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A Q&A with a seminarian on his vocation to the priesthood

During National Vocations Awareness Week, seminarian Tommy O'Donnell reflects on his vocation to the priesthood.
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Least of These: Despite gains, barriers remain in overcoming bigotry

“We can’t start without acknowledging the past,” Father Donald Sterling said. “We’ve got to go through a metanoia, a change of heart. It’s been woven into people’s consciousness, that this (racism) is alright, rather than us being responsive to each other as true brothers and sisters in Christ.”
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WEA celebrates success of students from Baltimore’s Catholic schools

“The main ingredient is that our schools and students witness the presence of God every day," said LaUanah King-Cassell, of Ss. James and John. "He is the fiber of everything we do.”
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Stop taking smartphone snapshots during Mass, pope says

"It makes me so sad when I celebrate (Mass) in the square or in the basilica and I see so many cellphones in the air," the pope said. "And not just by the lay faithful, some priests and bishops, too."
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French symposium focuses on religious freedom

When the government starts putting restrictions on the practice of the faith, the lieutenant governor said, it is good to keep in mind “why we have the Constitution and the amendments and the sacrifices of the Carroll family.”
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Masses highlight differences and connections between France and U.S.

As Archbishop William E. Lori and a small delegation visited this small northern French town in mid-October for a weekend of festivities, daily Masses highlighted the differences and the connections between France and the United States.
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Notre Dame Prep completes perfect field hockey season

Notre Dame Preparatory School capped a perfect 18-0 season in field hockey Nov. 5 with a 3-1 victory over Garrison Forest in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) A Conference championship game at Stevenson University.
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USCCB president decries massive shooting at Texas Baptist church

The U.S. Catholic Church stands "in unity" with the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and the larger community after a shooting during Sunday services took the lives of at least 26 people and injured at least 20 others.
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As Baltimore City marks 300 murders, prayers for peace continue

“People should not have to live that way,” Bishop Madden insisted. “It’s not normal that people shoot each other.”
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Chapel re-opening in France marks ties to Carroll students

The Chapel of the Jesuits re-opening to the public, after a four-year renovation, was a cooperative effort between the town of Saint-Omer and the United States, especially the state of Maryland.
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World War II, Korea and Vietnam War veterans get hero’s welcome at Baltimore airport

Well-wishers, volunteers and active military personnel cheered, waved flags and held thank-you signs. Many in a crowd that numbered hundreds deep reached out to shake the hands of beaming military veterans as they came off the airplane from Ohio.
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