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A version of this story appeared in the Nov 8-21, 2013 print issue under the headline: Baptism rates slide despite high-profile boosts.

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The rates of baptism in the United States are nose-diving as fewer people think it's essential to have "God in the middle." Here's why.

A version of this story appeared in the Oct 25-Nov 7, 2013 print issue under the headline: The secret to how we spend our last days.

by Melissa Musick Nussbaum

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My Table is Spread: My sister and I went to see women we love in assisted-living residences. We didn't expect the sense of what is right and wrong with their care.

A version of this story appeared in the Oct 25-Nov 7, 2013 print issue under the headline: Imbalance undermines bishops' campaign.

by David E. DeCosse

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Opinion: Pope Francis has pointed the way toward a better balance on political topics. Will the U.S. bishops follow his lead?

A version of this story appeared in the Nov 8-21, 2013 print issue under the headline: Conference talks through evangelization challenges in Asia.

by N.J. Viehland

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After months of listening to Pope Francis' admonishments to take the church to the peripheries, Catholics in Asia examined their missions in a conference on the new evangelization.

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