2012年7月29日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Catholic schools see marketing aid enrollment

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:31 PM PDT

This July 18, 2012, photo shows Adriana Landeros stapling colored paper to the wall of a classroom after summer school at Our Lady of Lourdes in Los Angeles. Many students, such as Landeros, volunteer their time after class to help improve the school in hopes of building enrollment. (AP Photo/Grant Hindsley)After 97 years, Our Lady of Lourdes School was closing — enrollment had dwindled to just 35 children last year at what was once one of the West Coast's biggest Catholic schools.


Catholic schools use marketing miracles to survive

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

After 97 years, Our Lady of Lourdes School was closing — enrollment had dwindled to just 35 children at the East Los Angeles school.

Pope appeals urgently for end to bloodshed in Syria

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses pilgrims gathered in Castel GandolfoPope Benedict XVI launched an urgent appeal for an end to bloodshed in Syria on Sunday, calling on the international community to do everything to help resolve the conflict.


Pope makes urgent appeal for end to violence in Syria

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:21 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict appealed for an end to violence in Syria on Sunday and called on world powers to spare no effort in helping resolve the conflict. "I am following the tragic and growing episodes of violence in Syria with the sad sequence of deaths and injuries, also among civilians," the pope said after his weekly Angelus blessing. "I renew an urgent appeal for the end of all violence and bloodshed. ...
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