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January 19, 2012

Year in Review: Stem-cell debate quieter in 2008, but conscience protections waver

WASHINGTON – In the year marking the 40th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae,” Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on human life and birth control, discussion of bioethical issues was relatively muted, but 2009 is not expected to follow suit.

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January 19, 2012

Conscience regulations to become law just before Obama takes office

WASHINGTON – With their Dec. 19 publication in the Federal Register, regulations that protect the conscience rights of health care providers are scheduled to become law two days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.

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January 19, 2012

Conservative political activist Paul Weyrich dies at age 66

FAIRFAX, Va. – Conservative political activist Paul Weyrich, who was credited with coining the term “Moral Majority” and was considered a chief architect of the modern conservative movement, died Dec. 18 at age 66 after a lengthy illness. He lived in Fairfax.

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January 19, 2012

Blair praised for his Yale seminar examining globalization, religion

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Tony Blair has won praise – even from those who have publicly disagreed with him on the Iraq War – for a seminar about the interplay between globalization and religious faith that he just finished teaching this semester at Yale University.

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January 19, 2012

Daughters of Charity celebrate yearlong 2009 bicentennial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

In a yearlong celebration titled The Seton Legacy of Charity, the Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg province, will kick off the bicentennial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Jan. 4, 2009.

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January 19, 2012

Blacks prepare to celebrate ‘Watch Night’

On New Year’s Eve, 1862, blacks waited anxiously, watching the clock and hoping the Emancipation Proclamation would, in fact, take effect at midnight.

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January 19, 2012

After 46 years, Monsignor Moeller to retire Dec. 31

Monsignor George Moeller knows at some point during Christmas Mass at St. Margaret parish in Bel Air, he will think about it being his final one as an active priest.

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January 19, 2012

Source: Israel, Vatican eager to finalize talks before papal visit

JERUSALEM – Israeli and Vatican negotiators appear eager to finalize negotiations on fiscal and property matters prior to the pope’s visit to the Holy Land, a source close to the negotiations said.

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January 19, 2012

Number of sex abuse claimants reaches 288 in Fairbanks Diocese

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The number of people claiming to have been sexually abused by Catholic priests and other church workers in the Fairbanks Diocese over the past six decades more than doubled after the diocese filed for bankruptcy protection in March.

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January 19, 2012

Pope asks children to pray that Jesus will bring peace

VATICAN CITY – Children who know that Jesus is their best friend ask him to heal the hearts and minds of those who sow war and terror and to inspire people to make the world a better place, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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January 19, 2012

Science, astronomy can foster appreciation for creation, pope says

VATICAN CITY – The discoveries of science and astronomy can help people better appreciate the wonders of God’s creation, Pope Benedict XVI said.

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January 19, 2012

PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS

Seven young men ages 11-17 from Sykesville and Eldersburg were inducted into the Columbian Squires St. Michael the Archangel Circle 4423 during an investiture ceremony held in Owings Mills: William Rooney, Nick Wallace, Brendan Tripp, Kevin Buckley, Mitch Mezeivech, Matt Kaliszar and Guillermo Wagner are the newest members of this youth group, part of the...

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