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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1997 Religion News Service
Archbishop Tutu's cancerous prostate removed
(RNS) Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu, the retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, underwent surgery this week in South Africa to have part of a cancerous prostate gland removed.
In a statement issu...
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NEWS FEATURE: Suicide prevention crusader now fights for right to die
c. 1997 Religion News Service
SAN MATEO, Calif. _ For more than three decades, Charlotte Ross devoted her life to saving lives, first as executive director of a leading suicide-prevention facility, and later as head of the Youth Suicide National Center in Washington, D.C.
So some...
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1996 Religion News Service
Bernardin reported gravely ill, battles criticism on `Common Ground'
As Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin sought to quell criticism this week from fellow bishops over his attempt to heal divisions among liberal and conservative American Catholics, a...
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BUSINESS STORY: `Unprecedented’ settlement reached in New Era case
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) A path-breaking settlement has been reached in the scandal resulting from the collapse of the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, the Pennsylvania charity whose grant programs have been described as an investment scam.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge...
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RNS Daily Digest
c. 1996 Religion News Service
Mother Teresa hospitalized
(RNS) Mother Teresa remained in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Calcutta hospital Thursday (Aug. 22). The frail nun, who will turn 86 next week, was suffering from fever and cardiac problems and was breathin...
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Born-again baseball star battles cancer with strong will
c. 1996 Religion News Service
NEW ORLEANS _ The transaction notice moved May 10 on the news wire: ``Los Angeles Dodgers CF Brett Butler will miss the remainder of the season.''
A possibility, perhaps. But Brett Butler has spent most of his life proving people wrong, and he loves t...
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COMMENTARY: Lessons from `Daddy Do-right’
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of"Turn Toward the Wind"and publisher of Religion News Service.)
(UNDATED) I embarrassed my children again the other day.
Waiting for them to emerge from the swimming pool locker room, I sat down on the edge of a pl...
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NEWS FEATURE: DOING GOOD: Volunteer doctors make the world a bit more beautiful
c. 1996 Religion News Service
NORFOLK, VA. _ The winner of the world's biggest humanitarian award says it was narcissism, not altruism, that prompted him to do good.
Dr. William Magee, founder of Operation Smile, recently accepted a check for $1 million _ the first Conrad N. Hilto...
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TOP STORY: THE BUSINESS OF RELIGION: Catholic Church’s aggressive marketing reaps rewards
c. 1996 Religion News Service
VATICAN CITY _ It has a recognizable name. Revenues have jumped 400 percent in four years and companies come begging for exclusivity rights. Business is so brisk that it's planning to tap the Internet to expand its market reach.
With results like thes...
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TOP STORY: RELIGION AND CULTURE: Scientists close in on Etruscan mysteries using DNA tests
c. 1996 Religion News Service
MURLO, Italy (RNS)-In a country where a family's lineage is often directly proportional to its status, the people of this Tuscan hamlet appear to take the top prize.
A series of excavations, historical research and, most importantly, medical tests sug...
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