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Hospice volunteer training

Stella Maris is offering training for those who are interested in volunteering with hospice patients. The program needs men and women with a wide range of interests who wish to take part in a rewarding and compassionate experience.
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Pope offers condolences after Moscow airport bombing

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI condemned the suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport and offered his prayers for the 35 people who died, for the dozens who were injured and for the victims’ families.
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PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS

Mercy High School, Baltimore, joined with thousands of teachers, students and hospital caregivers worldwide Sept. 24 in celebration of Mercy Day and the works of the Sisters of Mercy.
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Hundreds welcome World Youth Day cross

SYDNEY, Australia – Hundreds of youth, clergy and laity watched the World Youth Day cross and icon of Mary and Jesus pass from young New Zealanders to youth representatives from every Australian diocese.
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Women ‘hungry for truth’ about abortion, says head of pregnancy center

WASHINGTON - Laura Strietmann, the director of a Cincinnati crisis pregnancy center, calls abortion “the issue that is shaping our country,” and said the challenge for pro-lifers is to get everyone “to respect life again.”
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Archbishop pleads for help for Congolese

The Congolese people face desperate and dangerous living conditions in a country beset by war, disease and extreme poverty, said Archbishop Francois Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu, Congo.
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Dealing with depression

As a child, St. Mary, Annapolis, parishioner Therese Borchard struggled with anxiety. As an adult, the married mother of two is living with depression. It wasn’t until Mrs. Borchard stopped drinking in college that she realized there was a bigger problem in her life – depression.
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Top Muslim scholars in Egypt announce boycott of dialogue with Vatican

VATICAN CITY – Top Muslim academics in Egypt have announced they are suspending all dialogue with the Vatican to protest Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks about anti-Christian violence in Egypt.
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Catholic Medical Association adds new life

Amid the business attire, networking and note-taking that marked the Catholic Medical Association’s 77th annual Educational Conference, Patrick Thomeny stood out.
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U.S. bishops launch campaign urging couples to strengthen marriages

DENVER – Public service announcements for television and radio launched by the U.S. bishops June 27 feature couples from around the country candidly talking about what they did that day for their marriage.
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Get on the bus for the March for Life

The following parishes and Catholic organizations are sponsoring transportation to the March for Life in Washington, Jan. 24. Call the numbers listed for more information.
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Taking Stock

These are uncertain times. Banks are failing, Wall Street is reeling, and the cost of just about everything seems to be through the roof. Talk of bailouts and mergers, record declines and a looming recession – not to mention the fast-approaching presidential election – has much of the nation in a frenzy of uncertainty and...
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