Father Huegelmeyer, Maryknoll missionary to Central America, dies

A funeral Mass for Maryknoll Father Charles T. Huegelmeyer, a Baltimore native and missionary to Central America, was offered June 9 at Queen of Apostles Chapel in Maryknoll, N.Y. Father Huegelmeyer died May 31 at Mission St. Teresa’s Residence in Ossining, N.Y. He was 90
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‘Baby Francis,’ an unborn child found amid sewage, finally laid to rest

Bishop Tobin leads burial service for fetus found floating amid sewage at a Rhode Island wastewater treatment facility.
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School’s out: Summer prayers and blessings for families and educators

Area schools started dismissing for summer break last week. By next Friday, school children and teens from all parts of Maryland and the Archdiocese of Baltimore should be finished the school year and ready for some rest and relaxation... And swimming and outdoor play...  And summer camps and trips
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Archdiocese of Baltimore sends out a stellar class of 2015

Twenty Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore graduated a total of 2,310 seniors this spring.
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Bishops discuss upcoming encyclical, pope’s visit, uses of social media

The U.S. bishops gathered in St. Louis for their annual spring general assembly.
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Let the Year of Mercy start now

It is easy for us to sit in judgment, to discount the violence, to block it from our minds and hearts as something that doesn’t have an effect on me, my family, my friends. To do this would be to turn one’s back on the very faith that compels us to show our compassion and...
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Reflecting on cancer: Relay for Life

I try not to think about cancer. After all the time I’ve spent standing helpless on the sidelines watching good people fight a vicious, faceless force from the inside out, I try not to let my mind collapse under the weight of painful memories and recurring images of human suffering.In
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Argentine bishop travels to Baltimore to support brother priest

Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara of the Diocese of Rafaela in Argentina traveled to Baltimore recently to visit a priest battling cancer.
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Baltimore Archdiocese posts $8.6 million operating surplus for fiscal 2014

The Archdiocese of Baltimore finished fiscal year 2014 with an operating surplus of revenue over expenses of nearly $8.6 million. After acknowledging investment income, the surplus rises to $12.3 million, according to a report distributed by the archdiocese in early June.
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Pope pushes Putin to work for peace in eastern Ukraine

When Pope Francis met Russian President Vladimir Putin June 10, the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine was the principal topic of their conversation.
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In pastors’ absence, Essex parish finds creative solutions during clergy shortage

After undergoing an amputation of his leg from the knee down, Monsignor Hartnett finds support from brother priests and lay people.
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Pope OKs plan to investigate, judge bishops who fail to act on abuse

Pope Francis has approved new procedures for the Vatican to investigate and judge claims of “abuse of office” by bishops who allegedly failed to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sex abuse.
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