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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Bishop's Homecoming: Oakland's Vigneron Returns to Detroit]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=a-bishops-homecoming-oaklands-vigneron-returns-to-detroit</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=a-bishops-homecoming-oaklands-vigneron-returns-to-detroit</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=a-bishops-homecoming-oaklands-vigneron-returns-to-detroit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Following a moving introduction and "welcome home!" from Cardinal Adam Maida -- now apostolic administrator pending the 28 January installation -- be<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech Tips for Catholics » Scripture, Reflections & Prayer Mobile Widget]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=tech-tips-for-catholics-scripture-reflections-prayer-mobile-widget</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=tech-tips-for-catholics-scripture-reflections-prayer-mobile-widget</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:42:29 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CadeOne</dc:creator>
<category>Science &amp; Technology</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=tech-tips-for-catholics-scripture-reflections-prayer-mobile-widget</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here is a neat widget for your cell phone!  It is called: Scripture | Reflections | Prayer.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Catholic Church Challenges Power Grab in Bolivia]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=catholic-church-challenges-power-grab-in-bolivia</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=catholic-church-challenges-power-grab-in-bolivia</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:11 EST</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=catholic-church-challenges-power-grab-in-bolivia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia | The Catholic Church is taking on a growing political role in opposing President Evo Morales, whom it accuses of seeking an "exc<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cardinal George Asks for Unity in Fight Against Abortion]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=cardinal-george-asks-for-unity-in-fight-against-abortion</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=cardinal-george-asks-for-unity-in-fight-against-abortion</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:11 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=cardinal-george-asks-for-unity-in-fight-against-abortion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cardinal Francis George celebrated a special Mass for Life on Saturday evening at Queen of the Rosary Church in Elk Grove Village.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Catholic, US Couple in Israel Using Bathtub to Protect Kids Against Hamas Missiles]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=catholic-us-couple-in-israel-using-bathtub-to-protect-kids-against-hamas-missiles</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=catholic-us-couple-in-israel-using-bathtub-to-protect-kids-against-hamas-missiles</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:10 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=catholic-us-couple-in-israel-using-bathtub-to-protect-kids-against-hamas-missiles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Americans Robin and Matthew Umberger, both 32, have been putting their three children to sleep each night in the bathtub of their <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alan Guttmacher Institute Attacks Research Showing Pro-Life Laws Work]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=alan-guttmacher-institute-attacks-research-showing-pro-life-laws-work</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=alan-guttmacher-institute-attacks-research-showing-pro-life-laws-work</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:00:07 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=alan-guttmacher-institute-attacks-research-showing-pro-life-laws-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Alan Guttmacher Institute, the pro-abortion research group formerly affiliated with Planned Parenthood, has laun<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pro-Life Advocate Urges Going to Obama Health Care Mtgs to Oppose Abortion]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pro-life-advocate-urges-going-to-obama-health-care-mtgs-to-oppose-abortion</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pro-life-advocate-urges-going-to-obama-health-care-mtgs-to-oppose-abortion</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:09 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pro-life-advocate-urges-going-to-obama-health-care-mtgs-to-oppose-abortion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A Planned Parenthood watchdog is urging pro-life advocates to attend meetings that the Barack Obama transition team <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[United Methodist Church Withdraws From Letter Urging Obama to Back Abortion]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=united-methodist-church-withdraws-from-letter-urging-obama-to-back-abortion</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=united-methodist-church-withdraws-from-letter-urging-obama-to-back-abortion</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:09 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=united-methodist-church-withdraws-from-letter-urging-obama-to-back-abortion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The United Methodist Church has withdrawn from a letter signed by several religious groups and sent to Barack Obama <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pro-Life Movement Represents Real Change, Abortion Backers are Conservative]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pro-life-movement-represents-real-change-abortion-backers-are-conservative</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pro-life-movement-represents-real-change-abortion-backers-are-conservative</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:09 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pro-life-movement-represents-real-change-abortion-backers-are-conservative</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Whatever else it is, the pro-life movement of the last thirty-plus years is one of the most massive and sustained expressions of citizen participatio<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fight FOCA Postcard Campaign Expected for January 24 to Stop Abortion Bill]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=fight-foca-postcard-campaign-expected-for-january-24-to-stop-abortion-bill</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=fight-foca-postcard-campaign-expected-for-january-24-to-stop-abortion-bill</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:09 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=fight-foca-postcard-campaign-expected-for-january-24-to-stop-abortion-bill</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The nation's Catholic bishops are sponsoring a nationwide postcard campaign on January 24 to send postcards to membe<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barack Obama Pick Bill Richardson Resigns Over Another Play-to-Play Scandal]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=barack-obama-pick-bill-richardson-resigns-over-another-play-to-play-scandal</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=barack-obama-pick-bill-richardson-resigns-over-another-play-to-play-scandal</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:08 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=barack-obama-pick-bill-richardson-resigns-over-another-play-to-play-scandal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Barack Obama has been plagued by a second administration selection potentially involved in a pay-to-play scandal. Fi<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Office Party]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=the-office-party</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=the-office-party</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:18 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Humor</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=the-office-party</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every year my husband&#8217;s company graciously treats their hard working employees and significant others to a lovely dinner party.  I live for thi<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[“Safe, Legal, and Rare?”]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=safe-legal-and-rare-1</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=safe-legal-and-rare-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:16 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Politics, Government &amp; Social Justice</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=safe-legal-and-rare-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The common mantra of pro-choice politicians is that they do not favor abortion. Quite the contrary, they want abortion to be &#8220;safe, legal, and <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[St. John Neumann]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-john-neumann</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-john-neumann</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:09 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Saints</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-john-neumann</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This American saint was actually born in Bohemia on March 28, 1811, the son of Agnes and Phillip Neumann. He was drawn to the religious life early on<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[San Francisco Catholic Church Defaced with Nazi Symbols]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=san-francisco-catholic-church-defaced-with-nazi-symbols</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=san-francisco-catholic-church-defaced-with-nazi-symbols</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:00:06 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=san-francisco-catholic-church-defaced-with-nazi-symbols</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A Catholic church in San Francisco was defaced with spray-painted graffiti depictions of swastikas Saturday night.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[After Decade of Growth, Las Vegas Diocese Turns Its Focus on Education]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=after-decade-of-growth-las-vegas-diocese-turns-its-focus-on-education</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=after-decade-of-growth-las-vegas-diocese-turns-its-focus-on-education</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:00:06 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=after-decade-of-growth-las-vegas-diocese-turns-its-focus-on-education</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas, struggling to build enough churches to keep pace with its burgeoning population, has fallen behind in expanding it<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope Urges Israel, Hamas to 'Act Immediately' to End Gaza Conflict]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pope-urges-israel-hamas-to-act-immediately-to-end-gaza-conflict</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pope-urges-israel-hamas-to-act-immediately-to-end-gaza-conflict</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:00:06 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pope-urges-israel-hamas-to-act-immediately-to-end-gaza-conflict</guid>
<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to "act immediately to end the current tragic situation" i<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Defense Of Screaming Babies]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=in-defense-of-screaming-babies</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=in-defense-of-screaming-babies</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:26:29 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dimbulb</dc:creator>
<category>General Christianity</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=in-defense-of-screaming-babies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I wrote this rather hastily a few years ago after being involved in a combox debate about young children at Mass. I thought about editing it before r<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exploring Media - MyCatholicVoice Overview]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=exploring-media-mycatholicvoice-overview</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=exploring-media-mycatholicvoice-overview</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:35:42 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fmfosnacht</dc:creator>
<category>Media</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=exploring-media-mycatholicvoice-overview</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I thought users of pickafig might be interested in the strategy and eccisial uses of MyCatholicVoice.  You can view it in the powerpoint by checking <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=feast-of-the-most-holy-name-of-jesus</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=feast-of-the-most-holy-name-of-jesus</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:27:29 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dimbulb</dc:creator>
<category>Liturgy</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=feast-of-the-most-holy-name-of-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus according to the calendar of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite (the so-called Latin Mass).  <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solution to Poverty is 'Evangelical' Poverty, Pope Says]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=solution-to-poverty-is-evangelical-poverty-pope-says</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=solution-to-poverty-is-evangelical-poverty-pope-says</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=solution-to-poverty-is-evangelical-poverty-pope-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Benedict XVI is inviting the world to combat poverty that offends human dignity with sobriety and solidarity, fruit of the evangelical poverty chosen<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vatican Paper: 'The Pill' Pollutes Environment, Cause Infertility]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=vatican-paper-the-pill-pollutes-environment-cause-infertility</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=vatican-paper-the-pill-pollutes-environment-cause-infertility</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=vatican-paper-the-pill-pollutes-environment-cause-infertility</guid>
<description><![CDATA[THE contraceptive pill is polluting the environment and is in part responsible for male infertility, a report in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Elizabeth Ann Seton]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-elizabeth-ann-seton</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-elizabeth-ann-seton</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:00:03 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Saints</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-elizabeth-ann-seton</guid>
<description><![CDATA[St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born Elizabeth Bayley in New York in 1774, the daughter of Dr. Richard Bayley &#8212; the first professor of anatomy at C<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes on ISAIAH 1:10-17]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=notes-on-isaiah-110-17</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=notes-on-isaiah-110-17</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:42:06 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dimbulb</dc:creator>
<category>Scripture</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=notes-on-isaiah-110-17</guid>
<description><![CDATA[God continues to proceed with His Covenant Lawsuit [called a rib (reeb)] against Israel, issuing condemnations but also appeals for a return to fidel<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes on ISAIAH 1:2-9]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=notes-on-isaiah-12-9</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=notes-on-isaiah-12-9</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:33:40 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dimbulb</dc:creator>
<category>Scripture</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=notes-on-isaiah-12-9</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Highlights the connection between Isaiah 1:2-9 and the covenantal theology of the Book of Deuteronomy.  <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=introduction-to-isaiah</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=introduction-to-isaiah</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:26:10 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dimbulb</dc:creator>
<category>Scripture</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=introduction-to-isaiah</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Provides a series of links to Catholic and Protestant online resources.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Running Is about More than Just Winning | Catholic Exchange]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=running-is-about-more-than-just-winningcatholic-exchange</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=running-is-about-more-than-just-winningcatholic-exchange</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:50:50 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
<category>Spirituality &amp; Prayer</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=running-is-about-more-than-just-winningcatholic-exchange</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A friend sent me this great reflection on running and giving God the glory in our actions.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forbes Calls Catholic Church Most Distrusted Insitution in America]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=forbes-calls-catholic-church-most-distrusted-insitution-in-america</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=forbes-calls-catholic-church-most-distrusted-insitution-in-america</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:48:46 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=forbes-calls-catholic-church-most-distrusted-insitution-in-america</guid>
<description><![CDATA[... and they predict Wall St to take over that title in 2009.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Sees Record Number of Women Head to England for Abortions]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=northern-ireland-sees-record-number-of-women-head-to-england-for-abortions</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=northern-ireland-sees-record-number-of-women-head-to-england-for-abortions</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:01:03 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=northern-ireland-sees-record-number-of-women-head-to-england-for-abortions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Belfast, Northern Ireland (LifeNews.com) -- New reports indicate a record number of women from Northern Ireland headed to England and Wales in 2007 f<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Illinois Supreme Court Allows Morning After Pill Conscience Case to Proceed]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=illinois-supreme-court-allows-morning-after-pill-conscience-case-to-proceed</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=illinois-supreme-court-allows-morning-after-pill-conscience-case-to-proceed</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:59 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=illinois-supreme-court-allows-morning-after-pill-conscience-case-to-proceed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Springfield, IL (LifeNews.com) -- The Illinois Supreme Court last month gave pro-life pharmacists a victory when it determined that they can proceed <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abortion Facility Workers Who Hide Statutory Rape Could be Legally Liable]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=abortion-facility-workers-who-hide-statutory-rape-could-be-legally-liable</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=abortion-facility-workers-who-hide-statutory-rape-could-be-legally-liable</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:59 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>RSS</dc:creator>
<category>Pro-Life</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, IN (LifeNews.com) -- Staff at three Planned Parenthood abortion centers in two states in recent weeks have been exposed covering up cas<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pope Benedict's New Year's Message Condemns, Abortion, Population Control]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=pope-benedicts-new-years-message-condemns-abortion-population-control</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI has a special message for the world with the start of the New Year and it focuses on condemning abort<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Walk for Life West Coast Launches Post-Abortion Billboard, Pro-Life March Coming]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=walk-for-life-west-coast-launches-post-abortion-billboard-pro-life-march-coming</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=walk-for-life-west-coast-launches-post-abortion-billboard-pro-life-march-coming</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=walk-for-life-west-coast-launches-post-abortion-billboard-pro-life-march-coming</guid>
<description><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA (LifeNews.com) -- The Walk for Life West Coast has grown since its inception and more than 25,000 people took part in the pro-life <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Caroline Kennedy Would Push Abortion if She Replaces Hillary Clinton in Senate]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=caroline-kennedy-would-push-abortion-if-she-replaces-hillary-clinton-in-senate</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=caroline-kennedy-would-push-abortion-if-she-replaces-hillary-clinton-in-senate</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=caroline-kennedy-would-push-abortion-if-she-replaces-hillary-clinton-in-senate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ms. Kennedy was so concerned to assure pro-abortion leaders in New York, Britains Guardian newspaper reported on December 18, that on the same day Ms<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jesuit Discusses Moves to Renegotiate Mining Contracts in Congo]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=jesuit-discusses-moves-to-renegotiate-mining-contracts-in-congo</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=jesuit-discusses-moves-to-renegotiate-mining-contracts-in-congo</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:22 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KINSHASA, Congo (CNS) -- A Congolese Jesuit said he is optimistic that 60 government contracts with international mining companies will be renegotiat<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the Church Thrives in the Gaps in Cuba]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=how-the-church-thrives-in-the-gaps-in-cuba</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=how-the-church-thrives-in-the-gaps-in-cuba</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:22 EST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=how-the-church-thrives-in-the-gaps-in-cuba</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In September 2003, Cuba's bishops issued their last major statement on the position of the Church in modern Cuba.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Year in Review: On Stem Cells and Conscience Protection]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=year-in-review-on-stem-cells-and-conscience-protection</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=year-in-review-on-stem-cells-and-conscience-protection</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:22 EST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=year-in-review-on-stem-cells-and-conscience-protection</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In the year marking the 40th anniversary of "Humanae Vitae," Pope Paul VI's encyclical on human life and birth control, discussio<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fighting Poverty to Build Peace in 2009]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=fighting-poverty-to-build-peace-in-2009</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=fighting-poverty-to-build-peace-in-2009</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:16 EST</pubDate>
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<category>Politics, Government &amp; Social Justice</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=fighting-poverty-to-build-peace-in-2009</guid>
<description><![CDATA[- Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, is calling on US Catholics to<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rome Looks at the Meltdown]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=rome-looks-at-the-meltdown</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=rome-looks-at-the-meltdown</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:15 EST</pubDate>
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<category>Vatican &amp; Papacy</category>
<guid>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=rome-looks-at-the-meltdown</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The world financial system is in crisis. The entire financial architecture underlying &#8220;modernity&#8221; seems to be tottering on the edge of a<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[St. Genevieve]]></title>
<link>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-genevieve</link>
<comments>http://pickafig.com/story.php?title=st-genevieve</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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<category>Saints</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Genevieve was born around 422 in a small village four miles from Paris. She was also known as Genovefa. When she was only seven years old she met St.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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