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EWTN acquires National Catholic Register; newspaper launched in 1927

IRONDALE, Ala. – The Eternal Word Television Network, based in Irondale, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the National Catholic Register, which describes itself as “the nation’s leading Catholic newspaper.”
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Monk’s display chronicles colorful history of vestments

The balding Benedictine monk points to the image of Jesus in the center of the glittering gold vestment.
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Senior Housing at Holy Korean Martyrs dedicated

Catholic Charities dedicated its Senior Housing at Holy Korean Martyrs July 10.
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Tunis archbishop says people surprised at how quickly government fell

JERUSALEM – Despite hopes that calm would return to Tunisia following a violent weekend after the fall of the Tunisian government of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, demonstrations and violence continued.
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The election is not about affiliation

After all the political rhetoric, the debate is not Republican vs. Democrat. Everyone wants the same result – respect for life in all its aspects – from when they believe life begins until death, and all the possibilities that can affect life in between.
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Internet offers resources for those interested in Tridentine rite

VATICAN CITY – Libraries and the neglected corners of sacristy closets may not be the best place to find resources for taking advantage of expanded permission to use the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal for the Tridentine Mass.
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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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Former Notre Dame president teaches in Ghana

When Sister Kathleen Feeley, S.S.N.D., was an English professor and president of the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, getting around the leafy Baltimore campus involved little more than a leisurely stroll from the convent.
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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 meets bishops, discusses decision on pre-Vatican II liturgy

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI spent about an hour with an international group of bishops June 27 discussing his decision to allow greater use of the Tridentine Mass. Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, who attended the meeting, confirmed to Catholic News Service that the purpose of the encounter was to inform the bishops...
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