For Shrinking Parish, a Stressful Season, an Uncertain Future
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St. Lucy's-St. Patrick's Church, between Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant, is about to lose its pastor.
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Pope John Paul II's deteriorating health has churchmen wondering what might happen if he can no longer carry out his papal duties and doctors questioning when that might happen.
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With tens of thousands of U.S. nuns over age 70, the Roman Catholic Church is facing a massive financial shortfall for the care of retirees in religious orders &#151; a gap that over the long term dwarfs costs from the clergy abuse crisis.
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In the wake of a Charleston, S.C., blaze that claimed nine lives, a community struggles to make sense of its loss.
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When the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy six months ago, it hoped to find shelter from potentially embarrassing and costly lawsuits from people claiming they were sexually abused by priests.
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By Story by RICK NATHANSON Illustration by CATHRYN CUNNINGHAM Of the Journal  At the beginning of the summer, people were facing tough choices about which plants they might be willing to let die during what seemed like a dry cycle with no end.
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Nearly six months after Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley announced that dozens of Boston area parishes would be closed, 47 out of 83 churches are gone, and the controversial process has ignited a divisive spate of litigation.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--BATON -- The Rev. Clifton Black thought a message about coping with change was most appropriate for today's sermon.
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A deluge has created the conditions for an extended famine and taken the areaÂs woes to a whole new level.
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Samuel Dalembert hears of the unrest in his homeland from storms and political violence, and feels so helpless. He has donated generous sums to assist relief efforts in Haiti, but he has no peace of mind.
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When St. Joseph&#39;s hospital chief executive Cliff Nordal got a look at the Ontario budget last spring, he had one prediction. &quot;It looks like this could be a very tough year,&quot; he said.
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By Dan Buglass rural affairs editor  THE days when farmers paid scant regard to the environment and their custody of the countryside are long gone.
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At some point in a hard baseball season, it must occur to even the best manager that the fate of his club is out of his control, that the future is in the hands of the players and dumb luck.
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Shrinking budgets and escalating costs this year exacerbated many of the county&#39;s health- care problems, which included the first human case of West Nile virus and the fact that prescription medications are increasingly expensive for many seniors.
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A moment of hesitation and social uncertainty hits all of us at this time of year, when we&#39;re about to exchange the greetings of the season.
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With recession looming, there are pitfalls and opportunities.
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A few years back, the St. Anthony's Ladies Society folded. It's happened to a lot of clubs.