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People wave to Pope Benedict XVI at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 2. He is to stay there until his July 12-21 trip to Australia for World Youth Day. (CNS/Reuters)
Move to fingerprint Gypsies reminds many of Italy's darker days

By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In mid-April Silvio Berlusconi was elected prime minister of Italy in a campaign focused on increasing security and fighting crime, particularly by cracking down on illegal immigration.

In addition to strengthening local government's power to expel undocumented foreigners, the Berlusconi government has focused its crime-fighting efforts on the estimated 140,000 Roma and Sinti -- Gypsies -- who live in the country.
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Colombian policeman Armando Castellanos, who was rescued by army troops, hugs his daughter in Bogota July 3. French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, three Americans and 11 other hostages held for years in jungle captivity were rescued July 2 from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops. (CNS/Reuters)
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Pope recognizes miracles attributed to missionary in Hawaii, others
Pope Benedict XVI has authorized publication of a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Damien de Veuster of Molokai, clearing the way for his canonization.
Pope to be first reader in Bible-reading marathon for TV
On the evening of the opening of the world Synod of Bishops on the Bible, Pope Benedict XVI will serve as the first reader on Italian state television's Bible-reading marathon.
Traditionalists say they've met Vatican's deadline for reconciliation
The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said it met the Vatican's deadline to respond to a memo outlining preliminary conditions for full reconciliation with the rest of the Catholic Church.

AFRICA
South African churches ask world not to recognize Mugabe presidency
The South African Council of Churches has called on the international community not to recognize the presidency of Zimbabwe's longtime ruler, Robert Mugabe, who was sworn in for a sixth term after a runoff election in whi ch he was the only candidate.


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THIS WEEK IN ORIGINS

Contents of Origins CNS Documentary Service, Vol. 38, No. 8 (July 3, 2008):

-- Catholic bishops in California respond to the state's recent Supreme Court ruling recognizing same-sex marriages, and bishops in New York and Maryland criticize same-sex marriage proposals in their states.

-- In the popular mind, the Catholic priesthood has fallen on hard times, filled with lonely, isolated and bitter men. Yet surveys show that most priests are happy men, and they also tell us what makes them happy, says Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, who heads a treatment center for troubled priests and religious in Silver Spring, Md.

-- The Second Vatican Council made anything seem possible to a generation of priests, but perhaps its dream was a little bit flawed, its vision of ministry too optimistic, observes Bishop Philip Leo O'Reilly of Kilmore, Ireland. "Was it too much of a Palm Sunday priesthood that acquiesced in the affirmation of the crowds and the hosannas" and "not enough of a Good Friday priesthood, a priesthood modeled on that of Jesus, who heard the same crowds who shouted hosanna later shout crucify him?" he asks.


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