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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Historian provides riveting account of WWII chaplains from Notre Dame

"Soldiers of a Different Cloth: Notre Dame Chaplains in World War II" is a riveting account of the heroic contributions of 35 chaplains and missionaries during World War II.

And it is nearly impossible to put down.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Benedictine sister turning 105 said longevity secret is love people, God

ST. LEO, Fla. -- Benedictine Sister Helen Lange, who turns 105 Sept. 28, is described as someone who leaves an endearing mark on all those she encounters.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: In multicultural Lebanon, Nativity scenes are common in public places

BEIRUT -- Amid the turmoil in the Middle East and persecution of Christians in surrounding countries, the Christmas spirit is evident in Lebanon: sparkling lights, decorated trees and even mangers in public places.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Activists, merchants use fair trade to bring change to fashion industry

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Three to 12 weeks after models strut down the catwalk during New York Fashion Week, sporting the latest trends from top designers, clothing inspired by these designs begin appearing in fashion retail outlets across the country for a fraction of the cost.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Society's chef stays cool as cucumber turning out 4,500 meals daily

PHOENIX -- Chris Hoffman is cooking for 4,500 guests this holiday season, yet he's cool as a cucumber.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: 'Catholic writer' a familiar shorthand for author Ron Hansen

TORONTO -- The website of St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish in California displays "Deacon Ron Hansen" as the last name on its clergy staff list.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Authors offer tips for improving relations, strengthening faith in kids

"Keep Your Kids Catholic" is a timely book written by husband and father Marc Cardaronella, who draws from his experience of leaving behind the Catholic Church after eighth grade and on into adulthood, to assist parents with strategies that may foster the lived experience of faith in their children.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Hiroshima survivor shares memories of atomic blast with peace activists

WASHINGTON -- Maimed and fleeing people, charred paper falling from a strangely colored sky, and a father who didn't return were some of the very early but vivid memories Hiroshima survivor Toshiyuki Mimaki recalled Aug. 6.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Vocational support: Cardinal uses music as part of his ministry

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri's priesthood always has had a musical soundtrack. In fact, he bought a piano while living in Haiti and shipped it to his new posts first in Paraguay, then India, Brazil and on to his Vatican apartment.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Book linking religion, economy merits serious discussion

According to Scott W. Gustafson in his book "At the Altar of Wall Street," money not only makes the world go round but it also is the foundation of all religions, and is itself a religion.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: History of religious-themed books a tough read but worth the effort

Several years ago, the "Left Behind" series of books, which described the fate of the earth and its inhabitants following the rapture, sold millions of books and made numerous best-seller lists. At the time, many commentators expressed amazement that religious-themed books would sell so well.
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Library of books, materials by and about Father Merton now at prison

SHIRLEY, Mass. -- A Thomas Merton library dedicated to Worcester Catholics and willed to a Trappist abbey has now been donated to a prison.
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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Vatican Museums' app gathers funds and art fans

VATICAN CITY -- By downloading an app for a smartphone or tablet, members of the public can chat with others about famous works of art in the Vatican Museums, share strategies for dealing with the crowds and choose a work to help restore.
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St. Paul's Basilica: monument to a Church of evangelization
In a short speech just a few days before the conclave that elected him pope, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio told his fellow cardinals that the next pontiff "must be a man who, from the contemplation and adoration of Jesus Christ, helps the Church to go out to the existential peripheries...'"
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"When Hitler Took Austria" is the memoir of Kurt Von Schuschnigg, the son of the chancellor of Austria between 1934 and 1938.
Film revisits the many sides of Mexico's Cristero Rebellion

MEXICO CITY -- Even as modern-day church-state relations improve, the impact of Mexico's three-year Cristero Rebellion in the 1920s on the Catholic Church remains widely debated in Mexican society.

The rebellion saw Catholic clergy and laity taking up arms to oppose government efforts to harshly restrict the influence of the church and defend religious freedom. In the end, the rebellion of the Cristero...
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Assisted Living philosophy: Independence, dignity, choice

Rain was pelting the parking lot outside the campus of Morris Hall in Lawrenceville one recent weekday morning, but judging from the light streaming in through the wide, welcoming windows that line the hallways and apartments of St. Mary’s Assisted Living, it looked like a pretty bright day was underway.
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'Chimpanzee' will pull heartstrings
NEW YORK - Despite some flaws, the endearing wildlife documentary "Chimpanzee" (Disneynature) offers an enjoyable expedition for moviegoers of just about every age.
A dying tree finds new life as meditation garden sculpture

The Canticle of the Creatures Meditation Garden, located in the back of Lourdes Wellness Center’s Little Portion on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood, is now home to a massive wood sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi thanks to the help of a local chainsaw artist who transformed what was left of the dying tree into a meaningful presence within the garden.
Why should I care about a Catholic shrine?

For thousands of years people have been traveling on local and destination pilgrimages and from this we have seen hundreds of shrines emerge.
Personal tale shows history of US church before and after Vatican II

One of the monumental moments of global history, secular or religious, in the 20th century is the Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church. It was an event that had a rich and deep prehistory and continues to cast its long shadow down the halls of the world's future.

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