Bishop Malooly awards 35 archdiocesan Medals of Honor

In an April 13 prayer service and ceremony at St. Ann in Hagerstown, Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, will recognize the outstanding service of 35 Catholics in the central region of the western vicariate by conferring on them the archdiocesan Medal of Honor. The medal is made of lucite with the coat of arms...
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Loyola Blakefield appoints new upper school principal

Anthony I. Day has been named new upper school principal of Loyola Blakefield, Towson, to succeed Christopher J. Post. Mr. Day is currently assistant principal at Regis High School, N.Y.
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Church official condemns fatal shootings of local journalists

MEXICO CITY – A church official in Mexico’s poor southern state of Oaxaca condemned the fatal shootings of two Triqui Indian community radio announcers, saying it was a crime of repression against independent media operators.
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Cardinal discusses use of slave labor during WWII

MAINZ, Germany – A German cardinal said a report detailing how the church used slave laborers during World War II was an “important building block” for reconciliation.
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Universities must teach church’s intellectual tradition

PITTSBURGH – In America and the world today, many people perceive religion and intellectual life as adversaries, but a major task of a Catholic university is to counteract this view by revealing the depth and riches of the Catholic intellectual tradition, according to Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago.
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John Carroll is poised for a repeat in 2008

The 2007 defending IAAM A Conference lacrosse champions, the John Carroll Patriots, are on a roll this spring, and their season just keeps getting better and better.
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Cards blank the Dons, remaining undefeated in league play

It only took one inning of offense to notch another MIAA A Conference win for the Calvert Hall College High School Cardinals baseball team, which trounced Loyola Blakefield 9-0 on April 7 on the Cards’ new home field.
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Five minutes with the pope

The Catholic Review posed the question, “If you had five minutes with Pope Benedict XVI, would what you say to him?”
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Mount de Sales student lives on through art

A malfunctioning traffic light in Howard County changed the lives of many in January 2006. Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, 2005 alumna Tara Howard, 18, died in a car accident because of it.
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Archdiocese launches new vocations Web site

The majority of men who contact the Archdiocese of Baltimore for information about the priesthood do it through e-mail. So it made sense for the archdiocese to have a top-notch Web site to be more proactive in reaching out to future priests through the World Wide Web, according to Father Gerard Francik, vocations director.
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Christian group sues Google for refusing to accept ad

LONDON – A Christian group is suing the Internet giant Google after it refused to take advertisements on abortion and religious content.
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President presents Medal of Honor to Catholic Navy SEAL

WASHINGTON – A tearful U.S. President George W. Bush presented the parents of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor with a posthumous Medal of Honor for saving the lives of two Navy SEAL teammates by sacrificing his own in Ramadi, Iraq.
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