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Relief partners plan to move Haitian Catholic hospital to new location
The blue armband around Benia Celestin's wrist bears her name and the number 1, indicating she was the first trauma patient admitted to what was left of St. Francis de Sales Hospital following the Jan. 12 earthquake.'Union of Mothers' formed in Spain to protect women and motherhood
Dozens of Spanish women protested at the country's Ministry of Health on Monday, the International Day for Women, and announced the formation of a Union of Mothers” to stand up for the rights of stay-at-home moms.Virginia legislators drop bill restricting pregnancy centers, praise them instead
Rather than passing two bills headed by abortion supporters which aimed to impose restrictions on pregnancy centers, Virginia legislators chose to pass a resolution this week that praised the pregnancy centers work.Shooter of pro-life activist does not feel bad about murders
The man accused of shooting and killing a pro-life advocate and a local business man in Michigan took the stand in his trial on Tuesday, saying he does not feel bad about the murders but believes he deserves punishment. Study claiming Catholic co-eds likelier to ‘hook up’ draws criticism
A study which claimed that Catholic college women are likelier to “hook up” than women with no religious affiliation has been criticized by researchers.Misdialed call connects woman who had scheduled an abortion to pro-life help
An Indiana woman who inadvertently dialed a pro-life group instead of a Planned Parenthood clinic about her appointment for an abortion instead found the support she needed to decide to bring her child to term.World day of prayer for Burma
The prayer day will also incorporate a political update from CSW’s East Asia Team Leader, Benedict Rogers, who has recently returned from a fact-finding visit to the Thai-Burma border with yet more evidence of human rights violations.Churches offers 24 hours of Confession for Lent
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and 51 more churches in the Archdiocese of New York, have held the second annual 24 Hours of Confessions project for the 2010 Lenten Season.Chicago archdiocese opens canonization cause for first African-American priest
Fr. Augustus Tolton, a man born into slavery who became the first American diocesan priest of African descent, is now being considered for canonization. Cardinal Francis George announced on Monday that the nineteenth century priest’s cause for sainthood has been introduced in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chile: churches review quake damage
Fr Simionato said that from the first reports, Iquique seems to be fine, while in Santiago, in the houses, in the “Little Cottolengo,” in schools, parishes, chapels, and in the Sisters' houses, there was some damage done to windows, walls, etc., but nothing serious in the structures of the buildings. Ricci is model for dialogue, mission in globalized world, speakers say
Italian Father Matteo Ricci, the 16th-century Jesuit known for his positive relations with the Chinese, is a model for dialogue and evangelization in the 21st-century globalized society, said speakers at a conference in Rome. - Africa's response to the Synod
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Relief partners plan to move Haitian Catholic hospital to new location
The blue armband around Benia Celestin's wrist bears her name and the number 1, indicating she was the first trauma patient admitted to what was left of St. Francis de Sales Hospital following the Jan. 12 earthquake.
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Students prepare for possible Obama visit
US President Barack Obama’s former elementary school in South Jakarta is working hard to give him a warm welcome should he visit the school during his March 20-22 trip to Indonesia.
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No end yet to Indira custody fight
Kindergarten teacher, M Indira Gandhi, who celebrated a short-lived victory yesterday when she won custody of her toddler, will have to return to the courts soon, as her Muslim-convert husband has refused to give up the child.
