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In this 2010 file photo, Thomas and Joan Rillo of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington, Ind., pose with Benedictine Brother Maurus Zoeller of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad during a pilgrimage the monk led to visit Old Testament sites in Egypt. Joan was diagnosed with AlzheimerÕs disease that same year. (CNS photo/courtesy The Criterion)

‘God was always there’ for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s

Posted by - January 6, 2019
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (CNS) — For Thomas Rillo, it was the moment his wife could not remember how to use the computer. It was similar for Carolyn Gardner, whose husband became…
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The three examining rooms in the Vatican's new Merciful Mother Clinic for the homeless and poor are seen just before Christmas when the medical clinic opened. The clinic, run by the papal almoner's office, will be staffed by personnel from the Vatican medical service and by volunteer physicians. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican opens medical clinic for the homeless

Posted by - January 6, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just before Christmas the Vatican announced it had opened a new medical clinic for the homeless and the poor, expanding services previously offered in a small…
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Parties, cookie exchanges, family get-togethers and that bowl of Christmas candy on your co-worker's desk can all weigh heavily on the scale at this time of year. (CNS photo/Rawpixel via Unsplash)

Catholic experts in nutrition and ethics offer holiday temperance ideas

Posted by - December 30, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Parties, cookie exchanges, family get-togethers and that bowl of Christmas candy on your co-worker’s desk can all weigh heavily on the scale at this time of year.…
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