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January 19, 2012

Little Sisters of the Poor welcome new leadership

The Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, Catonsville, have welcomed new leadership both at the home and the provincial level. The home’s new mother superior, Sister Alice Marie Monica, L.S.P., arrived in Baltimore from the Little Sisters of the Poor Our Lady of Hope residence in Latham, N.Y. Her...
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The Yoke That Binds

You are probably reading this on or about Sunday, June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. On that day, I will be privileged to be receiving the pallium at the hands of Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter.
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New CARA report assesses likely Catholic influence on 2008 elections

WASHINGTON – Although Catholic Democrats outnumber Catholic Republicans in the United States, both are outnumbered by the 41 percent of U.S. Catholic voters who are not affiliated with either party, according to new data from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
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Priests urged to care for their bodies the way they care for souls

WASHINGTON – With studies confirming that a high percentage of U.S. clerics are overweight and lead inactive and nutritionally unhealthy lifestyles, several Catholic leaders in interviews with Catholic News Service said priests should focus on their bodies with the same care they give the souls of their parishioners.
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Churches, charities assist working class impacted by foreclosures

WASHINGTON – Phones are ringing off the hook in at least one Catholic charity.
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Archbishop hopes congress will renew faith in Quebec

Although a full schedule allowed him to participate only briefly in the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien said it was important to be present to show his support.
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St. Maria Goretti welcomes new principal

St. Maria Goretti High School, Hagerstown, has appointed Richard Fairley as principal effective July 1, replacing Christopher M. Siedor.
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Curley grad MVP in Brooks Robinson All-Star game

The 27th annual Brooks Robinson All-Star baseball game took place on June 14 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Each year, it gives baseball enthusiasts, young and old alike, a chance to see potential major league baseball players in the making.
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Calvert Hall’s Graham following Dad’s footsteps

The phone calls started early on June 15 at the home of Ernie and Karen Graham.
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Soup kitchens as political activism: What’s appropriate for whom?

WASHINGTON – Theologian Georgia Masters Keightley believes the way Catholics live out their faith obligations to social activism ought first to be by creating neighborhood food pantries and participating in town council elections.
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Jesuit-educated AIDS researcher awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, an award-winning physician and AIDS researcher, was among six recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom June 19 in the East Room of the White House.
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Via satellite video, pope urges Catholics to make world better

QUEBEC CITY – The Eucharist is the church’s “most beautiful treasure” and introduces the faithful to eternal life, Pope Benedict XVI said in his homily during the closing Mass of the 49th International Eucharistic Congress June 22.
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