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Archbishop to continue dialogue with Legionaries

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will continue to monitor and have a dialogue with members of the Legionaries of Christ in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as they respond to a series of requirements he made of them in June.
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Catholic Church in China: ‘Two faces’ expressing one faith

BEIJING (CNS) -- Sometime after Easter, Pope Benedict XVI will issue a letter to Chinese Catholics that many hope will call for reconciliation and unity between those who have registered with the government and those who have not registered. In some places in China, that might cause surprise -- but for different reasons in different...
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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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Beijing bishop given funeral for state leader

BEIJING – The Chinese bishop who served in Beijing for more than 25 years was given a funeral for a state leader. A three-part funeral was held April 27 at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery for Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan, 76, who died of lung cancer April 20. The cemetery is the main burial ground for revolutionary...
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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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Appalled at Ranger Rosary comments

I am appalled at the comments of Patrick J. Clancy concerning the name given to the “Ranger Rosaries” (CR, April 19). U.S. Army Rangers are not “killers.”
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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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What happened to the first act?

My family attended the Celebration of the Arts (CR, April 12) because I had an eighth- grade son who was performing with the Representation Band. This was my first experience with this evening and I was very amazed at the talent portrayed on the stage. I was blown away by how wonderful the young middle...
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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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