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		<title>Special collection for Oklahoma tornado victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, has called for an optional special collection for the victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. The collection may be taken up May 24-26 or June 1-2. Earlier this week the Oklahoma City area was struck by a string of tornadoes leaving a 20-mile path of destruction. Please keep the folks in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13229&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican financial investigator says laws, roles will be strengthened</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) &#8212; The director of the Vatican&#8217;s Financial Intelligence Authority said the Vatican will further amend its finance-related laws in the coming months, increase screening of account holders at the Vatican bank and continue assessing the potential risk that accounts could be used for money laundering and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13227&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tornadoes exact deadly toll; region needs &#8216;a lot of prayers right now&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Catholic News Service OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) &#8212; Even after the initial death toll was cut by more than half, the human and material devastation of a string of tornadoes that buffeted areas of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City May 19-20 was incalculable. &#8220;Our first concern is for the victims who have lost their lives [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13224&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Catholic News Service JOLIET, Ill. (CNS) &#8212; Five lawsuits were filed against the Diocese of Joliet May 15 alleging sexual abuse of minors by four priests and a lay teacher during the 1970s and 1980s. A Chicago law firm filed the lawsuits in Will County Circuit Court on behalf of victims who said they [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13222&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parishioners mobilize after tornado wreaks havoc in northern Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joan Kurkowski-Gillen Catholic News Service GRANBURY, Texas (CNS) &#8212; &#8220;Overwhelmed.&#8221; That&#8217;s how relief volunteer Julie Lyssy described the families who sought shelter inside St. Frances Cabrini&#8217;s Family Life Center after a tornado ravaged their neighborhoods May 15. The deadly funnel cloud, one of several tornadoes that ripped through parts of north Texas, killed six, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13217&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missio: Pope Francis to unlock app for Pontifical Mission Societies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) &#8212; Pope Francis was scheduled to help the Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States broaden its reach around the world by unlocking a smartphone app. During an audience with national directors of pontifical mission societies from around the world, the pope was set to launch the organization&#8217;s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13213&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cardinal O’Malley: human cloning inconsistent with human dignity, treats people as products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Human cloning for any purpose is inconsistent with the moral responsibility to “treat each member of the human family as a unique gift of God, as a person with his or her own inherent dignity,” said the chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Creating new [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13210&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bishops say full effect of &#8216;redefining marriage&#8217; will be felt for years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) &#8212; The &#8220;full social and legal effects&#8221; of state lawmakers&#8217; decision to legalize same-sex marriage &#8220;will begin to manifest themselves in the years ahead,&#8221; said the Minnesota Catholic Conference. &#8220;Today the Minnesota Senate voted to redefine marriage in Minnesota. The outcome, though expected, is no less disappointing,&#8221; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13207&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia abortionist convicted of murder, manslaughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA (CNS) &#8212; A Philadelphia jury May 13 found Dr. Kermit Gosnell guilty of murder in the deaths of three babies born alive during abortions and acquitted him of a fourth similar charge. He also was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death by a drug overdose of a patient who [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13205&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Church is growing worldwide, especially in Asia, Africa, Vatican says</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) &#8212; The number of Catholics in the world and the number of bishops, priests, religious men and seminarians all increased in 2011, while the number of women in religious orders continued to decline, according to Vatican statistics. The number of permanent deacons is showing &#8220;strong expansion&#8221; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=easttexascatholic.com&#038;blog=8037053&#038;post=13203&#038;subd=easttexascatholic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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