Anglican priest returns to Catholic Church

Albert and Abby Scharbach took bites of fruits, crackers and cheese inside their Federal Hill home, which they only moved into just before Lent.
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Be Project to help parents, students connect

Middle-schoolers are growing in more ways than physically. In addition to height, deepened voices and acne issues, their spiritual lives are changing and forming as well.
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St. Mark Caregivers group facilitator shares tips

They come with the weight of the caregiver role on their shoulders. Some take care of a parent with dementia. Others look after a spouse with physical disabilities. Some care for a loved one living in a facility.
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Where were Obama protesters on Bush?

Those urging the University of Notre Dame to rescind President Barack Obama’s invitation to speak at graduation have very short memories (CR, March 26). Then President George W. Bush spoke on the very same campus in 2001. He was ostensibly pro-life, but it is an undeniable fact that during his six years as chief executive...
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It’s not too late to change

The original April fool was the devil! He thought he had killed God, only to have Jesus rise from the dead three days later!
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‘Our Voices Must be Heard’

Several weeks ago, I wrote in this column about the calculated steps taken by President Barack Obama and his administration to dismantle laws aimed at protecting life. Following his immediate actions authorizing the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions overseas and stem-cell research here in the United States, the President is now preparing to...
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Hundreds of migrants drown trying to reach Europe

ROME – The drowning death of hundreds of people trying to immigrate to Europe through Libya in late March is a sign of the desperation of the poor and persecuted, and of the failure of government efforts to stop illegal immigration, several Catholic agencies said.
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Police take Chinese bishop as China church commission meets in Rome

HONG KONG – Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding, 74, was taken from his residence in Hebei province March 30, the day the Vatican’s Commission for the Catholic Church in China began its meeting in Rome.
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Pope urges world leaders to stabilize markets without excluding poor

VATICAN CITY – In a letter to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Pope Benedict XVI urged leaders from the world’s wealthiest nations to stabilize financial markets without excluding families and the poor.
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Mount Carmel Elementary cited for innovative child center

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School and Children's Center principal Lisa Shipley leaned back in her chair inside her small office and opened the back door.
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Woodmont Academy, through a mother’s eyes

As a new parent at Woodmont Academy, I could not be happier with our decision to enroll our child in their Pre-K to 3 program. From the first day of school, my husband and I were both filled with a sense of comfort and peace. We learned and saw firsthand that the teachers put the...
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Vatican orders apostolic visitation of Legionaries of Christ

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has ordered an apostolic visitation of the institutions of the Legionaries of Christ following disclosures of sexual impropriety by the order’s late founder, Father Marcial Maciel Degollado.
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