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Pope says political field is for laypeople

VATICAN CITY – Involvement in politics is a role reserved to laypeople, but Catholic Church leaders must explain and promote the moral principles that will contribute to the common good, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Atlanta archbishop: Despite discouragement, it’s ‘high season’ for ecumenism

TAMPA, Fla. – Despite disappointment and discouragement voiced over the slower pace of ecumenical talks than in decades past, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory offered his view that it is “high season” for the ecumenical movement during an April 20 address in Tampa.
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Cougars even the score with Archbishop Spalding

Could it have been the new bleachers that arrived in Middle River at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School gymnasium that spurred the first-place Cougars on to a five-game volleyball match victory over the second-place Archbishop Spalding High School Cavaliers?
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Parents in USCCB-commissioned poll express concern over media content

WASHINGTON – Parents are concerned about the content of the media to which their children are exposed and are eager to exert more control over that exposure.
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St. Joseph Medical Center shines in Tanzania

The folks at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson quickly learned that in Tanzania, Africa, wellness goes beyond simply providing health care.
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Legal minds debate whether Obama executive order on abortion will stick

WASHINGTON – One of the biggest questions remaining as implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act begins is whether the executive order on abortion funding signed by President Barack Obama will be effective in stopping any expanded use of taxpayer funds for abortion.
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Police evict ex-nuns who refused to leave convent

WARSAW, Poland – Police evicted several dozen former nuns from a Polish convent after they refused a series of court orders to leave.
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Church will act against sex abuse, pope promises victims

VATICAN CITY – Recalling a recent meeting with victims of sex abuse by clergy, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his promise that the church was doing everything it could to end abuse.
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Our Lady’s Center now rebuilt

The fire that destroyed Our Lady’s Center in Ellicott City in 2001 obviously didn’t touch the heart of the popular spiritual center and gift shop.
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Bishop Malooly issues a statement on the passing of Archbishop Borders

April 19, 2010 --- (Wilmington, DE) --- The following is a statement from the Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, on the passing to eternal life of the Most Rev. William D. Borders, retired Archbishop of Baltimore:
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Survey: Americans know Big Mac, not commandments

Quick. Name each of the Ten Commandments. OK. Now name the ingredients in a Big Mac hamburger sold at McDonald’s.
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Harford parishioner makes a clean sweep

Growing up as a parishioner of St. Patrick, Havre de Grace, Mary Ann Lisanti learned to have a deep appreciation for the beauty of creation around her.
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