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...Pakistani intelligence were not sure which of the houses might be harboring Zubaydah. During their month-long stay in Faisalabad, the al-Qaeda agents seldom, if ever, left their houses, even to pray at nearby mosques. But telephone and computer wiretaps had given the agents a strong hunch that Zubaydah was hiding in Shabaz Cottage, a monolithic gray villa in the suburb of Faisal Town. With high stone walls topped by vines of barbed and electric wires, the three-story place was bounded on two sides by grassy fields, which afforded a good view of anyone approaching...
...Maskiell, the first step was to pray: “I just said, ‘I can’t be perfect on my own, God. Please help me. Please. I’ve tried my whole life to control my destiny, but I can’t do it, so you do it. I’ll follow your leadership...
...Family worshiper Ed Ternan called it a "milestone moment in the life of the church," tragic for the victims, tragic for the priests, tragic for the church. "The old way of dealing with it by not dealing with it is not going to work." Instead church leaders need to pray that they can find the remedy before parishioners lose their faith...
Most dioceses pray their insurance will cover the costs, but that's unlikely. All dioceses carry general negligence and liability coverage, but that basic policy, underwritten by commercial companies like Kemper and Lloyd's of London, doesn't begin to cover settlements the size of Boston's. Commercial insurers have recently started to balk at paying claims if they can prove church officials knew about the abuse and failed to stop it. Most dioceses also insure themselves through a Catholic self-help pool to which they contribute healthy annual premiums. Sometimes nicknamed "the Bishop's Program," this extra insurance often...
...pray for the wisdom to fight for peace without false hope, without self-delusion,” he said. “We come together to revive our spirits and to renew the human bonds which nurture...