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Baltimore woman among Catholic peace activists facing charges after detention at submarine base

Elizabeth McAlister, a 78-year-old peace activist from Jonah House in Baltimore, was among seven Catholic peace activists detained at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia early April 5, hours after entering to protest nuclear weapons.
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Protect children, each and every one

Those who turn a blind eye to the children  who are victims of human trafficking; young refugees from Afghanistan or Syria; or the young ones among us who do not have ample food, clothing, shelter and education, contribute to their neglect.
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Father Muller, oldest priest in the archdiocese, dies after 70 years as a priest

Father Muller ministered as a chaplain in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1970 to his retirement in 1989. 
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Footage of Cardinal Shehan’s open housing testimony uncovered

For the first time in more than a half century, digitized footage of the cardinal’s television appearance is now available for viewing on Youtube.
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is Child Abuse Protection Month.  See the following resources, news stories and commentaries for keeping our children safe.
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Bishop Madden brings Easter message of hope to those recovering from addiction

Bishop Denis J. Madden brought an Easter message of hope to the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore.
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St. Agnes, St. William of York team with CRS to feed hungry of Burkina Faso

CATONSVILLE – In a first for two Archdiocese of Baltimore parishes that share a pastor, parishioners of St. Agnes in Catonsville and St. William of York in Ten Hills gathered March 17 in a Lenten project that packed 20,000 meals for the people of a small, poverty-stricken country of West Africa where hunger is widespread....
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Budgets benefitting Catholic schools increased 

The funds will help to provide additional safety measures, capital improvements and scholarship assistance for students from low-income households or who have special needs. 
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Caroline Center gives thanks for 22 years of leadership from SSND Sister Pat

School Sister of Notre Dame Patricia McLaughlin is stepping down after 22 years of ministry at the Caroline Center in Baltimore.
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Maryland Catholic Conference announces new leadership

The Maryland Catholic Conference announced March 28 that Jennifer Briemann will succeed Mary Ellen Russell as the conference’s new executive director in June.
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Legacy: MLK continues to inspire in Baltimore Archdiocese

April 4 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose principles of nonviolence in the pursuit of civil rights inspired Archbishop William E. Lori’s most recent pastoral letter.
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Chrism Mass includes renewal of commitments, distribution of holy oils

More than 24 gallons of oil were distributed to parishes and other Catholic institutions at the archdiocesan chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland March 26.
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