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Springfield Diocese faces $5 million deficit, will eliminate 49 jobs

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – With Springfield Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell’s approval, a reconfiguration plan for the Diocese of Springfield will take effect July 1.
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Vietnam POW bracelet worn 40 years after war

Most people don’t recognize the plain, nickel-plated bracelet that circles the right wrist of Sister Stacy Gunnip, S.S.N.D. They think it’s an ID bracelet.
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Cardinal backs bill fixing health reform law on abortion, conscience

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill before the House of Representatives would bring the new health reform law “into line with policies on abortion and conscience rights that have long prevailed in other federal health programs,” said the head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
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Loyola Dons reach rugby finals

The Loyola Blakefield, Towson, rugby team defeated defending champions The John Carroll, School, Bel Air, 14-7 at home May 5 in the MIAA rugby championship.
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Bishops award nearly $1 million for church rebuilding in Haiti, Chile

WASHINGTON – Projects aimed at rebuilding church infrastructure damaged by the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile will receive nearly $1 million from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Pain, desire for peace unite Palestinian, Israeli

Unimaginable suffering brought Mazen Faraj and Rami Elhanan together. A desire to end the decades of violence that inflicted such pain is what drew Mr. Elhanan, 58, and Mr. Faraj, 32, to downtown Baltimore in early May to participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Peace in the Holy Land speaker tour.
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Ravens’ coach inspires Loyola University men’s lacrosse graduates at special ceremony

When Christopher Basler envisioned his graduation from Loyola University Maryland, he didn’t see it occurring in a small conference room with about 60 people in attendance. It certainly didn’t include having an NFL coach delivering a commencement address that bordered on pre-game speech.
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Author Anne Rice talks of losing, regaining her Catholic faith

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Most people know author Anne Rice for her detailed characterization of vampires and vivid descriptions of their haunts in the streets and homes of New Orleans, where she was born and raised.
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An Open Letter to the Students of Cardinal Gibbons

In an ordinary year, the end of the school year would bring with it mixed emotions: joy for having concluded a fulfilling academic year, excitement at the challenges that lie ahead and a bit of sadness for members of the senior class, who will be saying goodbye to friends and in some ways their youth.
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Saints march on despite injuries to lacrosse team

Plagued by injuries, the St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis, girls’ lacrosse program has suffered setbacks, but not enough to fold a longstanding, dynamic program.
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Pope meets Belgian bishops after abusive bishop resigned

VATICAN CITY – In the wake of a case of sexual abuse by a bishop, the Catholic Church in Belgium has been “put to the trial by sin,” Pope Benedict XVI told the country’s bishops.
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Second-oldest U.S. Catholic college marks 200th with new postal card

WASHINGTON – More than 1,000 stamp collectors, alumni, faculty and students flocked to Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., April 26 to celebrate as the U.S. Postal Service issued a new 27-cent stamped postal card that pays tribute to the bicentennial of the second-oldest Catholic university in the country.
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