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The Collect for the Day ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual...

By JOEAL CALUPITAN Seven devotees were nailed to crosses on Good Friday in a northern Philippine village where the rites drew thousands of tourists and spectators. The Lenten ritual is opposed by religious leaders in the Philippines — Southeast Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic...

Calif. nursing home that increased beds while cutting staff denies allegation SANTA ANA, Calif. - Staffing was so inadequate at a California senior center that a rat crawled into an Alzheimer's patient's mouth and died there before staff noticed, a lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed Thursday...

Not here. I prefer to do my own cooking. There is a lady that comes in once a week to clean.....but she complains because I am a neat freak and she thinks I leave her little to do... Household staff, sheesh, those were the days..most parishes can barely afford to pay the priests, let alone much...

That sounds good, I'm going to try it.

Police in the United States city of Florida have arrested an activist for feeding the homeless in downtown Orlando. According to police, Food Not Bombs charity group spokesman Eric Montanez was charged with violating a controversial law against feeding large groups of destitute people in the...

The Collects for the Day GRANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection...

The Collects for the Day ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy...

The Collect for the Day ALMIGHTY Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, did institute the Sacrament of his Body and Blood; Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him, who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge of life eternal; the...

A father criticised a police force today for launching an investigation after his ten-year-old son allegedly called a schoolfriend “gay” in an email. Company director Alan Rawlinson said he was astounded after two police officers arrived at his home in Bold Heath, Cheshire, to speak to his son...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Traffickers are selling children in India for amounts that are often lower than the cost of animals and most of them end up working as laborers or commercial sex workers, activists said on Tuesday. "Children are purchased like buffaloes," said Bhuvan Ribhu of Bachpan...

LONDON (AP) - Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all. In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said he had snorted his father's ashes mixed with cocaine. "The strangest thing I've tried to...

Andrew Mayeda CanWest News Service Today the Conservative party unveiled a new French attack ad at their "Campaign HQ" (aka the war room), located in Ottawa's east end (2713 Lancaster). MPs Maxime Bernier (not pictured) and John Baird, right, were present. The ad is critical of Liberal leader...

Fr. C. G. Vaillancourt Not long ago, it was possible to walk down the street and easily identify the homes where Catholics lived. In the suburbs, wherever there was a little patch of grass, there would be a statue of the Blessed Mother, the Sacred Heart, or maybe a Saint. Sometimes they...

LONDON (AFP) - British researchers said Monday they have grown human heart tissue from stem cells, raising hopes for the transplant of replacement valve tissue within a few years. Researchers told AFP the advance could eventually lead to the production of "off-the-shelf hearts," perhaps...

No hoods. No electric shocks. No beatings. These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilised bunch Terry Jones The Guardian I share the outrage expressed in the British press over the treatment of our naval personnel accused by Iran of illegally entering their waters. It is a disgrace. We...

PARIS (AFP) - Two workers for delivery company FedEx traveled from Paris to Vienna in a cargo plane after apparently dozing off, a company source said Saturday. The two men were working early Friday at Charles de Gaulle airport. They are believed to have fallen asleep while waiting for a...

By James Keller HALIFAX (CP) - A satirical website suggesting Nova Scotians living in Calgary suffer from a fictional medical condition is just one example of the myriad ways provinces in the region are trying to lure skilled expatriates home. But for Atlantic Canadians who've made the move to...

By Steve Mertl VANCOUVER (CP) - Green is this year's colour at this week's Vancouver International Auto Show but the road to Earth-friendly motoring turns out to be a twisty one. Automakers have greeted the federal government's new program of rebates for lower-emission vehicles and tax levies...

Jonathan Curiel, Chronicle Staff Writer Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria was considered a candi... The Catholic Church is growing faster in Africa than on any other continent, with almost 150 million adherents in countries such as Nigeria, Tanzania, Angola and Botswana. In 20 years, more...