
February 21, 2012
By Mike Latona/Catholic Courier

St. Ann School in Hornell is being recommended for closure at the end of the 2011-12 school year due to a projected financial shortfall and low enrollment.

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For Cuban-Americans, generational shift parallels changes on island
February 21, 2012
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- As Armando Gil departed Havana in 1965, his father's last words to him, whispered in his ear, were: "Under no Read More
'Realism is back,' says sculptor of new statues for Kansas cathedral
February 21, 2012

WICHITA, Kan. (CNS) -- The statues that will dominate the east and west transepts of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita

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Speaker: Catholic health care pioneers knew mission, money both crucial
February 20, 2012
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The women religious who were the pioneers and founders of Catholic health care understood that "to have the mission you Read More
Mexican Catholics: Religiosity with disconnect between faith, practice
Mexican Catholics: Religiosity with disconnect between faith, practice
February 20, 2012

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (CNS) -- President Felipe Calderon came to this border city to boast of improvements in public safety and witness the

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