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Dublin prelate discouraged by reluctance to renew church after scandal

DUBLIN, Ireland – The lack of willingness in the Catholic Church to begin “a painful process of renewal” in the wake of the clerical abuse scandals has left Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin “disheartened and discouraged.”
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Needs of Sudanese church drive ex-Salesian Volunteer’s 2,200-mile hike

ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL NEAR LURAY, Va. – The 40-mph winds were whipping around 23-year-old Chris O’Keefe and the wind chill was below zero as he tried to cross from Georgia to North Carolina on the Appalachian Trail.
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Brooks Robinson, Oriole legend, buoyed by faith, family, friends

When Lee May cracked a two-bouncer past third base in game one of the 1970 World Series, Brooks Robinson’s response was nothing short of legendary
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Pro-life ‘freedom rides’ set to begin this summer in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Calling for an end to the nation’s “enslavement to legal abortion,” Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life announced April 27 that a series of “freedom rides” for the unborn would begin this summer.
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UM to lead stem cell research that has Vatican support

The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore will lead international adult stem-cell research that has the support of the Vatican.
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Archbishop Wenski reflects on Orlando, looks forward to Miami duties

ORLANDO, Fla. – As the newly appointed archbishop of Miami, one thing is certain – Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski will immediately know where he is going since he has been there before.
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Iceland volcano disruptions leave Mount St. Mary’s students stranded in Italy

A group of Mount St. Mary’s University students is stranded in Florence, Italy until a flight out of Europe becomes available.
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Pope meets abuse victims, expresses shame, sorrow for their suffering

VALLETTA, Malta – Pope Benedict XVI met with eight victims of priestly sex abuse in Malta and promised them the church would do “all in its power” to bring offenders to justice and protect children.
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Dare to have the vision this Easter season

Few things rivet our attention the way that death does! I spent this past Holy Week leading a men’s retreat at St. Joseph’s In The Hills in Malvern Pennsylvania. Several days before the retreat, on Good Friday, I felt strange feelings in the back of my right leg. The previous two times I had those...
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Up the coast from Port-au-Prince, hope comes into view

ST. MARC, Haiti – Deacon Rodrigue Mortel and Jeff Remington, a 7th-grade science teacher in Palmyra, Pa., walked into an educational tech store outside Port-au-Prince, a humble but air-conditioned space.
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Catholic identity of Catholic campuses is focus of expanded center

ARLINGTON, Va. – A newly expanded component of the Cardinal Newman Society will research issues related to Catholic identity of Catholic campuses around the United States, and it plans to publish and distribute its findings to all Catholic colleges and universities across the country.
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Late nun’s plea that Catholics really live Holy Week still resonates

JACKSON, Miss. – Sister Thea Bowman, a well-known educator, evangelist and gospel singer, died March 30, 1990, but the Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration left behind a legacy that still resonates, including her reflection on Holy Week that was released shortly after her death.
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