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Anglican bishop expects new wave of converts to join Catholic Church

LONDON – A traditionalist Anglican bishop has called on the Catholic Church to accommodate a potential new wave of converts following the decision by the Church of England to allow the ordination of women bishops.
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St. Margaret School gets a ‘Big Time Rush’

BEL AIR – When St. Margaret School eighth-grader Olivia Askey and her friends heard about a text-messaging contest that could bring one of America’s fastest-rising musical acts to their school, they rolled up their sleeves.
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Climate change DVD available

The Catholic Committee of Appalachia (CCA) will distribute a DVD called “Climate Change: Our Faith Response” to all 27 Catholic dioceses in the Appalachian region.
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Good Samaritan lands burn unit pioneer

For some, psychological scars can be as difficult to treat as physical wounds. Both sides of that dynamic are treated at the recently opened National Burn Reconstruction Center at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Catholics among those in Hong Kong calling for release of Nobel winner

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Catholic Justice and Peace Commission was among human rights groups that campaigned for the release of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Boys Hope participants excited to head off to college

When Marc Franklin first walked through the doors of Boys Hope at the age of 12, he remembers being “scared, but really excited at the same time.”
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Florida bishops want end to death penalty, halt of July 1 execution

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s Catholic bishops have called on Gov. Charlie Christ to “set a new standard of respect for life” in the state by ending the use of the death penalty, beginning by halting the July 1 scheduled execution of Mark Dean Schwab.
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Faith-based groups look for unified fight against HIV

MEXICO CITY – Early in the 1990s, AIDS appeared to be ravaging Haiti in the same way the virus was devastating sub-Saharan Africa; almost 10 percent of the adults of the impoverished Caribbean island were HIV-positive, and the number was increasing every year.
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Triplets’ dedication to scouts pays off

If there’s one thing the Podhorniak family knows, it is how to get things done.
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English Catholic adoption agency appeals Charity Commission’s decision

LONDON – The last remaining Catholic adoption agency in England has filed an appeal against a decision by the Charity Commission for England and Wales forbidding it to turn away same-sex couples as potential adopters and foster parents.
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Gibbons football off to fresh start as quarterback returns from Israel

With a new coach in 1987 alum Scott Ripley, the football program at The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, is ready for a change.
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