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Father Jenkins elected to second term as president of Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, was elected to a second five-year term Oct. 16 by the university’s board of trustees.
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Popemobile shipped to U.S., scheduled to arrive in April

VATICAN CITY – While Pope Benedict XVI probably has not begun packing his bags for his April 15-20 trip to the United States, one big Vatican package was prepared just after Easter.
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Seton Keough’s science and engineering breaking down barriers

If women are going to have a role in the future, Seton Keough High School is making sure its students will be leading the way.
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Our Lady of Victory girls’ basketball team builds success

A group of young ladies at Our Lady of Victory, Arubtus, have played together since the third grade for the traveling basketball team. The team is coached by two mothers.
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Vatican announces start of dialogue with traditionalist group

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican announced the start of a long-awaited dialogue aimed at repairing a 21-year break with a group of traditionalist Catholics.
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CRS marks milestones in treating the AIDS epidemic

Religious, scientific and relief workers assembled March 7 at Catholic Relief Services’ Baltimore headquarters to mark two milestones in treating the worldwide AIDS epidemic.
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Indian government says it will not hand over remains of Mother Teresa

CALCUTTA, India – India will not yield to Albania’s request to hand over the remains of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, an Indian government spokesman confirmed.
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Pope asks that dialogue, tolerance replace violence in Tibet

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI asked that dialogue and tolerance replace the tensions and violence that recently erupted in Tibet.
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Enrollment numbers continue dip at schools

Catholic elementary and high schools had a combined decline of 1,789 students this fall from the previous year.
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The man who is Pope Benedict

It was God’s plan from all eternity that at this moment in history a man named Joseph Alois Ratzinger would one day be pope, the 264th successor of St. Peter. As vicar of Christ, he would continue on a universal level the three-fold ministry of Jesus as priest, prophet and king. Who were the people...
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President Obama being cited at African synod

VATICAN CITY – U.S. President Barack Obama was mentioned three times by two different bishops on the first full day of the special Synod of Bishops for Africa.
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Gators ‘upbeat’ all season

What a ride 2007-2008 was for head coach Jackie Boswell and The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore, basketball team. Boswell knew early on that her team, made up of a handful of talented seniors and an eager group of underclassmen, were going to make a run for the title.
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