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Archbishop Dolan Calls on Catholics to Support the Pope

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In a week when Catholics are following the suffering Christ through His death and resurrection, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York is calling on Catholics to support the Pope who is enduring a media firestorm over new sex abuse allegations and who is now suffering some of the same unjust accusations, shouts of the mob, and scourging at the pillar, as did Jesus.”

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Pope Clarifies Why He Called for a Year for Priests

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer During a general audience this week in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope explained the reason why he called for a Year for Priests, to support them in their daily  struggles and help them rediscover the gift of Grace which the ordained ministry represents.

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Pope Praises Prophetic Charism of Women

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   Speaking to 20,000 faithful at a Papal Mass in Amman, Jordan, yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the prophetic role of women in God’s plans, saying public respect for women contributes to “the advancement of a culture of true humanity and the building of the civilization of love.”

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Pope Calls Attention to Plight of Kidnapped Children

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Pope Benedict XVI used the occasion of "The World Day of Missionary Childhood," which is celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, to speak out against the deplorable surge of child kidnappings in the Democratic Republic of Congo that have seen scores of children stolen from their homes and forced to become child soldiers.

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