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January 19, 2012

Death penalty debate moves to House as MCC advances other important issues

In the wake of the Maryland Senate’s rejection of a ban on the death penalty, repeal advocates are shifting their attention to the House of Delegates where the Judiciary Committee is expected to take up the controversial issue in a March 17 hearing.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops condemn murder of veteran policeman in Northern Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland – The shooting of a policeman in Northern Ireland was described as “cold-blooded murder” by Bishop John McAreavey of Dromore and his Church of Ireland counterpart, who said there is “no going back” to the days of violence that killed more than 3,500 people over 30 years.
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January 19, 2012

Bill giving laity control of parish finances killed in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. – At the request of its proponents, a bill that would have given laypeople financial control of their parishes in Connecticut has been withdrawn and is dead for this legislative session.
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January 19, 2012

Pro-lifers at Maryland March for Life optimistic despite setbacks

The pro-life movement has taken it on the chin in the last two months, but you wouldn’t know it from the optimism that 1,000 pro-life supporters brought to the streets of Annapolis March 9 for the 30th annual Maryland March for Life.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops join call for US to support long-term development in Iraq

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has joined a broad group of religious, justice, and relief and development organizations in calling upon President Barack Obama to assist and protect vulnerable Iraqis and pursue efforts that lead to long-term development in war-torn Iraq.
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January 19, 2012

Woodmont Academy fosters love of learning

We are a new family to Woodmont Academy, and we have been delighted with the decision. From the beginning, it was quite apparent to us that the faculty, staff, administration and students have a love of learning, a love of our Catholic faith and a love of community. “Archbishop raises concerns over Legion” (CR, Feb....
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January 19, 2012

Vatican considering document on communications in age of ‘new media’

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is considering the preparation of a major document on new media and their implications for the church’s communications strategy.
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January 19, 2012

Pope: Holy Land trip will be mission of peace

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said his trip to the Holy Land in May would be a pilgrimage of prayer for peace in the Middle East and the entire world.
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January 19, 2012

Gang intervention priest captivates convocation participants

Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, who runs the largest gang intervention program in the U.S., will bury his 165th youth this week. The executive director of the Los Angeles-based Homeboy Industries, Father Boyle has gotten former gang members invited to the White House for dinner with Laura Bush, blessed the daughter of a gang member before...
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal says new Obama stem-cell policy favors politics over ethics

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s executive order reversing the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research represents “a sad victory of politics over science and ethics,” Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia said shortly after the March 9 signing of the order at the White House.
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January 19, 2012

Abortion, death penalty wins slow in coming on state-by-state basis

WASHINGTON – If Roe v. Wade – the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal nationwide at virtually any point in a woman’s pregnancy – were overturned, the matter would most likely be sent back to the 50 states and require campaigns to restrict or outlaw abortion to be waged on a state-by-state basis.
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January 19, 2012

National pro-life postcard campaign to be supplemented by e-mails

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a campaign to send e-mails with a pro-life message to members of Congress.
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