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VATICAN CITY – Barbara Jatta, the , and the first woman to hold the position, said that working with art was a natural path for her to follow – and she can’t imagine a better place to do so.

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WASHINGTON - A Christian familyöÏÓãÊÓƵapp ambitious Bible museum project has forged a key alliance with the Israel Antiquities Authority, giving treasures from the Holy Land a temporary home just steps from the National Mall.

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TORONTO - For the first time in Canadian history, the men and women who ventured into war unarmed, carrying a holy book, ready to listen to and serve soldiers in distress are being remembered with a museum exhibition.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:30:00 -0500 Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules /home/international/item/18546-ground-zero-cross-can-stay-at-9-11-museum-appeals-court-rules /home/international/item/18546-ground-zero-cross-can-stay-at-9-11-museum-appeals-court-rules

NEW YORK - A cross-shaped beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre can remain on display in the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, dismissing a lawsuit brought by atheists.

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