Associated Press Baltimore – Chicago Cardinal Francis George, a defender of Catholic orthodoxy with extensive experience in Rome, was elected Tuesday as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. George won overwhelmingly in a vote at the fall meeting of the nation’s bishops. He had served the last three years as the conference vice…

Associated Press – November 12, 2007 HERZLIYA, Israel – Google is not the address for stopping online hate, the Israel director of the engine whose brand name is so well known that it means searching the Internet, told a conference on Monday. Organizers of the conference from the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish group that counters…

Associated Press – November 12, 2007 CONCORD, N.H. – Republican Mitt Romney said Monday he’s the decider, yet the presidential candidate has put aside his desire to deliver a speech about his Mormon faith on the advice of political staff – a move that speaks volumes about his campaign. The former Massachusetts governor provides the…

Associated Press – November 12, 2007 BALTIMORE – Pope Benedict XVI will make his first visit to the United States as pontiff next year, and plans to visit the White House, ground zero and speak at the United Nations, Archbishop Pietro Sambi told the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Monday. Benedict will travel to…

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