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A year ago, The Catholic Register printed an article of mine about writing to condemned prisoners. 

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VATICAN CITY - Tensions already roiling a high-level Vatican summit spilled into the open Oct. 12 with the publication of a letter allegedly sent to Pope Francis from 13 conservative cardinals warning of plots by progressives to hijack the proceedings.

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OTTAWA - As the federal government prepares to begin consultations in order to draft euthanasia and assisted suicide legislation, the archbishop of Ottawa issued a pastoral letter that called on people to support a culture of life.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 06 May 2015 13:00:00 -0400 Letters left at John Paul's tomb show pilgrims see him as friend /faith/item/18000-letters-left-at-john-paul-s-tomb-show-pilgrims-see-him-as-friend /faith/item/18000-letters-left-at-john-paul-s-tomb-show-pilgrims-see-him-as-friend

VATICAN CITY - Every day, countless visitors to the tomb of Blessed John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica leave letters and notes addressed to him.

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