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Toronto Catholic high schools work to eliminate bottled water

TORONTO – Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Toronto are working to create “bottled water-free zones” within their schools.
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Catholic Daughters hold fall conference

More than 100 Catholic Daughters of the Americas from various courts throughout Maryland convened Sept. 27 for the Maryland State Court 2008 Fall Conference.
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Community mourns death of Jesuit and his hiking companion

PORTLAND, Ore. – Family, friends and Jesuit communities are mourning the death of a California Jesuit priest and his hiking companion. The pair had been missing in Oregon since June 8.
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General Assembly preview: Maryland legislators face major public-policy decisions

It’s becoming a familiar problem in Annapolis: an empty checkbook. One year after lawmakers dealt with a $2 billion budget deficit, they are facing another enormous shortfall – this one projected at more than $1.4 billion.
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Loyola Blakefield student was ‘a man for others’

The sky turned a mournful grey, and finally black, as evening arrived Sept. 30 in Towson. Thunder cracked and lightning danced ominously.
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Pope gives pallium to 46 archbishops as sign of unity with him

VATICAN CITY – Placing the pallium, a woolen band, around the shoulders of 46 archbishops from around the world, Pope Benedict XVI prayed that they would be true shepherds of their flocks and always united with the pope. “May this pallium be for you a symbol of unity and a sign of communion with the...
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Alaskan bishops share priests across diocesan lines

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Due to an acute shortage of priests in Alaska, the life experienced by Father Nelson Marilag may become the norm as the practice of sharing clergy across the boundaries of Alaska’s three Catholic dioceses becomes more common.
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Catholic agencies cautiously prepare for economic future

WASHINGTON – Officials at Catholic aid agencies said it is too early to tell how the shaky economy will affect their donations and investments and noted they are cautiously preparing for the future.
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St. John student wins Maryland title in National History Day contest

Standing in front of a panel of judges to present her PowerPoint entry on the Titanic for a National History Day contest, Mara Franciscovich held her composure. Although judges tried to stump her with questions about the 46,000-ton ocean liner, the 13-year-old returned steady responses.
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Milwaukee Archdiocese files for bankruptcy protection over abuse claims

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. – A year to the day after his installation as the 11th archbishop of Milwaukee, Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki announced Jan. 4 that he had directed archdiocesan attorneys “to file a petition for a Chapter 11 reorganization of its financial affairs under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.”
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Spalding student ready for Teen Jeopardy

Daddy-daughter time has always been unique at the Hosford home in Annapolis.
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Former Olympian takes on new challenge as priest

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – More than a decade ago Joseph Fitzgerald was balancing his work as a youth minister at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Lindenhurst with membership on the men’s national handball team that represented the U.S. at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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