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	Friday June 29, 2007 Daughters and sons of two Palestinian brothers, Sami and Yassif al-Manasrah, who were killed by an Israeli tank shell, react during their fathers' funeral in the Gaza Strip June 27. Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, June 27 in the deadliest raid in Gaza since Hamas seized the territory. CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters

CURRENT ISSUE: June 18, 2007• VOL. 45, NO. 12 • Oakland, CA

Two Alameda parishes to ‘cluster’ under one pastor
Two parishes in Alameda, St. Albert the Great and St. Philip Neri, will begin working together
later this summer to discern how they can jointly provide spiritual and pastoral care to local
Catholics in their communities . . . . >>>

Eucharistic procession
in Concord . . . >>>

Pope, Bush discuss wide range of
issues, including Christians in Iraq
Meeting for the first time, Pope Benedict XVI and U.S. President George W. Bush spoke about the precarious situation of Christians in Iraq . . . >>>

Assisted suicide bill fails to advance in state Legislature
A coalition that includes the California Catholic Conference and other Catholic groups welcomed the news that the issue of physician-assisted suicide is dead in the state Legislature this year. . . . . >>>

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