Word: catholicism
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DIED. JOSEPH CARDINAL BERNARDIN, 68, Roman Catholic archbishop of Chicago who played a major role in shaping American Catholicism since the 1960s; of cancer; in Chicago. Once touted as the man who might be the first American Pope, Bernardin was a skilled yet humble conciliator, steering a course between social progressivism and traditional church doctrine. After he learned in June 1995 that he had pancreatic cancer, he began ministering to others who were dying. "As a person of faith," he said, "I see death as a friend...
Still, Clinton's victory hardly lacked for breadth. He won every state he captured in 1992 as well as Florida, a key state that eluded him that year. Clinton opened the gender gap to a stunning 16 points, nearly twice the previous record, while Dole ran 11 points ahead among...
The town at the edge of the lake--no longer called Costermansville, but Bukavu--was anything but idyllic last week. And the bodies were piling up. The streets of the Zairean provincial capital were patrolled by Tutsi rebels. Bukavu's Catholic Archbishop was ambushed and murdered. And the town's...
BORN: May 10, 1941, Scottsbluff, Neb. EDUCATION: Regis College, B.A., 1963; U of Denver, J.D., 1966; Harvard U, L.L.M., 1968 FAMILY: Wife, Karen; four children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Professor; lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 1990; Wyoming Senate, 1993- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 100, Laramie 82070...
BORN: Oct. 7, 1942, Anaheim, Calif. EDUCATION: U of Nevada at Las Vegas, B.S., 1969 FAMILY: Wife, Mary Hausch; three children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army Reserve, 1962 OCCUPATION: Insurance executive; bookstore owner POLITICAL CAREER: Nevada Assembly, 1983-87; Nevada Senate, 1987- ADDRESS: 1222 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas 89104...