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VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics on Wednesday to go to confession during Holy Week, Christianity’s most solemn period, when the faithful recall the last days of Christ’s life and his resurrection on Easter. “A good confession before Easter remains an obligation that should be fully valued and …

CHICAGO – McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) Thursday said sales at hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 5.3 percent in March and forecast first-quarter earnings in line with analysts’ estimates. Three Wall Street analysts had expected a March same-store sales rise of 2.3 percent to 4 percent, according to research …

BISTRET, Romania – Thousands of residents have been evacuated from two Danube villages in western Romania and thousands more are under threat as the river hit near-record levels in Romania and Bulgaria Tuesday. More than 3,000 people were evacuated from the village of Rast after a dike collapsed Sunday, while …