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In West Bank, camps introduce youths to concept of nonviolence

BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank – Bara’a Srur, 19, leaned over the edge of a sixteen-and-a-half foot wall with rappelling gear tied around his hips. His right hand held the rope tightly in place behind his back and he peered cautiously over his shoulder, down to where a counselor was holding the other end of the...
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Sailors sweep Gators on Homecoming weekend

The Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, Sailors triumphed over the The Seton Keough High School Gators Oct. 6-7 during their annual homecoming celebration.
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Hispanic young adults united in faith

Norma Urbina, a 23-year-old parishioner of St. Clare parish in Essex, thinks it can be difficult to be a Latino young adult in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Sociologist says good news outweighs bad

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate honored sociologist James D. Davidson of Purdue University in Indiana and Monsignor Francis J. Maniscalco, former U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesman, for their contributions to church research.
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Catholics in western India baffled by priest’s murder

NEW DELHI – Catholics in a western Indian diocese say they are baffled by the murder of a 74-year-old priest.
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Human race machine alters image

It’s impossible to change one’s race, but for a short time, students at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, were able to view themselves differently. Using the Human Race Machine, which the university hosted for five days, students were able to change their faces into six different races, mapped from their own images.
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South African church officials praise Zuma for telling his HIV status

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Church officials praised South African President Jacob Zuma for repeatedly testing for HIV and announcing his status, saying it indicated a new political willingness to address the AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
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Sister Annella has a heart for history of Mercy

Do not make the mistake of calling Sister Annella Martin, R.S.M., a former nurse. Although she’s been a nun for 50 years now, the Waverly native has not gone far from her roots as a medical ward nurse at Mercy Hospital in the 1950s, a position she held for seven years after graduating from Seton...
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At funeral, Archbishop Borders is celebrated as a faith-filled leader

In a funeral liturgy that celebrated his quiet optimism and selfless leadership, Archbishop William D. Borders was laid to rest April 23 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
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Five parishes in Anne Arundel plan for priest shortage

For a cluster of five parishes in northern Anne Arundel County, ironically, the future is now. The staffs of Church of the Crucifixion, Glen Burnie; Holy Trinity, Glen Burnie; St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights; Church of the Good Shepherd, Glen Burnie; and St. Bernadette, Severn, are in the final months of a lengthy planning process...
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Come pray with us

We need all of the faithful to join us in prayer. That’s as simple as it can get. Your intentional prayer is needed. After all, we have already witnessed throughout history that the voices of many are heard by God. Let’s join together, families to families, churches to churches, religious communities to other religious communities...
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Sister Helen Prejean calls on Md. to end death penalty

Standing beneath a large crucifix in the sanctuary of St. Pius X in Rodgers Forge, Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., stretched out her arms and intently fixed her gaze on the hundreds of people who filled the pews Sept. 20.
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