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Heartbreak and Hunger in Somalia - Marry DeTurris Poust, Our Sunday Visitor

. . . News.va: Famine in Somalia spreads to three more areas . . .

Kenyan Bishops Launch Emergency Fund to Assist in Famine - Agenzia Fides

African Famine: Inhuman to Remain Indifferent - News.va/L’Osservatore Romano

The Archbishop Who Organized Two WYD’s - Andrés Beltramo Álvarez, La Stampa

. . . World Youth Day Madrid: A Day That Will Make History . . .

Never Give Up! Keep Praying & Working for Souls! - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

How to be a Good Confessor - Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, The New Theological Movement

The Question of Government Size & Scope - Dr. Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org/In Depth Analysis

“Christian Terrorism”? - Raymond Ibrahim, Catholic Lane

Voting for Polytheists - Paul Zummo

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