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January 19, 2012

Priests, seminarians to kick off soccer championship

ROME – Students at Pontifical North American College are among those competing in the first Clericus Cup, a soccer championship exclusively for priests and seminarians in Rome. Seminaries and pontifical universities have fielded 16 teams for the championship series, with 311 players coming from approximately 50 countries. The series is to open Feb. 24 when...
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January 19, 2012

Encyclical asks unions to protect workers beyond their membership

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI called on labor unions to look beyond their membership when protecting the rights of workers and turn their attention to workers in other fields and in developing countries where social rights are violated.
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January 19, 2012

Pray for politicians’ courage

An Irish Catholic governor (CR, Feb. 8), a Polish Catholic U.S. senator, an Italian Catholic Speaker of the U.S. House . . . all Catholic educated, and all pro-abortion. To be sure, Catholic education emphasizes social conscientiousness. Even in the 1950s at Ss. Philip and James, we knew what it meant to be socially responsible....
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January 19, 2012

Out with a bang: Vatican closes Pauline year with a few surprises

VATICAN CITY – Talk about a grand finale.
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January 19, 2012

Death penalty foes hail Tennessee governor’s moratorium

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Death penalty opponents in Tennessee are applauding Gov. Phil Bredesen’s decision to temporarily halt state executions to study the state’s protocol for carrying out death sentences, but they say it “doesn’t go nearly far enough.” Alex Wiesendanger, associate director of the Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing, called the move “a great...
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January 19, 2012

U.S. appeals court upholds Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion is constitutional, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 6-5 decision June 24.
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January 19, 2012

A 3-2 Maryvale win deflates five-time defending champion IND

Before the start of the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland indoor soccer championship game Feb. 9, Maryvale Preparatory School, Brooklandville, athletic director, Terri Moeser walked into the Clarence Du Burns Arena, Canton, carrying the IAAM B Conference Traveling Championship Bowl secured last season. When he left, the athletic director was carrying the Traveling Championship Bowl...
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January 19, 2012

St. Margaret, Bel Air, aiding in the road to recovery

Michael Jacoby stood in a Baltimore County courtroom on the day of his June 2008 sentencing and asked for forgiveness.
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January 19, 2012

Holy Land conflict: bringing the issue home

As Catholic Relief Services’ former director for the Middle East, Christine H. Tucker saw firsthand the conflict-ridden borders of Palestine and Israel. This February, the St. Louis, Clarksville, parishioner is bringing the issue home, via Howard County television. Ms. Tucker, who serves as the Mid-Atlantic regional director for CRS, shares her knowledge of the escalating...
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January 19, 2012

Pope visits tomb of St. Padre Pio, asks priests to imitate him

SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy – St. Padre Pio's devotion to the Eucharist, the hours he spent in the confessional and his concrete care for the sick make him a model all priests should try to imitate, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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January 19, 2012

Magic rebounds – Snapping a four-year skid

The smile on Mercy head coach Mary Ella Marion’s face as time expired for the 41st meeting of “The Game”, between Baltimore archrivals Mercy High School and The Institute of Notre Dame said it all. For Marion and her squad it was elation, pride and relief as the Magic upended IND for the second time...
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January 19, 2012

Pope thanks God for gift of priesthood, but also recognizes failures

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church must acknowledge that some priests have done great harm to others, but it also must thank God for the gifts the majority of priests have given to the church and the world, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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