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Sudanese bishops urge rejection of violence as Southern Sudan emerges

JUBA, Southern Sudan – Sudan’s Catholic bishops called upon the people of Sudan and the emerging nation of South Sudan “to embrace a culture of peace and to reject violence” and to respect human life and dignity as both regions prepare for the formal Declaration of Independence of the South July 9.
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Bishop says Texas Catholic hospitals performed direct sterilizations

WASHINGTON – The bishop of Tyler, Texas, has concluded that Catholic hospitals in his diocese have violated ethical directives by performing sterilizations.
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Invasion, occupation a disaster for Iraqis

It is always surprising to hear there are still people defending our invasion of Iraq and the continued occupation. It is not surprising that the selective use of Scripture is used to defend the invasion and occupation. Scripture is often used whatever the merits of the action or cause being defended. It is fruitless to...
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High court tosses out challenge to Arizona tuition tax credit program

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court April 4 tossed out a challenge to Arizona’s tuition tax credit program - which directs money to scholarships for students at mostly Catholic nonpublic schools - saying that because no direct state expenditures are involved, taxpayers have no legal basis for suing.
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Grandmom coach keeps giving back

Mary D’Ambrogi no longer draws double-takes when she works a sideline at a sports event.
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Yankee Stadium Mass to mark bicentennials of Baltimore and four other U.S. archdioceses

NEW YORK – The April 20 Mass at Yankee Stadium will mark the bicentennials of the archdioceses of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Louisville, Ky., which was founded as Bardstown, Ky.
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Bishops’ committee says professor’s book misrepresents Catholic faith

WASHINGTON – In a detailed critique, the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine has concluded that a 2007 book written by Fordham University theology professor Sister Elizabeth A. Johnson “contains misrepresentations, ambiguities and errors” related to the Catholic faith.
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Charities, parishes struggle to keep pace in slow economy

Not so long ago, Oredolapo Roberts lived in a four-bedroom house, owned a successful business and drove her kids around in a new Chevy Tahoe.
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Loyola Blakefield appoints new upper school principal

Anthony I. Day has been named new upper school principal of Loyola Blakefield, Towson, to succeed Christopher J. Post. Mr. Day is currently assistant principal at Regis High School, N.Y.
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Missionaries of Charity provide guidance, haven to Baltimore children

The Missionaries of Charity, the order of religious women founded by Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, came to Baltimore in 1992, establishing the “Gift of Hope” in the former St. Wenceslaus Parish convent.
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Story behind the photo: School Sister affected many in Baltimore

Media outlets enjoy feedback – especially when it sheds light on a subject. In the Oct. 23 issue of The Catholic Review, a tribute to the School Sisters of Notre Dame included a photo of an unidentified member of the order. The day after publication, an e-mail arrived from Gerard A. Kreft, a parishioner of...
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Brother Andrew DiNoto, F.S.C.

A funeral Mass for Brother Andrew DiNoto, F.S.C., was offered April 9 at St. Ursula, Parkville. Brother Andrew died April 5. He would have been 98 years old April 25.
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