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CHICAGO, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Catholic religious communities reported onaverage a 30 percent increase this past year in the number of individuals ininitial formation -- the period before final vows. In addition, 62 percent ofparticipating communities reported an increase in vocation inquiries in the pastyear.
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The proper name of the Church, then, is the Catholic Church. It is not ever called "the Christian Church," either. Although the prestigious Oxford University Press currently publishes a learned and rather useful reference book called "The Oxford Book of the Christian Church," the fact is that there has never been a major entity in history called by that name; the Oxford University Press has adopted a misnomer, for the Church of Christ has never been called the Christian Church.
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When Boston College bought land from the Boston Catholic Archdiocese, they had one request: the church would have to remove the body of a dead cardinal entombed on the land. via WWLP
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Catholic Online - CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) The controversy over pop star Madonna’s plan to adopt a Malawian boy highlights the need to find solutions for the growing number of orphans in the country, said a Catholic Church official. CHILD STANDS BESIDE CRIB
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A leading Catholic cardinal says Catholic voters who continue to support the Democratic Party despite its pro-abortion stance are doing the Church a disservice. He says the party has been openly hostile to pro-life advocates and Catholic support for pro-abortion Democratic candidates "borders on scandal."
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On December 8, John Paul II wrote to all Catholics in China without distinctions proposing that the Jubilee, which is ... being organized by the Patriotic Association, serve to unite them, finally, in communion with the universal Church. ZE99121512
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