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More Horror in Congo; A Proxy War Over Mineral Wealth?
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Amnesty International has documented numerous human rights abuses attributed to Congolese fighters, including unlawful killings.

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Statehood in Palestine
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The Vatican praised a U.N. vote making Palestine a nonmember observer state but called for full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty as necessary for peace in the region.

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Luring a Lame-Duck Congress Into Legislative Action
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There is a pile of unfinished business from 2012 and the nation’s looming “fiscal cliff” to step back from.

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Do No Harm
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Congress should avoid measures that harm at-risk students, low-income families and the global poor who benefit from international assistance, said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., and Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and the S
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U.S. Bishops’ Meeting Highlights
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During the public sessions, on Nov. 12–13, of the annual Fall General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, among other actions, the bishops: • Approved their first document on preaching in 30 years, “Preaching the Mystery of Faith: The Sunday Homily,&rdq
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Praying for Peace on Both Sides of the Border
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When we pray for peace, we pray for peace for everyone,” said the Rev. Yoel Salvaterra, who serves the Catholic community in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, after a morning in which more than 20 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the city. “Our prayers have no borders. W
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