Boston Marathon bombings through one family's eyes
Essay: For a family separated when the bombs went off near the finish line, nothing was worse than not knowing.
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Boston's grace and strength stressed in interfaith service
The Boston marathon bombing "calls us to focus on the task of building a civilization that is based on love, justice, truth and service," said Cardinal Sean O'Malley.
Father of boy killed in bombings grateful for 'thoughts and prayers'
One photo of Martin Richard, who was killed in the explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday, shows him at his first Communion.
Boston cardinal says all feel 'deep sorrow' for victims of explosions
Within hours of explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Cardinal Sean O'Malley sent a message of support for those injured.
Voice of the Faithful seeks to expand its challenges to sex abuse, church structures
BOSTON -- At a two-day conference in Boston, Voice of the Faithful celebrated 10 years of battling sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and working to change the church structures that permitted and at times facilitated it. But the 450 conference participants spent most of Friday and Saturday exploring how to continue and expand that struggle over the next decade and beyond.
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In This Issue
June 7-20, 2013
- Pope spotlights social teaching with blunt calls for ethical economy
- We face clear moral choices in priorities of our federal budget
- Mother Tekla: the most powerful woman in Rome
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Ministries PREVIEW
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