Miscellaneous Items

There have been a number of issues in the news over the past few weeks. Here are a few news items and commentaries related to some of them:

Bangor (ME) Daily News: Man portraying Christ carrying his cross from Brewer to Bangor stops traffic as Catholics re-enact Way of the Cross (2 APR 12)

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Christian Science Monitor: Pollution threatens South America's Lake Titicaca (30 MAR 12)

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NCRegister: Simcha Fisher: Pro-Life Work At Home (30 MAR 12)

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OSV Daily Take: Cardinal Dolan in the 'No Spin Zone' (29 MAR 12)

National Catholic Register: Cardinal Dolan: We Bishops Will 'Vigorously' Continue Fight Against HHS Mandate (30 MAR 12)

Catholic News Agency: Cardinal Dolan says HHS mandate fight 'tough' but winnable (30 MAR 12)

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The Thin Veil: Interview with Archbishop Charles Chaput - On Religious Liberty and Public Faith (28 MAR 12)

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Bangor Daily News: Rockland nonprofit gives pastors, missionaries an affordable midcoast vacation (2 APR 12)