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Congregation trying to decide how to respond to pope

ROME – As the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus discusses and deliberates the order’s present and future, one of the big questions faced by the 225 Jesuit delegates is how best to respond to the encouragements and concerns of Pope Benedict XVI.
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Filipinos take refuge in church as firefights rage in Libyan capital

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos trapped in the violent upheaval in Libya took refuge inside the cathedral of the apostolic vicariate of Tripoli as they awaited word that safe passage out of the country was secured, a missionary priest said.
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Oblates host ‘stay-at-home’ ball

When the Oblate Sisters of Providence say you can have a ball without leaving home, they really mean it.
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Gators play hoops at Madison Square Garden

The difference between high school and college can often be measured by the various experiences and broader opportunities presented to the student body.
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Baltimore Catholic League players, coaches unite to assist clients of Catholic Charities

TOWSON – Anthony Day, the principal of Loyola Blakefield School, was about to lead a prayer the morning of Feb. 21, when one of his guests asked to do so.
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Are you being called?

So you think you have a vocation to the priesthood? Try these steps to conquer your fear or confusion.
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Mercy beats IND in annual game

Magic-mania erupted as the buzzer sounded on Jan. 25 at the Towson Center, as the Mercy High School Magic outscored the Institute of Notre Dame 44-28 to take a 26-16 lead in this 42-year-old tradition called “The Game.”
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Father Hemler, an ‘inspiration’ to Fallston parish, retires

Father Edward B. Hemler wasn’t about to let health problems stop him from giving First holy Communion to the children of St. Mark in Fallston last spring.
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Full support of global AIDS package expected from new U.S. president

WASHINGTON – An overseer of the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, expects the incoming president to fully embrace the $48 billion package to provide treatment and prevention campaigns globally.
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Bishops work to help force-fed indigenous hunger striker

SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean Catholic bishops are working to resolve a situation in which an imprisoned Mapuche woman, convicted of arson under the country’s anti-terrorist legislation, is being force-fed intravenously after more than 100 days on a hunger strike.
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Caterer discovers wide-ranging support during ordeal

OVERLEA – George Bailey has nothing on Pep Perella. Just as the everyman hero of the film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” discovered all the lives he had touched, Thomas “Pep” Perrella is getting a gauge on just how many men, women and children are behind him.
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Archbishop dedicates Pope John Paul II prayer garden

Seeing himself cast in bronze alongside Pope John Paul II in a new downtown statue brought back a flood of memories for Justin Farinelli.
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