California court’s decision on same-sex marriage draws condemnation

WASHINGTON – The May 15 California Supreme Court decision that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage continued to draw condemnation from Catholic leaders across the country as an act that destroys God’s plan for humanity.
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Quebec to keep crucifix but accept other commission recommendations

MONTREAL – The Quebec government refused a government-mandated commission’s recommendation to remove a crucifix from the wall of the Quebec National Assembly and move it to the city hall next door.
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Vatican official: Catholic schools must teach values in media ethics

VATICAN CITY – It makes little sense for the Catholic Church to complain about ethical failures in the media if it is not paying attention to educating future communicators in ethics, said Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
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‘A dream fulfilled, a vision realized’ Sisters Academy celebrates first graduating class

The size of the first graduating class of Sisters Academy of Baltimore, Lansdowne, is the same size of some Catholic families. Although the 10 girls are not all Catholic nor are they sisters, their connection over the past four years since the school opened has been like a family, more distinctively – a sisterhood.
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City officials, clergy work for solutions to crime, social ills

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, rallies to fight being used as a drop point for the drug trade.
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Together, husband and wife get degrees at College of Notre Dame

Andrew Newton was jealous when his mom and dad tried on their graduation caps and gowns.
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NDP player named a 2008 Unsung Hero

Notre Dame Preparatory School senior Erin Workmeister, a member of the Towson school’s basketball team, was honored as one of two McCormick Unsung Heroes May 12 at The Marriott Hunt Valley Inn.
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Sisters Academy celebrates first graduating class

The size of the first graduating class of Sisters Academy of Baltimore, Lansdowne, is the same size of some Catholic families. Although the 10 girls are not all Catholic nor are they sisters, their connection over the past four years since the school opened has been like a family, more distinctively – a sisterhood.
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Sarah’s Hope looks for location

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore’s Sarah’s Hope, a 24-hour shelter and resource center serving homeless families and single women, will no longer operate from the Eastern Family Resource Center in Rosedale, effective June 30.
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Current, prospective Catholic schoolteachers eligible for scholarships

Maryland Catholic schoolteachers and college students who wish to teach in the state’s Catholic schools are eligible to receive state scholarships to pursue careers in fields with a critical teacher shortage. The deadline to apply for the 2008-2009 academic year is July 1.
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Federal court criticized for upholding ‘gruesome’ abortion method

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court’s May 20 decision overturning Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion thwarts “the clear and common sense of our state’s citizens that a child who is almost entirely born should never be the victim of this brutal practice,” according to the executive director of the Virginia Catholic Conference.
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Supreme Court lifts stay of execution in Virginia man’s case

WASHINGTON – The commonwealth of Virginia ranks second to Texas when it comes to the number of executions carried out since 1976, the year the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty.
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