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Vatican adds two anti-terrorism units, says security director

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has set up two new anti-terrorism units that will work closely with international police experts to prevent possible attacks, the Vatican’s director of security announced.
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Protests mount, vigils planned to oppose Kentucky execution

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed a death warrant for Gregory Wilson Sept. 2, which cleared the way for his execution Sept. 16, barring a last-minute court reprieve.
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Enrollment booms at Catholic High

When the Kreiner family was looking for a private high school for their youngest daughter, Kristen, The Catholic High School of Baltimore was their third choice – until they visited the all-girls’ school.
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At father’s urging, Estevez makes film he sees as metaphor for life

TORONTO – Actor and director Emilio Estevez reluctantly went to Spain to tell a story about how faith, hope and walking are all part of the American way of overcoming hard times.
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Matrimony: Sacrament at the Service of Communion

Our wedding was a first for both of our families. Everyone was learning as we made the plans, and everyone had different expectations. You may have had a similar experience; the bride has ideas of what will be perfect, but her parents see it as an occasion to celebrate family relationships or impress the neighbors,...
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Brazil church agency joins NGO in new campaign to end slave labor

SAO PAULO – Ten years ago, workers escaping brutal working conditions in Brazil’s Amazon region had only one place they could turn to for help: the Pastoral Land Commission of the Brazilian bishops’ conference.
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Hurricane survivor calls Baltimore home

Henri Breaux is a welcome addition to Baltimore. A 95-year-old resident of St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, Mr. Breaux’s handsome smile and zest for life enable him to make new friends easily wherever he goes.
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Despite fears, Hispanics and Latinos march

While Baltimore City immigrants are living in fear of violence and persecution, they are united for change.
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Mount St. Mary’s Seminary to Host Marian Symposium

As part of its bicentennial celebration, Mount St. Mary’s University and Seminary in Emmitsburg will host a Marian Symposium Oct. 9-11.
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Hispanics, Latinos are living in fear, pastor says

Immigrant parishioners are living in fear of violence and persecution, Redemptorist Father Robert Wojtek believes.
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Monsignor Tinder celebrates 40 years of priesthood

While young Dennis Tinder was in the fourth grade and his family lived in West Virginia, his father became a Catholic and befriended an Irish priest.
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