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Only God knows what choices are right, wrong

I have to confess that I was deeply moved when I read in the obituary: “At the time of his death, his much beloved dog was with him.” Herb Derwart has died.
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Roommates remember Parente as bigger than life

A message flashed across the screen of Julieanne Malley’s cell phone late last week. All she saw was that the sender was “Stephanie”
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Glyndon parishioner’s book tells story of healing

After decades of keeping a painful secret, D. Wayne Coffey has stepped forward to tell the story of how an uncle sexually abused him for years beginning at age 5.
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Zenit director resigns, citing differences with Legionaries of Christ

VATICAN CITY – The founder and editorial director of the Catholic news agency Zenit has resigned, citing problems of trust and transparency with Zenit’s sponsoring organization, the Legionaries of Christ.
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Philadelphia Catholics give support to Italy’s earthquake victims

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali celebrated an April 19 Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia remembering earthquake victims in Abruzzo, Italy.
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Atlanta archbishop recuperating after prostate surgery

ATLANTA – Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta was recuperating at home following a Nov. 5 surgical procedure for early-stage prostate cancer at Emory University Hospital, and he was expected to resume a limited work schedule in December.
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Bingold’s miraculous journey leads to Baltimore

Richard Bingold has been to hell and back. Now, he’s walking a path to heaven and hoping to take many other people along for the journey.
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Archbishop to host health care symposium

The assault on the conscience rights of physicians and others in the health care field has led Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien to host his first symposium on Catholic health care and ethics.
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Pope: Welcome repentant women who had an abortion

VATICAN CITY – Abortion can never be justified, but women who repent after having an abortion should be welcomed back into the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of Kenya.
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In Germany, pope makes pilgrimage to a community that kept the faith

ETZELSBACH, Germany – The Marian sanctuary of Etzelsbach does not show up on most maps of Germany.
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MCC leader looks at ups and downs of legislative session

In her inaugural year as executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, Mary Ellen Russell and her staff helped pass landmark legislation in Annapolis this legislative session.
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Shareholder resolutions seen as increasing in influence

WASHINGTON – Despite the threat that the Securities and Exchange Commission will limit the future use of shareholder resolutions, a top official of Christian Brothers Investment Services said he expects the use of such resolutions to continue and to gain support in 2008.
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