War, greed, consumerism, ‘cult of appearance’ harm families, pope says

Families are weakened and destroyed by war, “the mother of all forms of poverty,” pope says.
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CRS official resigns weeks after report he was in same-sex marriage

A veteran Catholic Relief Services financial official has resigned in the wake of report that he was in a same-sex marriage.
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If the preschool fits: Part 2

Our preschool search...Part 2: First ImpressionsIn searching for a school for our son Frank, who has developmental delays, we found it difficult to find a warm and safe place where he can play and learn.  Here is the story of one of our visits on the “preschool tour.”When I visited
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Vatican distances itself from commission member’s comments on cardinal

The Vatican is distancing itself from a pontifical commission member's critical comments on Cardinal Pell's handling of sexual abuse cases.
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Authors offer cultural background on church conflict with Galileo

While the authors never shy away from depicting ecclesiastical authorities opposing the new science, they avoid using the Galileo episode to attack the church, as so many people have done throughout the years. Rather, they show the churchmen’s sincerity, concerned and unsure as they were of how to absorb the new discoveries, not only for...
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Irish archbishop distances himself from U.S. cardinal’s same-sex remarks

The head of the Irish bishops’ conference distanced himself from comments made by U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke concerning Irish voters who backed same-sex marriage.
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USCCB president calls same-sex marriage great social experiment

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called same-sex marriage “the greatest social experiment of our time” and said that “children do not need experiments,” but rather the love of a mother and father at the third annual March for Marriage rally supporting traditional marriage on Capitol Hill.
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Carroll County parish dedicates new center for formation, fellowship

Archbishop Lori’s first visit to St. Joseph in Sykesville May 31 included the dedication of the parish's new Formation and Fellowship Center.
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Bring on the berries! Five favorite recipes for strawberry season

It’s strawberry time! We like them plain or sugared or dropped on one of those round yellow cake shells and smothered in whipped cream.We also have a few strawberry recipes we love. I've shared each of these before, but never in one convenient place. And who has time to hunt
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Bishop Malooly saddened by death of Beau Biden, oldest son of vice president

Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly is "saddened" to hear of the May 30 death of Beau Biden, vice president's son.
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If the preschool fits: Part 1

Introduction to our search for the right preschool:In searching for a school for our son Frank, who has developmental delays, we found it difficult to find a warm and safe place where he can play and learn.  This is the first in a four-part series on our preschool
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Waiting for our Monarch butterflies to emerge

A couple weeks ago we sent away for five caterpillars. When they arrived, they were tiny, moving around inside their plastic cup and not doing much else.They grew...and grew.Then on Friday the first two climbed to the lid of the cup and became chrysalides.As I understand it, and biology is
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