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January 19, 2012

Iraqi bishop says bomb explosion came after prayers for peace at Mass

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad, Iraq, had just finished celebrating Mass at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church and was talking to parishioners in the courtyard. Moments later, while he was in his office, a bomb exploded on the road that runs alongside the church.

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January 19, 2012

Emotions aside, a look at TC’s closing

The past week has been a difficult one for everyone who supports Catholic education in our Archdiocese, most especially those people with ties to Immaculate Conception Church and Towson Catholic High School.

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January 19, 2012

Accra archbishop says Obama’s visit ‘took Ghana by storm’

WASHINGTON – Archbishop Gabriel Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana, praised U.S. President Barack Obama’s July 10-11 visit to his country, telling Catholic News Service “it was glorious” and the president’s visit “took Ghana by storm.”

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January 19, 2012

Passage of Indiana legislation gives push to Maryland BOAST tax credit

As Indiana became the seventh state to pass a scholarship tax credit that helps provide school choice, Catholic leaders in Maryland called on lawmakers to approve a similar initiative in the Free State.

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January 19, 2012

Doctrinal congregation says direct abortion can never be justified

VATICAN CITY – Commenting on the controversial case of a 9-year-old Brazilian rape victim who underwent an abortion, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the concern the church needs to show the girl does not change the fact that abortion is wrong.

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January 19, 2012

Nation called ‘fortunate’ to have Alabama physician as Obama nominee

WASHINGTON – Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, said July 13 she thinks “this nation is so fortunate to have Regina (Benjamin) as surgeon general.”

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January 19, 2012

Towson Catholic leaves a legacy of caring

Towson Catholic’s motto in recent years says a lot about its history and legacy: “A small school making a big difference.”

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January 19, 2012

Knights take Silver Rose program through state

The Knights of Columbus of Maryland is participating in a North American effort paying special tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, through the Silver Rose Program.

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January 19, 2012

Knights install new state deputy

Richard V. Siejack was installed as state deputy of the Maryland State Council Knights of Columbus during a June 20 Mass at St. John the Evangelist in Hydes.

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January 19, 2012

Bishop Newman celebrates 25 years as a spiritual shepherd

Archbishop William D. Borders wanted a word with then-Monsignor William C. Newman, rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

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January 19, 2012

Pope, Canadian prime minister discuss respect for life, economics

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met at the Vatican July 11, their discussions included protecting human life and the traditional family in Canada as well as development and peace abroad.

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January 19, 2012

Spokesman says pope wants honest dialogue with Obama on life issues

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Benedict XVI gave President Barack Obama a Vatican document on bioethics, he was trying to be clear with him about church teaching and open a path to further dialogue, the Vatican spokesman said.

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