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January 19, 2012

YouthWorks focus shines on Mercy

When it came time for Gov. Martin O’Malley to acknowledge Baltimore City’s YouthWorks program, he did so at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, which this summer gave eight teens valuable job experience and sponsored the employment of another seven elsewhere.

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January 19, 2012

Sister Frances Watkowski, S.S.N.D.

A funeral Mass for Sister Frances Watkowski, S.S.N.D., was offered July 19 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore followed with internment at Notch Cliff Cemetery in Glen Arm. Sister Frances died July 16; she was 83.

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January 19, 2012

Mexican activist praises Catholic Church’s work on immigration

WASHINGTON – Mauricio Farah Gebara, an official with the National Commission of Human Rights in Mexico, praised the Catholic Church in Mexico and in the United States for their “outstanding work on behalf of immigrants and their families.”

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January 19, 2012

As Olympian, ‘lost boy’ looks to raise awareness about Darfur genocide

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – In 2001, some “lost boys of Sudan” arrived in the U.S. and the first phase of their long run from the horrors of their homeland’s civil war was fading in the distance.

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January 19, 2012

Calls for action, prayer follow professor’s desecration of host

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The pastor of the Catholic parish in Morris and a spokeswoman for the Diocese of St. Cloud have urged Catholics to contact the University of Minnesota-Morris to express their anger about a professor who desecrated a host reported to be consecrated.

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January 19, 2012

Speaker says bold spirituality needed to fight ‘culture of silence’

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – A Mercy sister used Gospel stories to help illustrate how to develop a spirituality she said is needed to boldly speak out against a “culture of silence” that allows oppression and gender-based violence.

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January 19, 2012

Vatican laicizes Paraguayan bishop elected president

ASUNCION, Paraguay – The Vatican has laicized a bishop elected Paraguayan president, allowing him to take office in August without violating church law, said the papal nuncio to Paraguay.

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January 19, 2012

Mercy project strengthens city, downtown corridor

Its outreach and impact have always been formidable. Now Mercy Medical Center is about to get an edifice just as impressive.

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January 19, 2012

New principals ready to lead schools

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is welcoming 14 new principals and one interim principal for the 2008-09 school year.

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January 19, 2012

Schools look to solve early reading issues

Reading, the cliché goes, is fundamental. It’s not always easy, however, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore has joined with the University of Maryland to address the problems facing young students.

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January 19, 2012

A Wonderful and a Wonderfully Catholic Church

The almost half-million pilgrims who flocked to Sydney, Australia, for the 23rd World Youth Day (WYD) made the sacrifices necessary ultimately because of their love for our Church. One participant stated it for most of us: “We have a wonderful Catholic Church.”

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January 19, 2012

Pet humor for the summer haze

One of the greatest sources of joy in my life has been having a pet. As a child my dog, King, was my constant companion. He must be spinning in his grave today watching me love cats! Cats are an acquired taste. Dogs love you unconditionally. Cats require unconditional love.

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