Last month, the population of the Czech Republic was split in their opinions about Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. While some hastily cleaned up their schedules to be sure to catch a glimpse of the pope, others simply shrugged and wondered what all the hubbub was about. Many in this region have become a bit disillusioned [...]

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I was raised as a Catholic…if you call going to church for Christmas and Easter “being raised” as a Catholic. I remember the Pope, John Paul II at the time, visiting my hometown as I was growing up and all of us lining the streets and stopping traffic just for the chance to catch a [...]

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