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Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:52 AM Comments (0)

Edward Kennedy greets Pope John Paul II, as Rosalyn Carter, wife of President Jimmy Carter, looks on, during John Paul's arrival in Boston in 1979. (CNS)

America’s most famous Catholic politician, Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died.

Kennedy died late yesterday at his home in Hyannisport, Mass. He was 77.

Look for more detailed coverage of the life and death of Kennedy, and of his controversial legacy to American public life and to the Church in the United States, here in the Daily Blog and in the print issues of the National Catholic Register.

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